China's CSR, Japan's KHI Group win contract for Singapore subway train production

BEIJING, May 9 (Xinhua) -- China South Locomotive and Rolling Stock
Corporation Limited (CSR) said here Friday one of its subsidiaries had obtained
contract to supply for subway vehicles in Singapore.

CSR Sifang Locomotive Rolling Stock Co., Ltd and Japan's Kawasaki
Heavy Industries (KHI) Group together got the contract, which is worth 368
million Singapore dollars (252.3 million U.S. dollars), from the Land Transport
Authority (LTA), a board under Singapore's Ministry of Transport.

The contracted subway vehicles would be delivered in batches between 2011
and 2012 and put to use in the existing north-south and east-west subway lines
in Singapore, according to the agreement.