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The test operation of the new commuter electric trains “SRT Red Lines” owned by the State Railway of Thailand started on August 2, 2021 (Monday).
Read MoreNew commuter electric trains “SRT Red Line” launch from Bangkok – Fleets from Japan
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The longest railway line in Hong Kong is born – MTR Tuen Ma Line opened on June 27
Hong Kong’s metropolitan railway operator MTR (港鐵) opened the last construction section of the Tuen Ma Line (屯馬綫) on June 27, 2021 (Sunday).
Read MoreSeoul Subway Line 7 extended on May 22 – Seongnam – Sangok – Bupyeong-gu Office
Seoul Metro opened on May 22, 2021 (Saturday) between Seongnam Station (761: 석남) and Bupyeong-gu Office Station (759: 부평구청) on the Seoul Subway Line 7. The starting point was Bupyeong-gu Office Station connecting with Incheon Metro Line 1 until now, and it was extended to Seongnam Station, which connects to Incheon Metro Line 2, 4.2 km westward (See the below network map). A new Sangok Station (760: 산곡) opened on the way. Seoul Subway Line 7 is a long commuting line from Incheon City to Uijeongbu City (Gyeonggi) via Bucheon City (Gyeonggi) and Seoul City, but it has been extended to 53 stations in total. In addition to being able…
Read More“Taroko” Train kills 36 people in a derailment colliding with a truck – Hualien, Taiwan
On April 2, 2021 (Friday), a collision between a limited express train and a truck occurred on the North Link Line of the Taiwan Railways Administration, and it seems that train drivers and many passengers were killed or injured.
Read MoreNew station “Saint Louis” opens on February 8 – BTS Silom Line in Bangkok
On February 8, 2021, the new station “Saint Louis” opened on the elevated railway “BTS Skytrain Silom Line” in the Bangkok metropolitan area of Thailand.
Read MoreTwo extension sections of Kaohsiung Light Rail opened on Jan. 12 – Great South Ring
Kaohsiung Metro opened two extension sections of the LRT line “Kaohsiung Light Rail” on January 12, 2021 (Tuesday), so they started commercial operation in the southern half of the planned ring route.
Read MoreBangkok “Gold Line” open – “BTS Sukhumvit Line” further extended northward
BTS Group Holdings opened 2 their routes at the same time 13:00 on December 16, 2020 (Wednesday), which are the northern extension section of the “BTS Skytrain Sukhumvit Line” and the newly constructed “Gold Line”.
Read MoreNew station “Songdo Moonlight Festival Park Station” – Incheon Metro Line 1
Incheon Traisit Corp. started the service of the 0.9km section on Incheon Subway Line 1 between “International Business District Station” and the new station “Songdo Moonlight Festival Park Station” from the first train on December 12, 2020 (Saturday).
Read MoreFurther trains reduced in the night – COVID-19 expansion in Seoul metropolitan
With the strengthening of measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19, the number of trains operating at night will be further reduced in the Seoul metropolitan area from December 8, 2020 (Tuesday), following last month.
Read MoreKTX releases only for window sides – KORAIL responds to the spread of COVID-19
Korea Railroad (KORAIL) decided to sell “KTX” train tickets only for window seats from December 8 (Tuesday) to December 28 (Tuesday), 2020 to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
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