China's operating high-speed railway hits 47,000 km
1 week, 6 days ago

China's operating high-speed railway hits 47,000 km

China Daily  

A view of the Hangzhou-Huangshan high-speed railway. BEIJING -- The total length of China's operating high-speed rail tracks has reached about 47,000 km, according to the National Railway Administration on Thursday. The total operating mileage of China's railway network amounted to 162,000 km, according to data revealed at an administration work conference. "The high-quality development of the railway sector has supported China's economic recovery momentum," said Fei, citing steady growth in railway passenger trips and freight volume. China's railway is forecast to transport 4.3 billion passengers in 2024, up 11.7 percent year-on-year, while railway cargo delivery volume is expected to rise about 3 percent year-on-year to reach 5.18 billion tons, according to the administration.

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China breaks its own record for ‘the world’s fastest high speed train’
55 years ago

China breaks its own record for ‘the world’s fastest high speed train’

CNN  

Hong Kong CNN — China has revealed a prototype of its next generation high-speed train, a vehicle it says is on track to be the world’s fastest. The CR450, which was unveiled in Beijing on December 29, had reached test speeds as high as 450 kilometers per hour and an operational speed of 400 kilometers per hour, according to China’s …

Beijing's 3 new subway lines operational
3 weeks, 4 days ago

Beijing's 3 new subway lines operational

China Daily  

Passengers board a train of Subway Line 3 in Beijing, capital of China, Dec 15, 2024. As three new subway lines were put into operation on Sunday, Beijing's urban rail transit network has expanded to a total length of 879 kilometers, making it the longest in China, authorities said. "The newly opened subway lines are crucial for easing traffic congestion …

Beijing's 3 new subway lines operational
3 weeks, 4 days ago

Beijing's 3 new subway lines operational

China Daily  

Passengers board a train of Subway Line 3 in Beijing, capital of China, Dec 15, 2024. As three new subway lines were put into operation on Sunday, Beijing's urban rail transit network has expanded to a total length of 879 kilometers, making it the longest in China, authorities said. "The newly opened subway lines are crucial for easing traffic congestion …

China's railway investment up 11.1% in first 11 months
4 weeks, 1 day ago

China's railway investment up 11.1% in first 11 months

China Daily  

An aerial view of the construction site of the Shanghai-Chongqing-Chengdu High-Speed Railway in Hubei province. BEIJING -- China has made new breakthroughs in railway construction since the beginning of the year, said the country's railway operator on Tuesday. During the January-November period, fixed-asset investment in the country's railway sector reached 711.7 billion yuan, marking an 11.1 percent increase from the …

Railway traffic rises as economic recovery drives travel demand
1 month ago

Railway traffic rises as economic recovery drives travel demand

China Daily  

China Daily | Updated: 2024-12-07 11:13 Crew members perform for passengers on a train bound for Luang Prabang, Laos from Xishuangbanna in Southwest China's Yunnan province, April 13, 2024. China's railway network achieved a record-breaking number of trips in the first 11 months of the year, backed by stable economic recovery and a revitalized tourism industry. According to China State …

China's ‘Maglev Train’ will fly through tunnel at 1,000 km per hour, faster than a plane: Report
1 month ago

China's ‘Maglev Train’ will fly through tunnel at 1,000 km per hour, faster than a plane: Report

Hindustan Times  

China has started work on a “floating” train which would be faster than a commercial passenger aircraft, The Sun has reported. China has laid the first track of the "floating" train China Railway will use magnetic levitation technology, also called “manglev,” to operate the train and transport passengers at a speed faster than ever before. “The aim is to quicken …

China's railway passenger traffic exceeds 4b in first 11 months
1 month ago

China's railway passenger traffic exceeds 4b in first 11 months

China Daily  

Passengers line up to board a train at Yangzhou Railway Station in Yangzhou, East China's Jiangsu province, Sept 29, 2024. The number of passengers trips carried by China's railway network exceeded 4 billion from January to November, marking the first time the annual passenger volume has surpassed the record-high mark, China State Railway Group Co Ltd announced on Wednesday. In …

New railway embraced by Gansu agri sector
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1 month, 2 weeks ago

New railway embraced by Gansu agri sector

China Daily  

Xining-Chengdu line boon for locals with faster travel, flow of products For years, Gonpo Namgyal, a rancher in Luchu county, Northwest China's Gansu province, has been troubled by inconvenient local transport without railways and proper highways. The Xining-Chengdu railway will also serve Huangshengguan station via the Lanzhou-Chengdu railway, which is also under construction, and then the two lines will eventually …

China is building 30,000 miles of high-speed rail—that it might not need
1 month, 2 weeks ago

China is building 30,000 miles of high-speed rail—that it might not need

Live Mint  

On his first day in office, leader Xi Jinping inherited an ambitious road map to build 10,000 miles of high-speed rail to link China’s biggest cities. China has spent more than $500 billion on new tracks, trains and stations in the past five years, while the country’s national railway operator, China State Railway Group, is nearing $1 trillion of debt …

Major section on Shanghai-Chongqing-Chengdu High-Speed Railway achieves milestone
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Major section on Shanghai-Chongqing-Chengdu High-Speed Railway achieves milestone

China Daily  

An aerial view of the construction site of the Shanghai-Chongqing-Chengdu High-Speed Railway in Hubei province. With the recent successful completion of the final 130-meter ballastless track bed pouring phase on the Zhanghe rail bridge, the ballastless track construction phase of the sixth bid of the Wuhan-Yichang section on the Shanghai-Chongqing-Chengdu High-Speed Railway has been completed, State infrastructure builder China Railway …

Major section on Shanghai-Chongqing-Chengdu High-Speed Railway achieves milestone
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Major section on Shanghai-Chongqing-Chengdu High-Speed Railway achieves milestone

China Daily  

An aerial view of the construction site of the Shanghai-Chongqing-Chengdu High-Speed Railway in Hubei province. With the recent successful completion of the final 130-meter ballastless track bed pouring phase on the Zhanghe rail bridge, the ballastless track construction phase of the sixth bid of the Wuhan-Yichang section on the Shanghai-Chongqing-Chengdu High-Speed Railway has been completed, State infrastructure builder China Railway …

Hangzhou-Quzhou High-speed Railway begins full-scale track-laying
2 months, 1 week ago

Hangzhou-Quzhou High-speed Railway begins full-scale track-laying

China Daily  

chinadaily.com.cn| Updated :2024-10-30 The Hangzhou-Quzhou High-speed Railway begins full-scale track-laying. The first pair of 500-meter-long steel rails was successfully laid on the ballastless track bed at Quzhou West Station on Oct 29, marking the commencement of full-scale track laying for the Hangzhou-Quzhou High-speed Railway. A total of 299 kilometers of track will be laid for the Hangzhou-Quzhou High-speed Railway, and …

High-speed rail showcases prowess again
3 months, 3 weeks ago

High-speed rail showcases prowess again

China Daily  

This photo taken on Sept 13, 2024 shows an experimental high-speed train running along the Longyan-Longchuan High-Speed Railway in South China's Guangdong province. China's railway network has achieved a major milestone as of Saturday, surpassing 160,000 kilometers of operational track, including over 46,000 km of high-speed rail, China State Railway Group, the national railway operator, has announced. Since the Beijing-Tianjin …

High-speed rail showcases prowess again
3 months, 3 weeks ago

High-speed rail showcases prowess again

China Daily  

This photo taken on Sept 13, 2024 shows an experimental high-speed train running along the Longyan-Longchuan High-Speed Railway in South China's Guangdong province. China's railway network has achieved a major milestone as of Saturday, surpassing 160,000 kilometers of operational track, including over 46,000 km of high-speed rail, China State Railway Group, the national railway operator, has announced. Since the Beijing-Tianjin …

A decade on, high-speed rail still delivering in western China
4 months, 2 weeks ago

A decade on, high-speed rail still delivering in western China

China Daily  

A bullet train passes fields of blossoming rapeseed flowers on the Lanzhou-Urumqi High-Speed Railway in Menyuan, Qinghai province, last month. Ma and his colleagues, of China Railway Qinghai-Xizang Group, are responsible for a section of the Lanzhou-Urumqi High-Speed Railway in Qinghai province, stretching 218 kilometers. Over the past decade, Ma has witnessed the transformation of various local cities from relative …

A decade on, high-speed rail still delivering in western China
4 months, 2 weeks ago

A decade on, high-speed rail still delivering in western China

China Daily  

Ma Xueting serves passengers on a train on the Lanzhou-Urumqi High-speed Railway earlier this month. Ma Xueting, 31, of the Hui ethnic group, born and raised in Qinghai, started working for the railway in October 2014, and is currently a train conductor of a Fuxing high-speed train. Now, passenger trains run on the high-speed railway, with direct trains from Xining …

A decade on, high-speed rail still delivering in western China
4 months, 2 weeks ago

A decade on, high-speed rail still delivering in western China

China Daily  

A bullet train passes fields of blossoming rapeseed flowers on the Lanzhou-Urumqi High-Speed Railway in Menyuan, Qinghai province, last month. Ma and his colleagues, of China Railway Qinghai-Xizang Group, are responsible for a section of the Lanzhou-Urumqi High-Speed Railway in Qinghai province, stretching 218 kilometers. Over the past decade, Ma has witnessed the transformation of various local cities from relative …

Trips of China-Laos Railway surpass 38m
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Trips of China-Laos Railway surpass 38m

China Daily  

A train on the China-Laos Railway travels through Xishuangbanna Dai autonomous prefecture, Yunnan province, heading to Vientiane, the Laotian capital. The China-Laos Railway has handled more than 38 million passenger trips, with travelers hailing from 100 countries and regions, ThePaper reported on Tuesday. As of Aug 19, the China-Laos Railway has operated 56,000 passenger trains, with more than 38 million …

A decade on, high-speed rail still delivering in western China
4 months, 2 weeks ago

A decade on, high-speed rail still delivering in western China

China Daily  

Ma Xueting serves passengers on a train on the Lanzhou-Urumqi High-speed Railway earlier this month. Ma Xueting, 31, of the Hui ethnic group, born and raised in Qinghai, started working for the railway in October 2014, and is currently a train conductor of a Fuxing high-speed train. Now, passenger trains run on the high-speed railway, with direct trains from Xining …

A decade on, high-speed rail still delivering in western China
4 months, 2 weeks ago

A decade on, high-speed rail still delivering in western China

China Daily  

A bullet train passes fields of blossoming rapeseed flowers on the Lanzhou-Urumqi High-Speed Railway in Menyuan, Qinghai province, last month. Ma and his colleagues, of China Railway Qinghai-Xizang Group, are responsible for a section of the Lanzhou-Urumqi High-Speed Railway in Qinghai province, stretching 218 kilometers. Over the past decade, Ma has witnessed the transformation of various local cities from relative …

A decade on, high-speed rail still delivering in western China
4 months, 2 weeks ago

A decade on, high-speed rail still delivering in western China

China Daily  

A bullet train passes fields of blossoming rapeseed flowers on the Lanzhou-Urumqi High-Speed Railway in Menyuan, Qinghai province, last month. Ma and his colleagues, of China Railway Qinghai-Xizang Group, are responsible for a section of the Lanzhou-Urumqi High-Speed Railway in Qinghai province, stretching 218 kilometers. Over the past decade, Ma has witnessed the transformation of various local cities from relative …

China reports record railway passenger trips in Jan-July
4 months, 3 weeks ago

China reports record railway passenger trips in Jan-July

China Daily  

Passengers prepare to board a train bound for Beijing at Tianjin West Railway Station in Tianjin, North China, July 6, 2024. BEIJING -- Railway passenger trips in China hit a record high of about 2.52 billion in the first seven months of 2024, a surge of 15.7 percent year on year, data from the country's railway operator showed Monday. China …

China sees over 300 million railway passenger trips so far in summer rush
5 months, 2 weeks ago

China sees over 300 million railway passenger trips so far in summer rush

China Daily  

A train attendant works on the G8844 bullet train of a railway connecting North China's Tianjin municipality with the Beijing Daxing International Airport on July 6, 2024. BEIJING - China has seen 307 million railway passenger trips between July 1, the start of the summer travel rush, and July 22, data from the China State Railway Group Co Ltd showed …

China sees over 300 million railway passenger trips so far in summer rush
5 months, 2 weeks ago

China sees over 300 million railway passenger trips so far in summer rush

China Daily  

Xinhua | Updated: 2024-07-23 17:23 A train attendant works on the G8844 bullet train of a railway connecting North China's Tianjin municipality with the Beijing Daxing International Airport on July 6, 2024. BEIJING - China has seen 307 million railway passenger trips between July 1, the start of the summer travel rush, and July 22, data from the China State …

Lanzhou to Urumqi highspeed railway transports over 140m passengers since 2014
6 months ago

Lanzhou to Urumqi highspeed railway transports over 140m passengers since 2014

China Daily  

A CRH5E bullet train runs on the Lanzhou-Urumqi High-speed Railway in the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region in June. The high-speed railway from Lanzhou, Gansu province, to Urumqi, Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region has transported over 140 million passengers since its opening at the end of 2014, according to data released by the China Railway Group on Wednesday. The high-speed railway starts …

Infrastructure investment to speed ahead in Q3
6 months, 1 week ago

Infrastructure investment to speed ahead in Q3

China Daily  

A view of the Wubailing Tunnel on the Jinhua-Jiande High-speed Railway in Zhejiang province that was bored through by China Railway 24th Bureau Group Corp recently. The comments came as the finance department of Fujian province said recently its government debt quota would increase by 182.4 billion yuan this year, or 3.7 percent higher than the previous year. During the …

China's bullet train sets new global benchmark
6 months, 2 weeks ago

China's bullet train sets new global benchmark

China Daily  

A Fuxing bullet train runs on the Lhasa-Nyingchi railway during a trial operation in Shannan, Southwest China's Tibet autonomous region, June 16, 2021. The Fuxing bullet train, China's self-developed high-speed locomotive, has won the country's top sci-tech award, setting a benchmark for high-speed trains across the world, according to the China State Railway Group, the national railway regulator and operator. …

Long-haul cargo train turns popular among exporters
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Long-haul cargo train turns popular among exporters

China Daily  

Officials from Shenyang Customs check containers of a China-Europe cargo train in Shenyang, Liaoning province, in early June. As these challenges persist, the role of the China-Europe freight train services in supporting international commerce will continue to evolve and expand over the long run, said Li Muyuan, executive vice-president of the China Container Industry Association in Beijing. The number of …

High-speed rail fuels Shandong's economic, social development
6 months, 3 weeks ago

High-speed rail fuels Shandong's economic, social development

China Daily  

As of April this year, the operational high-speed rail network in Shandong province had surpassed 2,810 kilometers, firmly positioning it as the nation's leader in this domain. The province's high-speed rail network has not only witnessed remarkable growth in mileage but also continuous innovation in service quality. Shandong will continue to actively explore the deep integration of high-speed rail with …

China-Europe freight train completes 90,000 trips
7 months, 1 week ago

China-Europe freight train completes 90,000 trips

China Daily  

By LUO WANGSHU in Xi'an | Updated :2024-05-27 The high-profile freight train service between China and Europe, supported by the Belt and Road Initiative, has recently achieved another significant milestone by completing its 90,000th journey as of Saturday, underscoring its crucial role in stabilizing global supply chains and driving economic development along the route. Began in 2011, the China-Europe freight …

Shandong in fast lane to growth
8 months, 4 weeks ago

Shandong in fast lane to growth

China Daily  

Zhou Naixiang, the governor of Shandong, speaks at a news conference held by the State Council Information Office on Shandong's high-quality development in Beijing on April 10. "Shandong has been accelerating the development of a modern, comprehensive and multidimensional transportation system, yielding substantial outcomes," Zhou said at a news conference held by the State Council Information Office on Shandong's high-quality …

New high-speed railway creates golden path for tourists
1 year ago

New high-speed railway creates golden path for tourists

China Daily  

A new high-speed railway passing through a number of popular tourism sites in East China opens on Wednesday, boosting tourism development and improving regional social and economic development, the national railway operator China State Railway Group said on Tuesday. The 560-kilometer railway linking Hangzhou of Zhejiang province and Nanchang of Jiangxi province, designed to reach up to 350 km per …

Guiyang-Nanning High-Speed Rail boosts dual circulation
1 year, 4 months ago

Guiyang-Nanning High-Speed Rail boosts dual circulation

China Daily  

The newly opened Guiyang-Nanning High-Speed Railway is expected to play a crucial role in accelerating the dual-circulation development pattern, which takes the domestic market as the mainstay while letting domestic and foreign markets reinforce each other. Moreover, the railway is connected to other major high-speed railway lines, including the Shanghai-Kunming, Chengdu-Guiyang, Chongqing-Guiyang, and Guiyang-Guangzhou routes through the Guiyang railway hub. …

Tech upgrades power trains to 453 km
1 year, 6 months ago

Tech upgrades power trains to 453 km

China Daily  

Bullet trains traveled at speeds of 453 kilometers per hour and 420 km/h on test runs recently, demonstrating further evidence of China's rapid development of high-speed trains, the national railway operator China State Railway Group said on Saturday. The test runs were carried out along the high-speed railway linking Fuzhou and Xiamen in Fujian province to gauge the performance of …

中国铁路7月1日起实行新的列车运行图
1 year, 6 months ago

中国铁路7月1日起实行新的列车运行图

China Daily  

7月1日零时起，全国铁路将实行新的列车运行图。新图实施，将显著提升中国铁路网的整体功能和运行效率，为中国经济运行整体向好和民众便捷出行提供可靠支撑。 The first test train runs on the second Shanghai-Nanjing intercity high-speed railway spanning the Yangtze River on June 15, 2023. China's railways will implement a new operating plan starting from July 1, 2023 to improve passenger and cargo transport capacity, service quality and operation efficiency. 7月1日零时起，全国铁路将实行新的列车运行图，以提高客货运输能力、服务质量和运营效率。 Under the new plan, 46 passenger trains will be newly added across the …

Workers at the heart of China's railway operations honored
1 year, 10 months ago

Workers at the heart of China's railway operations honored

China Daily  

A high-speed train depot on the railway between Shanghai and Nanjing. Huang is a railway worker detecting flaws in Northwest China's Ningxia Hui autonomous region, Huang's job is to check the rails within his section each month. "We always need to work extra hours during the Spring Festival holiday travel rush, but it's worth it to make sure the trains …

New railway to be connected with Huzhou Railway Station
1 year, 10 months ago

New railway to be connected with Huzhou Railway Station

China Daily  

chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: Feb 13, 2023 A rendering of the Nanxun Railway Station in Huzhou, East China's Zhejiang province. The section of the Shanghai-Suzhou-Huzhou High-speed Railway at Huzhou Railway Station is currently under construction and is expected to be completed in April, according to local traffic authorities. Slated to begin operations in 2024, the railway will have three stops in …

全国铁路实行新的列车运行图
2 years ago

全国铁路实行新的列车运行图

China Daily  

12月26日零时起，全国铁路实行2023年一季度列车运行图。此次调图，“轨道上的京津冀”加速形成，进一步助力区域协同发展。与此同时，中西部多条铁路新线开通，更好服务西部大开发和中部崛起。 People take pictures at Beijing West Railway Station on Monday, before the departure of a new service that cuts travel time between Beijing and Shijiazhuang in Hebei province to one hour. China implemented a new railway operating plan on Monday to improve the country's railway passenger and freight transport efficiency, according to the national railway operator. 中国国家铁路集团有限公司表示，12月26日零时起，全国铁路实行新的列车运行图，以提高全国铁路客运和货运运输效率。 Starting Monday, …

Shandong's transportation network expands in past decade
2 years, 2 months ago

Shandong's transportation network expands in past decade

China Daily  

Containers are unloaded at Qingdao Port in Shandong province. Shandong's transportation network has been greatly improved during the past decade as the province has been beefing up efforts to build a comprehensive transport network that is convenient, cost-effective, green, intelligent and safe. In the past decade, Shandong's investment in transportation has repeatedly hit record highs, with its cumulative investment amounting …

High-speed maglev trains: Changing the future of transportation
2 years, 3 months ago

High-speed maglev trains: Changing the future of transportation

China Daily  

The world's first high-speed maglev train, with a top speed of 600 kilometers per hour, rolled off the production line in Qingdao, a port city in East China's Shandong province, on July 20, 2021. The maglev train, which China Railway Rolling Stock Corp developed with independent intellectual property rights, will likely be the quickest mode of ground transportation in China …

High-speed maglev trains: Changing the future of transportation
2 years, 3 months ago

High-speed maglev trains: Changing the future of transportation

China Daily  

The world's first high-speed maglev train, with a top speed of 600 kilometers per hour, rolled off the production line in Qingdao, a port city in East China's Shandong province, on July 20, 2021. The maglev train, which China Railway Rolling Stock Corp developed with independent intellectual property rights, will likely be the quickest mode of ground transportation in China …

Shandong to expand railway network
2 years, 8 months ago

Shandong to expand railway network

China Daily  

A high-speed bullet train on the Beijing-Shanghai high-speed rail line approaches Zaozhuang Station in East China's Shandong province on April 1. By 2035, the railway network will reach 11,000 kilometers in Shandong, and will include a 5,700-km high-speed railway network, according to the province's medium- and long-term comprehensive transport network plan. Shandong is expected to develop a modern, high-quality and …

Shandong to step up major transport infrastructure construction
2 years, 11 months ago

Shandong to step up major transport infrastructure construction

China Daily  

Shandong province will maintain the scale and intensity of its major transportation infrastructure construction in 2022 to buoy growth, local authorities said. Last year, the provincial comprehensive transportation infrastructure investment reached 265.5 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 12.7 percent. This year, Shandong will advance the construction of its transportation infrastructure with an annual investment plan that amounts to more …

China-Laos Railway service progressing
3 years ago

China-Laos Railway service progressing

China Daily  

The China-Laos Railway performed well in the transport of both passengers and goods over the last month, boosting tourism, trade and bilateral exchanges. The newly opened China-Laos Railway has seen progress in passenger and cargo movements, boosting domestic tourism along the railway and promoting logistics between China and ASEAN countries. As of Monday, a month after the cross-border railway began …

China-Laos Railway service progressing
3 years ago

China-Laos Railway service progressing

China Daily  

The China-Laos Railway performed well in the transport of both passengers and goods over the last month, boosting tourism, trade and bilateral exchanges. The newly opened China-Laos Railway has seen progress in passenger and cargo movements, boosting domestic tourism along the railway and promoting logistics between China and ASEAN countries. As of Monday, a month after the cross-border railway began …

Shandong furthers opening-up
3 years, 2 months ago

Shandong furthers opening-up

China Daily  

Shandong province has been ramping up efforts to promote the high-quality development of its open economy and build itself into a beacon of opening up in recent years, said local authorities. The 600th Qilu China-Europe freight train of this year departs from Jinan, capital of Shandong province. According to the latest statistics, in the first three quarters of this year, …

Huzhou invests 10.7b yuan in transportation
3 years, 4 months ago

Huzhou invests 10.7b yuan in transportation

China Daily  

chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: Aug 12, 2021 A bullet train passes by Huzhou, East China's Zhejiang province. Huzhou in East China's Zhejiang province invested a total of 10.7 billion in transportation in the first half of this year, accounting for 51.4 percent of the target set by the city for this year. By 2025, the travel time from Huzhou to Shanghai …

China debuts world’s fastest train
3 years, 5 months ago

China debuts world’s fastest train

CNN  

CNN — A maglev bullet train that can reach speeds of 600 kilometers per hour has made its debut in Qingdao, China. Developed by the state-owned China Railway Rolling Stock Corporation, it’s considered the world’s fastest train. China's new maglev train is designed to reach speeds of 600 kilometers per hour. Video Ad Feedback Tibet debuts its first bullet train …

Yantai improves transportation network
3 years, 6 months ago

Yantai improves transportation network

China Daily  

A Fuxing train runs on the Yantai section of the Qingdao-Rongcheng Intercity Railway. By the end of 2025, the length of its high speed railway is expected to hit 477 kilometers and the mileage of the general speed railway will reach 490 kilometers. In the next five years, the city will accelerate the construction of the Weifang-Yantai High Speed Railway …

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