THE president of Taiwan Mr Ma Ying-jeou and the mayor of Taipei Mr Hau Lung-bin inaugurated Taipei's MRT Xinyi line on November 24, nearly eight years after the start of construction.
THAILAND'S Senate voted on November 20 to approve a bill which will allow the government to borrow up to Baht 2.2 trillion ($US 69bn) over the next seven years to finance infrastructure projects, including the first phase of the country's high-speed network.
SERVICES commenced on a new 6.1km, six-station metro line in Gurgaon, India, on November 14, which links Gurgaon Cyber City, which is located 30km south of central Delhi, with Delhi metro Line 2 at Sikandepur.
THE tendering process is underway for a design contract for the proposed 1520mm-gauge line from Kosice, Slovakia, to Vienna that will extend Russian 1520mm-gauge infrastructure into the heart of Europe.
RUSSIA's Federal Railway Transport Register of Certification has certified Evraz to produce DT-350 R-65 head-hardened rails with a length of up to 100m.
THE TramWave catenary-free electrification system developed by Ansaldo STS is to be deployed in China for the first time after the Italian company concluded a €26m contract with CNR Equipment Engineering, which will see the technology installed on a new light rail in Zhuhai, Guangdong province.
MTR Corporation unveiled the first of nine high-speed trains for the Guangzhou - Shenzhen - Hong Kong Express Rail Link (ERL) on November 6.
MARUBENI and Toshiba announced on November 6 that they have been awarded a contract to supply and maintain electrical and mechanical systems for the Bangkok Metro Purple Line, which is due to open in 2017.
INDIAN Railways Minister Mr Mallikarjun Kharge announced on October 29 that the country has established a High Speed Rail Corporation (HSRC) to prepare financial and implementation models, including the preparation of project-related studies and development of technical standards, for high-speed rail in India.
ŠKODA Transportation unveiled the first of 60 type 28T low-floor LRV for the Turkish city of Konya on October 29.