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Sisi mulls with Chinese firms to build fast tram around Cairo
Source: Xinhua | 2017-07-19 01:52:32 | Editor: huaxia
CAIRO, July 18 (Xinhua) -- Egyptian President Sisi met a coalition of Chinese firms Tuesday over building a light rail transit around Cairo.
China's AVIC International and China Railway Group Limited are jointly in charge of carrying our the project.
"The meeting reached an initial agreement on the project yet it would need more time and further negotiations until a final deal is reached," the Economic and Commercial Counsellor's Office of the Chinese embassy in Cairo told Xinhua after the meeting.
Egyptian presidential spokesman Alaa Youssef said that the meeting, attended by Egyptian Transport Minister Hesham Arafat, discussed the latest developments of the negotiations on the light rail project.
"The project is part of the plan implemented by the Transport Ministry to develop the railway network and improve its services nationwide," said the Egyptian presidential spokesman.
The aspired light rail is a fast tram expected to cover a distance of 66 km with 11 stops, connecting the new administrative capital city with distant districts of Greater Cairo including Al-Salam City, Ramadan 10 City, Obour City, Badr City and Shorouk City.
The Chinese group said it would assign Egyptian contractors with some civil and railway construction works that will provide thousands of job opportunities in the country.
Egypt and China enjoy strong bilateral relations that have been elevated to the level of comprehensive strategic partnership. The two countries marked in 2016 the 60th anniversary of the establishment of their diplomatic relations.
The volume of trade between Egypt and China has mounted to 11.3 billion U.S. dollars in 2016, ranking Egypt as the third African trade partner with China.
Construction of first phase of Thailand-China railway project to start in OctoberChina wins Thai railway construction bid after tough negotiations
(People's Daily Online)Updated: 2015-08-28 16:25
After many ups and downs, China has finally won the railway cooperation project with Thailand. Zhu Xijun, general manager of the Southeast Asia Company of China Railway Construction Corporation (CRCC), said on Aug 26 that after six rounds of negotiation, both sides plan to sign the inter-governmental framework agreement on the China-Thailand Railway project in early September, and the commencement ceremony of the project is expected to be held in the end of October, Xinhua reported.
China to complete Vietnam's first urban light rail
Hu Yijing China Plus Published: 2017-09-23 15:30:19
The construction of Vietnam's first urban light rail has come to an end in Hanoi, the country's capital. [Photo: China Plus]
China Railway Engineering Corporation has been building the 13-kilometer line for 6 years.[Photo: China Plus]
The total cost is estimated at around US$644 million.[Photo: China Plus]
The new railway is part of the Vietnamese government's high-speed plans, which includes urban rail network projects in both the capital Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, the country's main commercial center.[Photo: China Plus]
Local authorities are aiming to enhance existing main line infrastructure and are considering a high-speed link.[Photo: China Plus]
Subway cars for Boston orange line roll off Chinese production line
Source: Xinhua| 2017-10-16 21:51:27|Editor: An
The first China-made subway cars tailored for Boston's orange line roll off the production line in Changchun, capital of northeast China's Jilin Province, Oct. 16, 2017. The subway cars, which will be delivered to the United States in December, are among a 284-carriage order signed by CRRC Changchun Railway Vehicles and Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) in December 2014. (Xinhua/Duan Xu)
CHANGCHUN, Oct. 16 (Xinhua) -- The first China-made subway cars tailored for Boston's orange line rolled off the production line Monday in Changchun, capital of northeast China's Jilin Province.
The subway cars, which will be delivered to the United States in December, are among a 284-carriage order signed by CRRC Changchun Railway Vehicles and Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) in December 2014.
"With completely independent intellectual property rights, China-made subway cars have met U.S. standards in terms of control security, quality management and vehicle strength," said Yu Qingsong, deputy chief engineer of CRRC Changchun.
The subway cars have adopted high anti-collision standards, which ensure passenger safety in case of trains colliding at a speed of 40 kilometers per hour, Yu said.
"These 'next-generation vehicles' will be the backbone of our heavy rail fleet for many years to come," said Jerry Polcari, chief procurement officer for the MBTA.
The U.S. rail transit market has strict requirements in terms of technology, localization, and law.
The 2014 deal, intended for the orange and red lines of the Boston subway, was the first time a Chinese train car maker won a bid in the U.S. market.
Parts of the subway cars will be produced in Springfield, Massachusetts, where a CRRC assembly factory was built in September 2015.
Creating at least 150 jobs, the factory is expected to open 2018.