10.27 China to buy bullet trains made with Kawasaki tech

China to buy bullet trains made with Kawasaki tech

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Shanghai, October 27 (Gasgoo.com) China's Ministry of Railways has signed a
contract to buy from a Chinese train-maker 140 bullet trains that will be
built with the technology of Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd. of Japan, Kyodo
News reported today, citing insiders. 

 

In the 45 billion yuan ($6.6 billion) deal, China will buy the high-speed
trains from Nanche Sifang Locomotive, which has a technology licensing
agreement with Kawasaki Heavy, said sources familiar with the matter. The
train can run at a top speed of 350 kilometers per hour.

 

The bullet trains will be manufactured using Kawasaki Heavy's technology for
Hayate trains which run on the Tohoku Shinkansen Line in Japan. The new
trains will run between Beijing and Shanghai and between Beijing and
Guangzhou starting next year. 

 

Japanese railway-related manufacturers which produce motors, brakes and
other railway parts are also expected to benefit from this
multi-billion-dollar contract, the sources said. 

 

Meanwhile, China has also placed orders to a Chinese train maker affiliated
with Germany's Siemens AG and a joint venture set up by Canada's aircraft
and train maker Bombardier Inc. and a Chinese company.

 

China began high-speed train services on the line between Beijing and
Tianjin last year and is building similar lines in other parts of the
country.

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