The Urbos trams will enable catenary-free operations in New Taipei City by 2032.
PETALING JAYA: Gamuda Bhd
has inked an agreement to procure up to 23 metro trams for Taiwan’s New Taipei City in a deal potentially worth nearly RM1bil.
Manufactured by Spain’s Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles (CAF), the Urbos fleet will be deployed to the city’s Xidong and Keelung lines. This marks CAF’s second major tramway project in Taiwan, following its groundbreaking work in Kaohsiung light rail system, the world’s first fully catenary-free tram line.
