High-speed rail fuels Shandong's economic, social development
6 months, 1 week 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 tourism, culture, and other industries, creating new high-speed rail tourism products and business models and injecting fresh impetus into the province's high-quality economic and social development. High-speed rail service is transforming into a powerful engine driving Shandong's economic and social progress.

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China's railway investment up 11.1% in first 11 months
1 week, 6 days 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
2 weeks, 3 days 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 railway passenger traffic exceeds 4b in first 11 months
2 weeks, 6 days 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 …

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

High-speed Railway Connects Hangzhou and Huangshan, Revitalizing Yangtze River Delta Region
1 month, 2 weeks ago

High-speed Railway Connects Hangzhou and Huangshan, Revitalizing Yangtze River Delta Region

China Daily  

The Hangzhou-Huangshan high-speed railway has injected vitality into the Yangtze River Delta region by bridging the distance between western Zhejiang province and southern Anhui province. The railway has improved accessibility, transformed local lifestyles and travel habits, and strengthened the regional rapid transit network. The railway has also created a crucial corridor that enhances the regional rapid transit network, with over …

Cross-Border Tourism on the Upswing: China Unveils Six-Night, Seven-Day Package
2 months, 1 week ago

Cross-Border Tourism on the Upswing: China Unveils Six-Night, Seven-Day Package

China Daily  

Cross-border tourism on the China-Laos Railway is set to gain momentum with plans for a six-night, seven-day tour package. The train, designed to offer a unique travel experience, will cater to tourists seeking novel and exciting adventures. The initial plan involves two product lines, with one focusing on high-quality trains and the other catering to sightseeing tourism. The railway network …

Cross-Border Tourism on the Rise: China Unveils New Train Package for Southeast Asia
2 months, 1 week ago

Cross-Border Tourism on the Rise: China Unveils New Train Package for Southeast Asia

China Daily  

Cross-border tourism on the China-Laos Railway is set to gain momentum with plans for a six-night, seven-day tour package. The train, designed to offer a unique travel experience, will cater to tourists seeking novel and adventurous travel opportunities. The initial plan focuses on high-quality trains and sightseeing tourism trains, with the potential to expand to other regions with a strong …

High-speed rail showcases prowess again
3 months, 1 week 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, 1 week 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 …

New HSR boosts transportation infra in Zhejiang
3 months, 2 weeks ago

New HSR boosts transportation infra in Zhejiang

China Daily  

Passengers board a train at Wenzhou South Station in Zhejiang province. LI YONG/FOR CHINA DAILY The much-anticipated high-speed railway connecting Hangzhou and Wenzhou officially began operating from Friday, marking a significant milestone in the transportation infrastructure of Zhejiang province. With this, the "one-hour transport circle" between the two cities has become a reality, connecting key urban areas and bringing high-speed …

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

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

China Daily  

Train driver Adil Turdi pilots the first high-speed train from Urumqi, Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region to Xi'an, Shaanxi province, on Oct 11, 2020. Menyuan Hui autonomous county, located 150 km from Xining, has leveraged the rail to turn local attractions such as its rapeseed flowers, snowcapped mountains and forest parks into popular tourist destinations. Residents in Menyuan county who needed …

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

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

China Daily  

Train driver Adil Turdi pilots the first high-speed train from Urumqi, Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region to Xi'an, Shaanxi province, on Oct 11, 2020. Menyuan Hui autonomous county, located 150 km from Xining, has leveraged the rail to turn local attractions such as its rapeseed flowers, snowcapped mountains and forest parks into popular tourist destinations. Residents in Menyuan county who needed …

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

Shandong promotes economic growth through openness
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Shandong promotes economic growth through openness

China Daily  

Shandong province, a coastal province in eastern China, has been actively promoting high-level opening up to drive economic growth and reform. To achieve this goal, Shandong has focused on building a comprehensive network of open platforms, including free trade zones and bonded zones. For instance, the Weifang Free Trade Zone has achieved remarkable results in cross-border e-commerce, accounting for 57.44 …

Lanzhou to Urumqi highspeed railway transports over 140m passengers since 2014
5 months, 3 weeks 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 …

Shandong in fast lane to growth
8 months, 1 week 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
11 months, 3 weeks 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 …

Jinan-Zhengzhou high-speed railway opens to traffic
1 year ago

Jinan-Zhengzhou high-speed railway opens to traffic

China Daily  

The high-speed railway connecting Jinan in East China's Shandong province and Puyang in Central China's Henan province went into operation on Dec 8, marking the completion of Jinan-Zhengzhou high-speed railway. With a designed speed of 350 kilometers per hour, passengers can take high-speed trains from Jinan West Railway Station directly to Zhengzhou East Railway Station with the shortest commuting time …

Guiyang-Nanning High-Speed Rail boosts dual circulation
1 year, 3 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. …

Maonan ethnic settlement enters high-speed rail era
1 year, 3 months ago

Maonan ethnic settlement enters high-speed rail era

China Daily  

On Aug 31, the Guiyang-Nanning High-Speed Railway opened to traffic, meaning Huanjiang Maonan autonomous county has entered the era of high-speed rail and integrated itself into the "one-hour economic circle" of Nanning and Guiyang. The high-speed rail not only resolves the transportation problems facing the Maonan people, but also facilitates exchanges among Guangxi, Guizhou and Guangdong, promoting local economic development. …

Tech upgrades power trains to 453 km
1 year, 5 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 …

Shandong looks to boost tourism
1 year, 8 months ago

Shandong looks to boost tourism

China Daily  

Musicians stage a flash mob performance in the old town of Qingdao in Shandong province. WANG XIAOLI/FOR CHINA DAILY Shandong province, the home of ancient philosophers Confucius and Mencius, is making a great effort to leverage its many natural and cultural resources to boost the development of tourism and turn itself into an international tourism destination, according to officials at …

Explore Shandong on high-speed trains
1 year, 9 months ago

Explore Shandong on high-speed trains

China Daily  

The high-speed train named "Traveling around Shandong along the century-old Qingdao-Jinan railway" made its maiden trip on March 16 from Jinan West Railway Station. The opening of the high-speed railway traveling around Shandong will provide more convenience for tourists and will greatly promote the recovery of tourism in Shandong, said officials from the provincial department of culture and tourism. After …

Workers at the heart of China's railway operations honored
1 year, 9 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 …

Shandong to boost development of advanced manufacturing
1 year, 11 months ago

Shandong to boost development of advanced manufacturing

China Daily  

An employee works on the auto parts production line of a carmaker in Yantai, Shandong province. TANG KE/FOR CHINA DAILY According to the provincial government work report, Shandong will take solid steps to build an advanced manufacturing powerhouse, replace old growth drivers with new ones, and make greater efforts to build a modern industrial system. The high-quality development of the …

Shandong bolsters rural tourism development
2 years ago

Shandong bolsters rural tourism development

China Daily  

Tourists prepare food at a rural homestay in Binzhou, Shandong province. East China's Shandong province has been promoting rural tourism to boost the integrated development of urban and rural areas. According to statistics provided by the Shandong Provincial Department of Culture and Tourism, there are more than 3,500 large-scale rural tourism spots and 84,000 rural tourism businesses in the province, …

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 leads in many sci-tech innovation fields
2 years, 5 months ago

Shandong leads in many sci-tech innovation fields

China Daily  

Transportation equipment are on display at the Exhibition on Multinationals and China in Qingdao, East China's Shandong province, on June 19, 2022. Local officials announced at a recent news conference that Shandong leads the country in many scientific and technological innovation fields. The successful trial of the first domestic underwater oil production system, which is independently developed by a company …

Shandong to expand railway network
2 years, 7 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 …

New high-speed rail enters service in Shandong
2 years, 11 months ago

New high-speed rail enters service in Shandong

China Daily  

Yang Xiuling, a paper-cutting expert from Yuncheng county of Heze, Shandong province, shows some of her work on Sunday. A new high-speed railway section entered service on Sunday in Shandong province, adding the city of Heze to the network. The 199-kilometer segment connecting Qufu in Jining city with Zhuangzhai town in Heze's Caoxian county is part of the high-speed rail …

Shandong furthers opening-up
3 years, 1 month 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 …

Shandong to build modern transport network
3 years, 4 months ago

Shandong to build modern transport network

China Daily  

Shandong province will build a modern, high-quality and comprehensive transport network during the 14th Five-Year Plan period, local officials announced during a recent news conference held by the Information Office of Shandong Provincial People's Government. By 2025, the province's transport network should be convenient, cost-effective, green, intelligent and safe, said Gao Liping, deputy director of Shandong Provincial Department of Transportation. …

Shandong starts 307 key projects in Q1
3 years, 8 months ago

Shandong starts 307 key projects in Q1

China Daily  

Shandong province started construction on 307 key projects in the first quarter of this year, with an investment of 69.01 billion yuan, according to statistics from the Shandong Provincial Development and Reform Commission. A construction site of Jinan Rail Transit Line 4 Jinan Rail Transit Line 4, which will span a total length of about 40.2 kilometers and have 33 …

Shandong investment in Belt and Road countries rises 87.1%
3 years, 8 months ago

Shandong investment in Belt and Road countries rises 87.1%

China Daily  

The province of Shandong in East China has intensified investment into countries and regions involved in the Belt and Road Initiative so as to boost cooperation, said local authorities. According to statistics from the Shandong Provincial Department of Commerce, in the first two months of this year, the province's actual investment in markets related to the Belt and Road Initiative …

Shandong to boost high-speed railway network
3 years, 11 months ago

Shandong to boost high-speed railway network

China Daily  

Shandong plans to strengthen construction of its high-speed railway network during the 14th Five-Year Plan period and ensure that each city will have access to bullet train services, according to local officials. By the end of 2025, the combined length of high-speed railways open to traffic in Shandong is expected to reach 4,400 kilometers, double the current figure, and every …

Shandong to boost high-speed railway network
3 years, 11 months ago

Shandong to boost high-speed railway network

China Daily  

Shandong plans to strengthen construction of its high-speed railway network during the 14th Five-Year Plan period and ensure that each city will have access to bullet train services, according to local officials. By the end of 2025, the combined length of high-speed railways open to traffic in Shandong is expected to reach 4,400 kilometers, double the current figure, and every …

High-speed railway drives economy of old revolutionary base
3 years, 11 months ago

High-speed railway drives economy of old revolutionary base

China Daily  

The first train to operate on the Southern Shandong High-speed Railway makes its maiden passenger trip on Nov 26. JINAN -- The Yimeng Mountains, an old revolutionary base in Shandong province, has bid farewell to poverty and taken on a new lease of life thanks to the opening of a high-speed railway about a year ago. On Nov 26, 2019, …

High-speed railway drives economy of old revolutionary base
3 years, 11 months ago

High-speed railway drives economy of old revolutionary base

China Daily  

The first train to operate on the Southern Shandong High-speed Railway makes its maiden passenger trip on Nov 26. JINAN -- The Yimeng Mountains, an old revolutionary base in Shandong province, has bid farewell to poverty and taken on a new lease of life thanks to the opening of a high-speed railway about a year ago. On Nov 26, 2019, …

Shandong strengthens infrastructure construction
3 years, 11 months ago

Shandong strengthens infrastructure construction

China Daily  

Shandong's infrastructure construction has entered a period of overall acceleration this year, local media reported. The construction of infrastructure plays a major role in the overall economic and social development of Shandong, according to local authorities. From January to November of this year, the province's comprehensive transportation infrastructure continued to make strong progress, receiving a total of 225.9 billion yuan …

Shandong on road to innovation-led growth
3 years, 11 months ago

Shandong on road to innovation-led growth

China Daily  

The Long March 11 carrier rocket blasts off from a mobile launch platform in the Yellow Sea of the eastern province of Shandong on June 5, 2019. The province of Shandong has identified innovation as the "primary driving force" for local social and economic development and has been ramping up efforts to create a good institutional environment and promote a …

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