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Andy Tebay

August 16, 2021 | Asia

Korea adopts $US 100bn 10-year rail plan

Korea’s 4th Nationwide Railway Plan approved last month calls for an investment of $US 100bn to expand the rail network in the next 10 years, reports Andy Tebay.

April 28, 2021 | Signalling

Hyundai Rotem awarded Egyptian signalling modernisation contract

Hyundai will provide the signalling for the Nag Hammadi - Luxor line.

December 20, 2019 | Fleet

Korail orders 448 EMU cars from Hyundai Rotem

KOREA’s national operator Korail has awarded a Won 638.6bn ($US 550.4m) contract to Hyundai Rotem to replace ageing rolling stock on Seoul metro lines 1, 3, 4 and the Bundang Line.

December 4, 2019 | Fleet

Hyundai unveils first New South Wales inter-city EMU

THE first of a fleet of new double-deck EMUs, which will operate New South Wales TransLink services has been unveiled by Hyundai Rotem.

November 21, 2019 | Fleet

Seoul Metro to replace more Line 2 trains

SEOUL Metro has started to introduce a second batch of new trains on Line 2 as part of the replacement of the entire fleet of 460 cars operating on the Korean’s capital’s busiest line.

June 7, 2019 | Asia

Woojin Industrial Systems wins Seoul Metro train order

SEOUL Metro has awarded Woojin Industrial Systems (WJIS) a contract worth approximately Won 373.1bn ($US 314.7m) to supply 336 metro cars.

March 5, 2019 | Metros

First section of Ahmedabad Metro Phase 1 opens

INDIAN prime minister Mr Narendra Modi opened the first 6.5km Vastral - Apparel Park section of Ahmedabad Metro Phase 1 on March 4, before taking a ride on one of the driverless trains due to operate on the network.

March 4, 2019 | Australia/NZ

Transport for NSW extends New Intercity Fleet order

TRANSPORT for New South Wales (NSW) has exercised a $A130m ($US 92m) option with the RailConnect joint venture for 42 additional New Intercity Fleet EMU cars, which will be used on inter-city services from Sydney to Newcastle, the Central Coast, South Coast and the Blue Mountains.

December 14, 2018 | Asia

Seoul high-speed regional network moves forward

KOREA’s Ministry of Land, Transport and Infrastructure (MOLIT) announced on December 11 that it has approved the preliminary feasibility study for Line C of Seoul’s Great Train Express (GTX) high-speed regional rail network.

December 4, 2018 | Asia

Seoul metro Line 9 extension opens

ANOTHER eight stations were added to Korea’s first privately-operated metro line on December 1 with the opening of the eastern extension from Sports Complex to VHS Medical Center.

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