Anhui company starts delivering order of 72 trains to Thailand
Pub Date:2020-09-08 08:34 Source:China Daily
People sit on an overground train cabinet in Bangkok, Thailand, April 6, 2020. [Photo/Xinhua]
HEFEI - The delivery of trains manufactured in China as part of an
order of 72 trains by Thailand has begun, CRRC Puzhen Bombardier
Transportation Systems Co Ltd (PBTS) said.
Assembly of the first two trains was completed on Friday and they
left the city of Wuhu in East China's Anhui province, where the
company's manufacturing base is located, for Thailand.
In June 2017, PBTS signed an agreement with Thailand railway for the
manufacture and delivery of 72 trains, made up of a total number of 288
cars. The order is to be completed by early 2022.
The trains, to ply in Bangkok, are equipped with fully-automatic
unmanned driving technology and comply with advanced international
standards emphasizing safety, reliability and comfort, PBTS said.
They will be used for two urban rail transit lines, which will be opened in 2022.
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