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Thai first monorail “MRT Yellow Line” launches – 30km connecting suburbs of Bangkok
June 8, 2023
Malaysia’s New MRT line has a length of 56km – Putrajaya Line updates commuter travel
May 18, 2023
Seoul Metro reopens midnight train services – Korea’s COVID-19 controls quite cleared
June 15, 2022
Sillim Line enhances convenience in Seoul – Rubber tire metro connecting Lines 1-2-7-9
June 6, 2022
Reduced by 1 hour to central Seoul! Metro Line 4 extended 3 stations to Namyangju City
March 26, 2022
New commuter electric trains “SRT Red Line” launch from Bangkok – Fleets from Japan
August 8, 2021
The longest railway line in Hong Kong is born – MTR Tuen Ma Line opened on June 27
June 30, 2021
Seoul Subway Line 7 extended on May 22 – Seongnam – Sangok – Bupyeong-gu Office
May 24, 2021
“Taroko” Train kills 36 people in a derailment colliding with a truck – Hualien, Taiwan
April 2, 2021
New station “Saint Louis” opens on February 8 – BTS Silom Line in Bangkok
February 8, 2021
Two extension sections of Kaohsiung Light Rail opened on Jan. 12 – Great South Ring
January 20, 2021
Bangkok “Gold Line” open – “BTS Sukhumvit Line” further extended northward
December 16, 2020
New station “Songdo Moonlight Festival Park Station” – Incheon Metro Line 1
December 13, 2020
Further trains reduced in the night – COVID-19 expansion in Seoul metropolitan
December 8, 2020
KTX releases only for window sides – KORAIL responds to the spread of COVID-19
December 8, 2020
Seoul railways and metros reduce midnight operations – COVID-19 re-expansion
November 28, 2020
Taichung Metro Green Line interrupts test operation due to vehicle trouble
November 23, 2020
New metropolitan railway the “SRT Red Line” in Bangkok will open in March 2021
November 18, 2020
Newly opened the Metro Green Line, the first urban railway in Taichung City
November 16, 2020
Newly opened the first section of the Danhai LRT Lanhai Line
November 15, 2020
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