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Axalta Coating Systems has been awarded a project to coat the recently refurbished trains of the Beijing subway.
The project commenced in November 2013 and will encompass one of the most popular Beijing Subway lines, consisting of more than 300 rail cars. The refurbished trains, nicknamed ‘Blue Cat’ for the distinctive blue colour coating of Axalta’s paint product and striking similarity to a cat, will cross the city from east to west and hit speeds of up to 80km/hr.
With 231 stations in total, the Beijing subway is one of the world’s busiest subway
