Submission deadline for Kuala Lumpur-Singapore High Speed Rail project to be extended
Singapore / Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - MyHSR and SG HSR has announced an extension of time for the submission of bids for the Kuala Lumpur-Singapore High Speed Rail (KL-Singapore HSR) Assets Company [...]
Bombardier signs long-term maintenance contract for Melbourne’s first high-capacity signalling system
Melbourne, Australia - Bombardier Transportation announced Wednesday that it has signed a contract with Metro Trains Melbourne (MTM) to provide ten years of maintenance services for its rail control solution being delivered [...]
Freight line from Chengdu to Vienna launched
Chengdu, China - A new freight line running between Chengdu and Vienna has started service. The train goes on a 13-day journey over 9,800 kilometres through Kazakhstan, Russia, Ukraine and Slovakia [...]
Phnom Penh launches first airport rail link
Phnom Penh, Cambodia - Phnom Penh's airport has launched a rail link to the city. The ten kilometre track runs from the airport west of the Cambodian capital into the city [...]
Adelaide to Tarcoola: old rail track made new
Adelaide, Australia - Major re-railing works are now underway in South Australia as part of the AUS$252 million Adelaide to Tarcoola Rail Upgrade Acceleration project with the first Whyalla-made steel rail tracks installed [...]
Rail Professional Asia Pacific 2018
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East to West in Kolkata
Sanjay Kumar is chief engineer, working on signalling and telecom, at Kolkata Metro Rail (KMRCI) and is also an officer [...]
Connecting the Mekong
Starting in China, the Mekong River runs south, splitting the border between Myanmar and China and then Laos and Thailand [...]
MTR ticketing technology
In a city that places great value on convenience and efficiency, Hong Kong’s MTR keeps residents and visitors on the [...]
Two lines, one direction for Hanoi
Hanoi has long been home to streets flooded with tiny scooters weaving between lanes and pedestrians But that could soon [...]
Overview of Hanoi’s new depots
Hanoi’s line 3 and line 2A are both currently under construction but are following very different procedures Line 3 will [...]
Transport-related research funding opportunities for ASEAN
In late January this year transport researchers from the UK spent five days in Thailand at a transport workshop In [...]
