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TA Awards Civil Contract to Construct Tengah Depot for the Jurong Region Line Singapore – On 20th November, The Land Transport Authority (LTA) of Singapore awarded the civil contract to design and construct Tengah Depot and its associated facilities for the Jurong Region Line (JRL) at a total contract value of $739.5 million to China Railway 11 Bureau Group Corporation (Singapore Branch). Tengah Depot comprises an Integrated Rail and Bus depot, ancillary buildings and a transport workers’ dormitory. Located adjacent to the west of Tengah New Town, the at-grade Tengah Depot will be Singapore’s tenth MRT depot. It occupies a 44.5-hectare site and is designed for the stabling and maintenance of 100 four-car trains and 600 buses as well as their associated maintenance facilities. To optimise land use, the depot will also include a four-storey transport workers’ dormitory that can accommodate 450 bus captains. Construction of Tengah Depot is expected to commence in 2020 and is slated for completion in 2026. China Railway 11 Bureau Group Corporation (Singapore Branch) is an established and experienced construction company that has completed various rail-related projects worldwide. In Singapore, China Railway 11 Bureau Group Corporation has completed several major infrastructure projects including three MRT stations (namely Tuas Link, Tuas West Road and Tuas Crescent stations) and their
Melbourne Summer works Melbourne, Australia – Over the summer months there will a record amount of work taking place throughout Victoria across the train, road and tram network, including major works on the Metro Tunnel’s eastern entrance in South Yarra and on the Gippsland Line Upgrade. The AUD$500 million Gippsland Line Upgrade includes: • building a new rail bridge over the Avon River in Stratford • second platforms and station amenity works at Bunyip, Longwarry, Morwell and Traralgon stations • track duplication between Bunyip and Longwarry • extension of Morwell crossing loop • level crossing upgrades • signalling upgrades • drainage structure upgrades along the line • building a larger train stabling facility at or near Traralgon.
New partner selected in Yangon train station development project Yangon, Myanmar – Myanma Railways has announced that Japan’s Sumitomo Corporation will act as financial partner for the Yangon Central Railway Station Development Project, replacing China’s Sino Great Wall as part of a consortium selected to implement the project. The Yangon Central Railway Station, which will take at least eight years to complete, is expected to link the south of Yangon to the downtown business district and promote more extensive trade and economic growth across Yangon.
associated railway viaducts – on the East-West Line’s Tuas West Extension. The company also constructed Singapore’s first integrated Rail and Road Viaduct as part of the Tuas West Extension project.
Financial boost for local contractors in Malaysia Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia – After successful renegotiation of the China-backed East Coast Rail Link infrastructure megaproject, local Malaysian companies are guaranteed to be involved in 40 per cent of the work. Those companies will receive a $240 million from The Entrepreneur Development Ministry’s SME Bank, it was announced at the signing ceremony between SME Bank, Malaysia Rail Link and China Communications Construction (CCC-ECRL) on Monday 19th November. The project was shelved after elections last year but the renegotiated contract led to agreements on local participation and a reduced price. This December Malaysia Rail Link Sdn Bhd (MRL) and China Communications Construction (ECRL) Sdn Bhd (CCC-ECRL) will be holding a recruitment drive looking to hire over 16,000 Malaysians for the project.
December trials for Bangkok Blue Line Bangkok, Thailand – A new extension of the MRT Blue Line in Bangkok will begin trials in December. The Bang Sue – Tha Phra extension will close the circle loop around the centre of Bangkok. The extension has seven stations and is expected to be fully opened at the start of next year. 35 new trains will be delivered in February and March next year. More News at www.railprofessional.com Rail Professional