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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).
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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 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 MoreParis Metro Line 14 extended open “Saint-Lazare – Mairie de Saint-Ouen”
RATP began the service of extension section between “Saint-Lazare Station” and “Mairie de Saint-Ouen” on Metro Line 14 on December 14, 2020 (Monday).
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 More“Ureshino-Onsen” “Shin-Omura” – New station name decided on Kyushu Shinkansen West Kyushu Route
JR Kyushu has announced the official names of the new stations, which is scheduled to open in the fall of 2022, on the Kyushu Shinkansen (九州新幹線) West Kyushu Route (between Takeo-Onsen and Nagasaki) and the Omura Line (大村線). The new stations on the Kyushu Shinkansen, which have been tentatively named so far, have been decided to be “Ureshino-Onsen Station” (嬉野温泉, Ureshino City, Saga) and “Shin-Omura Station” (新大村, Omura City, Nagasaki). Shin-Omura Station will also be installed on the conventional Omura Line (between Takematsu Station and Suwa Station), and passengers can transfer trains. The station names of “Takeo-Onsen Station” (武雄温泉), “Isahaya Station” (諫早), and “Nagasaki Station” (長崎) that connect to existing…
Read MoreTaichung Metro Green Line interrupts test operation due to vehicle trouble
Taichung MRT announced that a vehicle trouble will occur on Saturday, November 21, 2020 on the Green Line during test run, and the operation will be suspended until the problem is resolved. The Taichung MRT Green Line, the first urban railway in central Taiwan, has been in test operation since Monday, November 16, 2020, while being open to passengers.
Read MoreNew metropolitan railway the “SRT Red Line” in Bangkok will open in March 2021
The new metropolitan railway the “SRT Red Line” will finally open, which is under construction along the existing line of the State Railway of Thailand (SRT).
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