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 Railway opened in 2008, China has built the world's most extensive and advanced high-speed rail network. "Since 2012, the expansion of China's high-speed rail has intensified, with an average of over 3,000 kilometers of new high-speed rail lines put into operation annually," Li said. China's high-speed railway has played a crucial role in the country's economic and social development, reducing travel time and boosting industrial development along the routes, he said.

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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 …

China unveils world's fastest bullet train prototype capable of hitting 450 kmph
1 week, 6 days ago

China unveils world's fastest bullet train prototype capable of hitting 450 kmph

India Today  

China on Sunday unveiled an updated model of its high-speed bullet train, which its manufacturer claims reached speeds of 450 kmph during the test runs, making it the world's fastest high-speed train. According to the China State Railway Group Co, the new model, known as the CR450 prototype, will further shorten travel time and improve connectivity, making travel more convenient …

China's operating high-speed railway hits 47,000 km
2 weeks, 1 day 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 …

China's railway investment up 11.1% in first 11 months
1 month 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 'floating' hyperloop train will shuttle passengers at record-breaking speeds of 621mph - faster than a PLANE
1 month ago

China's 'floating' hyperloop train will shuttle passengers at record-breaking speeds of 621mph - faster than a PLANE

Daily Mail  

Travelling by train at speeds close to a commercial jet sounds like the stuff of dreams for busy commuters. These will be transported in hyperloops - enclosed tunnels to reduce air resistance and hence let the maglev trains go faster China has now begun construction on a new part of the maglev network, reports Global Times, the daily tabloid newspaper …

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, 1 week 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, 3 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 …

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 train electrician dedicates herself to perfection
4 months ago

High-speed train electrician dedicates herself to perfection

China Daily  

Yao Zhihui works at CRRC Changchun Railway Vehicles, a high-speed train manufacturer based in Northeast China's Jilin province. Yao Zhihui, an experienced high-speed train electrician, is dedicated to her work. "Each high-speed railcar has 19,726 wire harnesses and nearly 100,000 connection points," said Yao, 36, who works for CRRC Changchun Railway Vehicles, a high-speed train manufacturer based in Northeast China's …

High-speed train electrician dedicates herself to perfection
4 months ago

High-speed train electrician dedicates herself to perfection

China Daily  

Yao Zhihui works at CRRC Changchun Railway Vehicles, a high-speed train manufacturer based in Northeast China's Jilin province. Yao Zhihui, an experienced high-speed train electrician, is dedicated to her work. "Each high-speed railcar has 19,726 wire harnesses and nearly 100,000 connection points," said Yao, 36, who works for CRRC Changchun Railway Vehicles, a high-speed train manufacturer based in Northeast China's …

High-speed train electrician dedicates herself to perfection
4 months ago

High-speed train electrician dedicates herself to perfection

China Daily  

Yao Zhihui works at CRRC Changchun Railway Vehicles, a high-speed train manufacturer based in Northeast China's Jilin province. Yao Zhihui, an experienced high-speed train electrician, is dedicated to her work. "Each high-speed railcar has 19,726 wire harnesses and nearly 100,000 connection points," said Yao, 36, who works for CRRC Changchun Railway Vehicles, a high-speed train manufacturer based in Northeast China's …

A decade on, high-speed rail still delivering in western China
4 months, 3 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, 3 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 …

China reports record railway passenger trips in Jan-July
4 months, 4 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 …

Lanzhou to Urumqi highspeed railway transports over 140m passengers since 2014
6 months, 1 week 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 …

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. …

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 …

Shandong in fast lane to growth
9 months 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 …

Country presses the accelerator on rail development
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Country presses the accelerator on rail development

China Daily  

A photo taken from a drone shows Tegalluar station in Bandung, Indonesia. Last year was a fruitful one for China's expertise in building railway networks, which gained wider recognition from the international community. Ju Guojiang, president of China Railway International, a subsidiary of China State Railway Group, which supervises overseas railway projects, said, "The biggest advantage of Chinese rail going …

Country presses the accelerator on rail development
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Country presses the accelerator on rail development

China Daily  

Passengers cheer during a trip on the China-Laos Railway in April. Travel time cut The 142-kilometer Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway, which has a designated maximum speed of 350 kilometers per hour, cut travel time between the Indonesian capital and the popular tourist destination from 3 hours 30 minutes to 40 minutes. Widodo said the construction of the bullet train marked Indonesia's …

Country presses the accelerator on rail development
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Country presses the accelerator on rail development

China Daily  

A photo taken from a drone shows Tegalluar station in Bandung, Indonesia. Last year was a fruitful one for China's expertise in building railway networks, which gained wider recognition from the international community. Ju Guojiang, president of China Railway International, a subsidiary of China State Railway Group, which supervises overseas railway projects, said, "The biggest advantage of Chinese rail going …

Country presses the accelerator on rail development
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Country presses the accelerator on rail development

China Daily  

A train on the China-Laos Railway travels through Xishuangbanna Dai autonomous prefecture, Yunnan province, in April, heading to Vientiane, the Laotian capital. March 19 marked the first anniversary of the opening of the Belgrade-Novi Sad section of the Serbia-Hungary Railway, the first high-speed railway in Serbia and also a landmark Belt and Road Initiative project in Europe. Ju said successful …

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 …

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 …

High-speed train operator can't get enough
2 years, 3 months ago

High-speed train operator can't get enough

China Daily  

Wang Haitao operates a train on the Beijing-Zhangjiakou Highspeed Railway. When Wang Haitao was told he'd be operating the bullet train on its maiden trip along the newly opened Beijing-Zhangjiakou High-speed Railway on Dec 30, 2019, the then 27-year-old train driver was thrilled. The Beijing-Zhangjiakou High-speed Railway, which can run at speeds of up to 350 kilometers per hour, is …

High-speed maglev trains: Changing the future of transportation
2 years, 4 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, 4 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 …

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 …

China to run bullet train near Arunachal Pradesh border by July
3 years, 10 months ago

China to run bullet train near Arunachal Pradesh border by July

India TV News  

China will operate bullet trains in Tibet, close to the Indian border in Arunachal Pradesh before July this year, marking the opening of high-speed train services to all Chinese mainland provincial-level regions, a senior official has said. A 435-km rail link to the regional capital of Lhasa will run Fuxing high-speed trains powered by both internal-combustion and electricity, Lu Dongfu, …

Shandong to boost high-speed railway network
4 years 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
4 years 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 …

First high-speed rail opens in Ningxia
5 years ago

First high-speed rail opens in Ningxia

China Daily  

The first high-speed rail in Ningxia Hui autonomous region, linking its capital city, Yinchuan to Wuzhong and Zhongwei city, was put into operation on Sunday, promoting the region's transport and tourism development. The 212-km line has seven stations and passes three cities, with a designed speed of 250 kilometers per hour for trains, according to Ningxia Inter-city Railway Company. The …

Rail sector continues successful journey
5 years, 3 months ago

Rail sector continues successful journey

China Daily  

Visitors take photos alongside a model of a bullet train during a ceremony for the Sino-Thai Railway project in northeastern Thailand. LI MANGMANG/XINHUA Overtaking Japan After deciding to construct a high-speed rail industry from scratch in 2004, China has overtaken Japan, the first country to build bullet trains, in terms of both operating speeds and total track length. According to …

Rail sector continues successful journey
5 years, 3 months ago

Rail sector continues successful journey

China Daily  

The final tracks are joined for the Beijing-Zhangjiakou High-Speed Railway on the Qinghuayuan Tunnel in Beijing in June. ZOU HONG/CHINA DAILY Lower costs Meanwhile, construction costs for the high-speed rail network are lower in China, standing at about two-thirds of the cost in other countries, the report said, citing an average of $17 million to $21 million per kilometer. Sun …

Rail sector continues successful journey
5 years, 3 months ago

Rail sector continues successful journey

China Daily  

Employees of China Railway No 3 Engineering Group lay rail tracks on the Guanting Reservoir bridge, part of the Beijing-Zhangjiakou High-Speed Railway, in January. When the last piece of beam was capped on the Badaling Great Wall Railway Station late last month, all the main structures of the Beijing-Zhangjiakou High-Speed Railway line had been completed. The original railway, the first …

Rail sector continues successful journey
5 years, 3 months ago

Rail sector continues successful journey

China Daily  

Employees of China Railway No 3 Engineering Group lay rail tracks on the Guanting Reservoir bridge, part of the Beijing-Zhangjiakou High-Speed Railway, in January. When the last piece of beam was capped on the Badaling Great Wall Railway Station late last month, all the main structures of the Beijing-Zhangjiakou High-Speed Railway line had been completed. The original railway, the first …

Rail sector continues successful journey
5 years, 3 months ago

Rail sector continues successful journey

China Daily  

Timeline 1952: The 505-kilometer Chengdu-Chongqing railway is the first line to be built after the founding of the People's Republic of China. The 2,553-km line is the nation's longest in terms of a single construction project, and runs through nine provinces and municipalities on the Chinese mainland before connecting with the railway network in Hong Kong. 2006: Opening of the …

China builds high-speed railway connecting tourist spots
5 years, 4 months ago

China builds high-speed railway connecting tourist spots

China Daily  

A new high-speed railway linking Chengdu and Guiyang, which connects a number of tourist attractions including the Leshan Giant Buddha,has been completed. The track-laying job on a new high-speed railway linking Chengdu and Guiyang in southwest China has been completed, said the construction firm Tuesday. Running through mountainous terrain, the railway connects a number of tourist attractions including Huangguoshu Waterfall, …

Innovation pays rich dividends
5 years, 10 months ago

Innovation pays rich dividends

China Daily  

By He Wei in Shanghai, Ouyang Shijia and Zhong Nan in Beijing | China Daily | Updated: 2019-03-11 09:14 A train attendant helps foreign student trainees dress up in a car of a high-speed train about to depart from Xi'an, Shaanxi province, and bound for Beijing. Two sessions shine light on how Four Great Modern Inventions have enriched life not …

Fast trains launched in Yunnan, Shandong
6 years ago

Fast trains launched in Yunnan, Shandong

China Daily  

By Li Yingqing in Kunming and Xie Chuanjiao in Qingdao, Shandong | | Updated : 2018-12-27 A new high-speed rail route linking several famous tourist attractions in Yunnan province is set to open soon, according to the China Railway Corp. The new line, which has 10 stations, will cut travel time from Lijiang to Kunming, the provincial capital of Yunnan, …

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