Sep 25, 2019 16:10 JST

Source: Hitachi, Ltd.

Hitachi Begins Shipment of Trains from Kasado Works for the Thailand Bangkok Red Line Project

TOKYO, Sep 25, 2019 - (JCN Newswire) - Hitachi, Ltd. announced today that it has begun shipment of the first and second completed rolling stocks from Kasado Works in Kudamatsu City, Yamaguchi Prefecture for Bangkok Red Line Project for State Railway of Thailand. This contract was awarded together with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. and Sumitomo Corporation on March 30, 2016. In total 25 train sets (130 rolling stocks) will be shipped out from Hitachi by the end of June 2020.

Rolling stock loaded for shipment
 


In Thailand, the population is mostly dependent on automobile transportation; as a result, traffic congestion, as well as air pollution from the automobiles is getting severe. Therefore, demand for the transportation infrastructure, which achieves mass transit and low carbon, is increasing.

Red Line Project is one of the infrastructure investment programs (Mega Projects) which the Thai Government is leading. From Bang Sue Station, located in the center of Bangkok, 26.4 kilometer line to the north (North Line) and 14.6 kilometer line to the west (West Line) the project will be constructed as a fully elevated rail system. North Line is being constructed using the JICA's International Yen Loan, and West Line is being constructed using the Thai Government's own fund.

The shipped rolling stocks will be delivered to Bangkok in October 2019, and the running test will be started from January 2020. Hitachi will contribute to continuous growth of Thailand by delivering rolling stocks which realize safe, reliable, and low carbon mass transit rail systems.

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Source: Hitachi, Ltd.
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