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Chinese-built mega railway begins construction in Malaysia
Source: Xinhua| 2017-08-09 17:46:59|Editor: Yurou Liang
KUANTAN, Malaysia, Aug. 9 (Xinhua) -- A mega railway to be built by China was officially launched on Wednesday in the Malaysian city of Kuantan, a milestone for China-Malaysia ties as China pushed forward the Belt and Road Initiative.
At a cost of 55 billion ringgit (12.83 billion U.S. dollars), the 688-km East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) will help upgrade public transportation infrastructure in the east coast, said Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak when inaugurating a ground-breaking ceremony of the project.
The ECRL is the first artery railway built in the east coast, which has been connected to the west coast only "via a network of roads and highways, and small rail lines that were woefully inadequate."
Describing the project as a game-changer for Malaysia, Najib said it will significantly cut travel time from Gombak in suburban Kuala Lumpur to Kota Baru in the northeastern state of Kelantan from seven to four hours.
The railway will be built by China Communications Construction Company Ltd., a leading transportation infrastructure group that also built a landmark bridge in the northwestern state of Penang.
Chinese State Councillor Wang Yong also attended the ceremony.
When meeting with Najib prior to the ceremony, Wang praised the ECRL as a "flagship project" jointly built by the two countries under the Belt and Road Initiative, which will boost economic transformation and balanced development of different regions in Malaysia.
He expressed his hope that both China and Malaysia could seize the historic opportunity brought by the Belt and Road Initiative to achieve win-win results and joint development.
China is willing to work closely with the Malaysian side and build the rail link into another landmark project so as to benefit the Malaysian people as soon as possible and help realize regional development and prosperity, Wang added.
The ECRL will be an electric railway line crossing Kelantan, Terengganu, Pahang and Selangor states. It will accommodate passenger trains at a maximum speed of 160 km per hour and goods trains at a maximum speed of 80 km per hour. Construction of the rail link is expected to be completed by 2024.
The project will benefit the 4.4 million population along its route, said Liow Tiong Lai, Malaysia's minister of transport in a statement on Wednesday. He estimated that the ECRL will serve 5.4 million passengers annually by 2030.
The Export-Import Bank of China financed 85 percent of the railway with soft loans, while the Malaysian government provided the remaining 15 percent via issuing bonds, according to Najib.
Source: Xinhua| 2017-08-09 17:46:59|Editor: Yurou Liang
KUANTAN, Malaysia, Aug. 9 (Xinhua) -- A mega railway to be built by China was officially launched on Wednesday in the Malaysian city of Kuantan, a milestone for China-Malaysia ties as China pushed forward the Belt and Road Initiative.
At a cost of 55 billion ringgit (12.83 billion U.S. dollars), the 688-km East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) will help upgrade public transportation infrastructure in the east coast, said Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak when inaugurating a ground-breaking ceremony of the project.
The ECRL is the first artery railway built in the east coast, which has been connected to the west coast only "via a network of roads and highways, and small rail lines that were woefully inadequate."
Describing the project as a game-changer for Malaysia, Najib said it will significantly cut travel time from Gombak in suburban Kuala Lumpur to Kota Baru in the northeastern state of Kelantan from seven to four hours.
The railway will be built by China Communications Construction Company Ltd., a leading transportation infrastructure group that also built a landmark bridge in the northwestern state of Penang.
Chinese State Councillor Wang Yong also attended the ceremony.
When meeting with Najib prior to the ceremony, Wang praised the ECRL as a "flagship project" jointly built by the two countries under the Belt and Road Initiative, which will boost economic transformation and balanced development of different regions in Malaysia.
He expressed his hope that both China and Malaysia could seize the historic opportunity brought by the Belt and Road Initiative to achieve win-win results and joint development.
China is willing to work closely with the Malaysian side and build the rail link into another landmark project so as to benefit the Malaysian people as soon as possible and help realize regional development and prosperity, Wang added.
The ECRL will be an electric railway line crossing Kelantan, Terengganu, Pahang and Selangor states. It will accommodate passenger trains at a maximum speed of 160 km per hour and goods trains at a maximum speed of 80 km per hour. Construction of the rail link is expected to be completed by 2024.
The project will benefit the 4.4 million population along its route, said Liow Tiong Lai, Malaysia's minister of transport in a statement on Wednesday. He estimated that the ECRL will serve 5.4 million passengers annually by 2030.
The Export-Import Bank of China financed 85 percent of the railway with soft loans, while the Malaysian government provided the remaining 15 percent via issuing bonds, according to Najib.
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Egypt, China ink deal to build fast tram around Cairo
Source: Xinhua| 2017-08-16 02:02:59|Editor: An
CAIRO, Aug. 15 (Xinhua) -- The Egyptian Ministry of Transport and a coalition of Chinese firms signed on Tuesday an agreement worth 1.24 billion U.S. dollars to build a light rail transit in new districts around Cairo.
The aspired light rail is a fast tram expected to cover a distance of 66 km with 11 stops, connecting the under-construction new administrative capital city with distant districts of Greater Cairo including Al-Salam City, Ramadan 10 City, Obour City, Badr City and Shorouk City.
The signing ceremony between Egypt's National Authority for Tunnels (NAT) and the joint coalition of China's AVIC International and China Railway Group Limited was attended by Egyptian Prime Minister Sherif Ismail, Transport Minister Hesham Arafat and Chinese Ambassador to Cairo Song Aiguo.
NAT chief Tarek Gamal El-Din said the project will start within two or three months, expecting it to accommodate 340,000 passengers daily, reduce traffic on the Cairo-Ismailia highway by about 30 percent and save Egypt some 2.3 billion Egyptian pounds (about 129.5 million dollars) annually.
Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi met earlier in mid-July with the Chinese coalition for negotiations over the key project.
The Chinese group said it would assign Egyptian contractors with some civil and railway construction works that will provide thousands of job opportunities in the country.
Egypt and China enjoy strong bilateral relations that have been elevated to the level of comprehensive strategic partnership. The two countries marked in 2016 the 60th anniversary of the establishment of their diplomatic relations.
The volume of trade between Egypt and China has mounted to 11.3 billion U.S. dollars in 2016, ranking Egypt as the third African trade partner with China.
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Construction of first phase of Thailand-China railway project to start in October
Source: Xinhua| 2017-08-19 16:49:45|Editor: An
BANGKOK, Aug. 19 (Xinhua) -- China and Thailand are working together to sign two contracts of the first phase of Thailand-China railway project in September to begin the construction work of the first section in October, Chinese Embassy in Bangkok said in a statement Saturday.
According to the statement, the two countries concluded negotiations of the contract of design work of the first phase of Thailand-China railway project and agreed on the price in the supervision contract during the 20th meeting of Joint Committee on Railway Cooperation between Thailand and China.
"It is a new significant progress that the project made after being approved by Thai cabinet and Thailand's National Legislative Assembly," the statement said.
It also mentioned that both sides had been required to accelerate their work to make it possible for the two sides to sign the two contracts in September and to begin the construction work of the first section in October.
The construction of first phase, or the 253 km railway from Bangkok to Nakhon Ratchasima, will start gradually from the first 3.5 km section, the second 11 km section, the third 119 km section and finally the fourth 119 km section.
The railway project will also be further extended from Nakhon Ratchasima to Nong Khai on Thai-Lao border, which is called the second phase.
"The preparation work for the second phase of the project will start soon," the embassy said.
China and Thailand have held meetings of Joint Committee on Railway Cooperation for 20 times over the past two years, the statement said both sides have overcome many difficulties and solved many problems.
Chinese side will be responsible for the design work and supervision, which will incorporate many Thai engineers and architects while the Thais will be responsible for construction work. The project will also use Thai equipments and materials as much as possible.
Once finished, the project will be the first standard gauge high speed railway of the Thailand and the railway, according to the statement, "will improve Thailand's transport system, enforce its role as the transport hub in the region, boost economic growth in the country, especially its northeastern part, contribute to the Eastern Economic Corridor project and benefit other countries along the railway."
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Chinese carmaker to build monorail in Philippines
Xinhua, August 23, 2017
China's leading new-energy carmaker BYD announced Tuesday that it will build a monorail transit system in the Philippines.
Chinese carmaker to build monorail in Philippines
The Shenzhen-based company said the 20-km monorail would be put into operation in the city of Iloilo by 2019.
BYD designed the system, named Yungui (meaning Cloud Rail), and is capable of making the trains, laying the rail, constructing stations and setting up the communication system on its own, the company said.
The cost and other details of the project were not revealed.
BYD said its trains were designed to run at maximum 80 km per hour. The system will cost much less than a conventional metro system.
Last October, BYD's first monorail debuted in Shenzhen and many other smaller Chinese cities have ordered it since, the company said.
Liu Xueliang, BYD's sales manager for the Asia-Pacific region, said the company was also in talks with the Iloilo government to introduce new energy buses and cooperate with local universities to train transport professionals.
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China's leading new-energy carmaker BYD announced Tuesday that it will build a monorail transit system in the Philippines.
Chinese carmaker to build monorail in Philippines
The Shenzhen-based company said the 20-km monorail would be put into operation in the city of Iloilo by 2019.
BYD designed the system, named Yungui (meaning Cloud Rail), and is capable of making the trains, laying the rail, constructing stations and setting up the communication system on its own, the company said.
The cost and other details of the project were not revealed.
BYD said its trains were designed to run at maximum 80 km per hour. The system will cost much less than a conventional metro system.
Last October, BYD's first monorail debuted in Shenzhen and many other smaller Chinese cities have ordered it since, the company said.
Liu Xueliang, BYD's sales manager for the Asia-Pacific region, said the company was also in talks with the Iloilo government to introduce new energy buses and cooperate with local universities to train transport professionals.
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China to train Ugandan military engineers for SGR construction
Source: Xinhua | 2017-08-23 18:35:22 | Editor: huaxia
A locomotive is seen at a construction site of the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) project, near Sultan Halmud, Kenya, on May 28, 2016. (Xinhua/Pan Siwei)
KAMPALA, Aug. 23 (Xinhua) -- A team of ten Ugandan military engineers are scheduled to leave for China where they will be trained in railway construction.
Brig. Richard Karemire, Ugandan military spokesperson, told Xinhua in an interview on Tuesday that the team will go to Hebei Province for a three-month special training in construction of a Standard Gauge Railway (SGR).
The training is part of the memorandum of understanding reached between China Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC), the company contracted to construct Uganda's SGR, and the military.
"We welcome a strategic partner that provides skills to the army. We are a productive force committed to the social transformation of our country," said Karemire.
In the memorandum of understanding, CHEC also agreed to partner to build a polytechnic institute in the eastern border district of Tororo.
Ugandan is in the process of starting the construction of a SGR that will connect it to a similar one in neighboring Kenya.
The SGR will connect landlocked Uganda to the Kenyan seaport of Mombasa, reducing the cost of transportation to the coast.
According to experts, once the construction is complete, the number of days it takes to transport goods from Mombasa to the Ugandan capital Kampala will be reduced to two from the current 14 days.
Kenya has already begun operating the SGR linking its capital Nairobi to Mombasa.
Source: Xinhua | 2017-08-23 18:35:22 | Editor: huaxia
KAMPALA, Aug. 23 (Xinhua) -- A team of ten Ugandan military engineers are scheduled to leave for China where they will be trained in railway construction.
Brig. Richard Karemire, Ugandan military spokesperson, told Xinhua in an interview on Tuesday that the team will go to Hebei Province for a three-month special training in construction of a Standard Gauge Railway (SGR).
The training is part of the memorandum of understanding reached between China Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC), the company contracted to construct Uganda's SGR, and the military.
"We welcome a strategic partner that provides skills to the army. We are a productive force committed to the social transformation of our country," said Karemire.
In the memorandum of understanding, CHEC also agreed to partner to build a polytechnic institute in the eastern border district of Tororo.
Ugandan is in the process of starting the construction of a SGR that will connect it to a similar one in neighboring Kenya.
The SGR will connect landlocked Uganda to the Kenyan seaport of Mombasa, reducing the cost of transportation to the coast.
According to experts, once the construction is complete, the number of days it takes to transport goods from Mombasa to the Ugandan capital Kampala will be reduced to two from the current 14 days.
Kenya has already begun operating the SGR linking its capital Nairobi to Mombasa.
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China-Laos railway enters phase of comprehensive construction
Source: Xinhua| 2017-08-28 00:54:01|Editor: Zhou Xin
VIENTIANE, Aug. 27 (Xinhua) -- The Laos-China Railway Company announced on Sunday that the China-Laos railway project has entered the phase of comprehensive construction in an orderly and effective way.
The announcement was made by Zhao Xiang, director general of the Laos-China Railway Company, at a gathering here to commend the progress achieved so far in the project.
The construction of the railway officially started on Dec. 25, 2016 in northern Laos' Luang Prabang province. In march this year, a campaign of 100-day dry season working competition was launched to speed up the construction process.
According to Zhao, since the launching of the competition, construction units of the project have overcome various difficulties to actively promote the implementation of the project.
In less than six months, site preparation has been completed for the construction of four stations; foundation construction of nine bridge piles have finished; 86 holes for construction of 46 tunnels have been prepared, of which 15 are key tunnels, he said.
Lattanamany Khounnyvong, Lao vice minister of public works and transport and team leader of the railway project working group, said in his speech that th China-Laos railway is a project of strategic significance which will benefit peoples of the two countries.
Besides promoting interconnectivity between China and Southeast Asia, the railway is also an important project under the Belt and Road Initiative, he said.
Proposed by China in 2013, the Belt and Road Initiative refers to the Silk Road Economic Belt and the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road, aiming at building a trade and infrastructure network connecting Asia with Europe and Africa along the ancient trade routes of Silk Road.
Huang Difu, general manager of China Railway International Co., Ltd and chairman of the Laos-China Railway Company, said the construction of the railway has achieved substantive results.
Since the railway runs along the scenic spots of Laos including world cultural heritage protection area, the construction units will make the greatest efforts to reduce the impact of construction on the environment and protect the beautiful scenery of Laos, Huang said.
The China-Laos railway has a total length of 414.332 kilometers with over 62.7 percent of bridges and tunnels, linking Mohan-Boten border gate in northern Laos and capital Vientiane. Operating speed on the route is designed at 160 km per hour.
Construction of the project is scheduled for five years with investment of some 40 billion Chinese yuan (5.8 billion U.S. dollars), 70 percent of which comes from Chinese investment and the rest from the Lao side.
China-Laos railway is the first overseas route connecting with the railway system in China, using Chinese technology, equipment and investment.
Source: Xinhua| 2017-08-28 00:54:01|Editor: Zhou Xin
VIENTIANE, Aug. 27 (Xinhua) -- The Laos-China Railway Company announced on Sunday that the China-Laos railway project has entered the phase of comprehensive construction in an orderly and effective way.
The announcement was made by Zhao Xiang, director general of the Laos-China Railway Company, at a gathering here to commend the progress achieved so far in the project.
The construction of the railway officially started on Dec. 25, 2016 in northern Laos' Luang Prabang province. In march this year, a campaign of 100-day dry season working competition was launched to speed up the construction process.
According to Zhao, since the launching of the competition, construction units of the project have overcome various difficulties to actively promote the implementation of the project.
In less than six months, site preparation has been completed for the construction of four stations; foundation construction of nine bridge piles have finished; 86 holes for construction of 46 tunnels have been prepared, of which 15 are key tunnels, he said.
Lattanamany Khounnyvong, Lao vice minister of public works and transport and team leader of the railway project working group, said in his speech that th China-Laos railway is a project of strategic significance which will benefit peoples of the two countries.
Besides promoting interconnectivity between China and Southeast Asia, the railway is also an important project under the Belt and Road Initiative, he said.
Proposed by China in 2013, the Belt and Road Initiative refers to the Silk Road Economic Belt and the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road, aiming at building a trade and infrastructure network connecting Asia with Europe and Africa along the ancient trade routes of Silk Road.
Huang Difu, general manager of China Railway International Co., Ltd and chairman of the Laos-China Railway Company, said the construction of the railway has achieved substantive results.
Since the railway runs along the scenic spots of Laos including world cultural heritage protection area, the construction units will make the greatest efforts to reduce the impact of construction on the environment and protect the beautiful scenery of Laos, Huang said.
The China-Laos railway has a total length of 414.332 kilometers with over 62.7 percent of bridges and tunnels, linking Mohan-Boten border gate in northern Laos and capital Vientiane. Operating speed on the route is designed at 160 km per hour.
Construction of the project is scheduled for five years with investment of some 40 billion Chinese yuan (5.8 billion U.S. dollars), 70 percent of which comes from Chinese investment and the rest from the Lao side.
China-Laos railway is the first overseas route connecting with the railway system in China, using Chinese technology, equipment and investment.
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China to complete Vietnam's first urban light rail
Hu Yijing China Plus Published: 2017-09-23 15:30:19
The construction of Vietnam's first urban light rail has come to an end in Hanoi, the country's capital. [Photo: China Plus]
China Railway Engineering Corporation has been building the 13-kilometer line for 6 years.[Photo: China Plus]
The total cost is estimated at around US$644 million.[Photo: China Plus]
The new railway is part of the Vietnamese government's high-speed plans, which includes urban rail network projects in both the capital Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, the country's main commercial center.[Photo: China Plus]
Local authorities are aiming to enhance existing main line infrastructure and are considering a high-speed link.[Photo: China Plus]
Hu Yijing China Plus Published: 2017-09-23 15:30:19
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China to accelerate bid for California infrastructure packages
(CNTV) 13:08, October 07, 2017
A newly-minted task force in California will help Chinese investors and contractors seize business opportunities for building roads and infrastructure in the US state.
A worker cleans a train. [File photo: CGTN]
The unit will help Chinese developers - both public and private - collaborate on infrastructure projects in California including major railway expansions and potentially, bullet trains – an area of manufacturing that China has demonstrated prowess in.
Representatives from many of China's largest construction firms including China Communications Group and China Railway Construction Corp. Ltd., were present at the task force launch in San Francisco on Thursday.
During the event, China's Consul General in San Francisco Luo Linquan stated that the team's objective of leveraging technical expertise and prices to increase Chinese participation in the state's plans to renovate its transport system will also be a chance for China and the state of California to explore cooperation under the Belt and Road Initiative.
This comes as US President Donald Trump continues to highlight his commitment to sprucing up America's roads, highways and bridges, bringing them to world-class standard with the proposal of a one trillion dollar federal infrastructure bill. The plan is still pending approval from Congress, but many have lamented that even that figure would be one third of the necessary amount to catch up on decades of underinvestment in the sector.
Chinese interest in participating could prove to be the answer for insufficient or delayed funds.
There are already clear models for public-private partnerships in California with Chinese investors at the ports of Los Angeles, Long Beach, and Oakland – a strategy that could prove the most effective in filling a funding gap. "As other projects (in California) develop, efforts should be made to standardize and create effective vehicles for investment from foreign funds, Chinese or otherwise," said a research note by the Milken Institute, a Santa Monica-based think tank.
California has been one of the largest recipients of Chinese capital over the past few years, totaling 16.6 billion US dollars in 2016, more than five times that of the prior year. Of that amount, six billion US dollars was poured into transportation and infrastructure, according to data compiled by consultancy Rhodim Group.
Earlier this year, Chinese and US political and business leaders, from both the public and private sectors, met in San Francisco to develop new partnerships at the China-US Infrastructure Cooperation Forum, with both sides eager to take new projects forward.
"We're getting ready to do an early train operator selection, and we're also working on rolling stock procurement," said Chad Edison, Deputy Secretary at the California State Transportation Agency. "There are many different opportunities and I know there has been Chinese interest in many of those bid packages," he said at the June event.
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(CNTV) 13:08, October 07, 2017
A newly-minted task force in California will help Chinese investors and contractors seize business opportunities for building roads and infrastructure in the US state.
A worker cleans a train. [File photo: CGTN]
The unit will help Chinese developers - both public and private - collaborate on infrastructure projects in California including major railway expansions and potentially, bullet trains – an area of manufacturing that China has demonstrated prowess in.
Representatives from many of China's largest construction firms including China Communications Group and China Railway Construction Corp. Ltd., were present at the task force launch in San Francisco on Thursday.
During the event, China's Consul General in San Francisco Luo Linquan stated that the team's objective of leveraging technical expertise and prices to increase Chinese participation in the state's plans to renovate its transport system will also be a chance for China and the state of California to explore cooperation under the Belt and Road Initiative.
This comes as US President Donald Trump continues to highlight his commitment to sprucing up America's roads, highways and bridges, bringing them to world-class standard with the proposal of a one trillion dollar federal infrastructure bill. The plan is still pending approval from Congress, but many have lamented that even that figure would be one third of the necessary amount to catch up on decades of underinvestment in the sector.
Chinese interest in participating could prove to be the answer for insufficient or delayed funds.
There are already clear models for public-private partnerships in California with Chinese investors at the ports of Los Angeles, Long Beach, and Oakland – a strategy that could prove the most effective in filling a funding gap. "As other projects (in California) develop, efforts should be made to standardize and create effective vehicles for investment from foreign funds, Chinese or otherwise," said a research note by the Milken Institute, a Santa Monica-based think tank.
California has been one of the largest recipients of Chinese capital over the past few years, totaling 16.6 billion US dollars in 2016, more than five times that of the prior year. Of that amount, six billion US dollars was poured into transportation and infrastructure, according to data compiled by consultancy Rhodim Group.
Earlier this year, Chinese and US political and business leaders, from both the public and private sectors, met in San Francisco to develop new partnerships at the China-US Infrastructure Cooperation Forum, with both sides eager to take new projects forward.
"We're getting ready to do an early train operator selection, and we're also working on rolling stock procurement," said Chad Edison, Deputy Secretary at the California State Transportation Agency. "There are many different opportunities and I know there has been Chinese interest in many of those bid packages," he said at the June event.
China to complete Vietnam's first urban light rail
Hu Yijing China Plus Published: 2017-09-23 15:30:19
The construction of Vietnam's first urban light rail has come to an end in Hanoi, the country's capital. [Photo: China Plus]
China Railway Engineering Corporation has been building the 13-kilometer line for 6 years.[Photo: China Plus]
The total cost is estimated at around US$644 million.[Photo: China Plus]
The new railway is part of the Vietnamese government's high-speed plans, which includes urban rail network projects in both the capital Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, the country's main commercial center.[Photo: China Plus]
Local authorities are aiming to enhance existing main line infrastructure and are considering a high-speed link.[Photo: China Plus]
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Pakistan’s first metro train shipped to Lahore from China
By Sun Wenyu (People's Daily Online) 14:16, October 11, 2017
China-produced engines and coaches for Pakistan’s first metro line were unveiled in Lahore, the country’s second largest city, on Oct. 8, Chinese media outlet thepaper.cn reported.
The metro trains arrived at the city of Lahore last Sunday from central China’s Hunan province, and a grand delivery ceremony was held by related departments of Pakistan.
The Orange Line Metro Project was signed in April 2015. It is the first project of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor under the framework of the Belt and Road Initiative.
As a comprehensive rail transit project, the Orange Line has fully adopted Chinese technologies, standards and equipment. Once operational, the metro is estimated to serve a quarter of a million people each day, and the train will run at 80 kilometers per hour.
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Do the Japanese build India's metro?
By Sun Wenyu (People's Daily Online) 14:16, October 11, 2017
China-produced engines and coaches for Pakistan’s first metro line were unveiled in Lahore, the country’s second largest city, on Oct. 8, Chinese media outlet thepaper.cn reported.
The metro trains arrived at the city of Lahore last Sunday from central China’s Hunan province, and a grand delivery ceremony was held by related departments of Pakistan.
The Orange Line Metro Project was signed in April 2015. It is the first project of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor under the framework of the Belt and Road Initiative.
As a comprehensive rail transit project, the Orange Line has fully adopted Chinese technologies, standards and equipment. Once operational, the metro is estimated to serve a quarter of a million people each day, and the train will run at 80 kilometers per hour.
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Subway cars for Boston orange line roll off Chinese production line
Source: Xinhua| 2017-10-16 21:51:27|Editor: An
The first China-made subway cars tailored for Boston's orange line roll off the production line in Changchun, capital of northeast China's Jilin Province, Oct. 16, 2017. The subway cars, which will be delivered to the United States in December, are among a 284-carriage order signed by CRRC Changchun Railway Vehicles and Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) in December 2014. (Xinhua/Duan Xu)
CHANGCHUN, Oct. 16 (Xinhua) -- The first China-made subway cars tailored for Boston's orange line rolled off the production line Monday in Changchun, capital of northeast China's Jilin Province.
The subway cars, which will be delivered to the United States in December, are among a 284-carriage order signed by CRRC Changchun Railway Vehicles and Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) in December 2014.
"With completely independent intellectual property rights, China-made subway cars have met U.S. standards in terms of control security, quality management and vehicle strength," said Yu Qingsong, deputy chief engineer of CRRC Changchun.
The subway cars have adopted high anti-collision standards, which ensure passenger safety in case of trains colliding at a speed of 40 kilometers per hour, Yu said.
"These 'next-generation vehicles' will be the backbone of our heavy rail fleet for many years to come," said Jerry Polcari, chief procurement officer for the MBTA.
The U.S. rail transit market has strict requirements in terms of technology, localization, and law.
The 2014 deal, intended for the orange and red lines of the Boston subway, was the first time a Chinese train car maker won a bid in the U.S. market.
Parts of the subway cars will be produced in Springfield, Massachusetts, where a CRRC assembly factory was built in September 2015.
Creating at least 150 jobs, the factory is expected to open 2018.
Source: Xinhua| 2017-10-16 21:51:27|Editor: An
CHANGCHUN, Oct. 16 (Xinhua) -- The first China-made subway cars tailored for Boston's orange line rolled off the production line Monday in Changchun, capital of northeast China's Jilin Province.
The subway cars, which will be delivered to the United States in December, are among a 284-carriage order signed by CRRC Changchun Railway Vehicles and Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) in December 2014.
"With completely independent intellectual property rights, China-made subway cars have met U.S. standards in terms of control security, quality management and vehicle strength," said Yu Qingsong, deputy chief engineer of CRRC Changchun.
The subway cars have adopted high anti-collision standards, which ensure passenger safety in case of trains colliding at a speed of 40 kilometers per hour, Yu said.
"These 'next-generation vehicles' will be the backbone of our heavy rail fleet for many years to come," said Jerry Polcari, chief procurement officer for the MBTA.
The U.S. rail transit market has strict requirements in terms of technology, localization, and law.
The 2014 deal, intended for the orange and red lines of the Boston subway, was the first time a Chinese train car maker won a bid in the U.S. market.
Parts of the subway cars will be produced in Springfield, Massachusetts, where a CRRC assembly factory was built in September 2015.
Creating at least 150 jobs, the factory is expected to open 2018.
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Subway cars for Boston orange line roll off Chinese production line
Source: Xinhua| 2017-10-16 21:51:27|Editor: An
The first China-made subway cars tailored for Boston's orange line roll off the production line in Changchun, capital of northeast China's Jilin Province, Oct. 16, 2017. The subway cars, which will be delivered to the United States in December, are among a 284-carriage order signed by CRRC Changchun Railway Vehicles and Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) in December 2014. (Xinhua/Duan Xu)
CHANGCHUN, Oct. 16 (Xinhua) -- The first China-made subway cars tailored for Boston's orange line rolled off the production line Monday in Changchun, capital of northeast China's Jilin Province.
The subway cars, which will be delivered to the United States in December, are among a 284-carriage order signed by CRRC Changchun Railway Vehicles and Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) in December 2014.
"With completely independent intellectual property rights, China-made subway cars have met U.S. standards in terms of control security, quality management and vehicle strength," said Yu Qingsong, deputy chief engineer of CRRC Changchun.
The subway cars have adopted high anti-collision standards, which ensure passenger safety in case of trains colliding at a speed of 40 kilometers per hour, Yu said.
"These 'next-generation vehicles' will be the backbone of our heavy rail fleet for many years to come," said Jerry Polcari, chief procurement officer for the MBTA.
The U.S. rail transit market has strict requirements in terms of technology, localization, and law.
The 2014 deal, intended for the orange and red lines of the Boston subway, was the first time a Chinese train car maker won a bid in the U.S. market.
Parts of the subway cars will be produced in Springfield, Massachusetts, where a CRRC assembly factory was built in September 2015.
Creating at least 150 jobs, the factory is expected to open 2018.
Hopefully more orders will follow as the US under Trump plans to spend more on key infrastructure. It is a win-win; the US gets the best quality products, China gets new orders in line with its high-end export push.
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1st Chinese electric locomotive runs in Serbia
Xinhua, October 20, 2017
China's first domestically produced electric locomotive begins operating in Serbia. [Photo/Chinanews.com]
China's first domestically produced electric locomotive began operating in Serbia, the Chinese manufacturer, CRRC Zhuzhou Locomotive, announced late Thursday.
The locomotive will serve the busiest freight transport route on the Balkan Peninsula.
With a maximum speed of 140 km per hour and a rated power of 7,000 kw, the locomotive is able to haul 4,500 tonnes of cargo.
In March 2016, CRRC Zhuzhou signed a contract with Nikola Tesla Thermal Power Plant, a state-owned enterprise in Serbia, to supply two electric locomotives. It is the first Chinese electric locomotive project in Serbia and also the first to conform to the European Technical Specifications for Interoperability (TSI) standard.
The other locomotive is expected to arrive in Serbia soon.
CRRC Zhuzhou has strengthened its presence in overseas markets in recent years. It has won bids for metro trains in Turkey, multiple unit trains in Macedonia and Czech Republic, and a hybrid trolley bus in Austria.
The CRRC, also known as China Railway Rolling Stock Corporation, was formed in 2015 through the merger of former two rivals. The largest train maker so far has been rapidly expanding its presence by winning contracts in overseas markets, and has sold equipment to more than 100 countries and regions.
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Xinhua, October 20, 2017
China's first domestically produced electric locomotive begins operating in Serbia. [Photo/Chinanews.com]
China's first domestically produced electric locomotive began operating in Serbia, the Chinese manufacturer, CRRC Zhuzhou Locomotive, announced late Thursday.
The locomotive will serve the busiest freight transport route on the Balkan Peninsula.
With a maximum speed of 140 km per hour and a rated power of 7,000 kw, the locomotive is able to haul 4,500 tonnes of cargo.
In March 2016, CRRC Zhuzhou signed a contract with Nikola Tesla Thermal Power Plant, a state-owned enterprise in Serbia, to supply two electric locomotives. It is the first Chinese electric locomotive project in Serbia and also the first to conform to the European Technical Specifications for Interoperability (TSI) standard.
The other locomotive is expected to arrive in Serbia soon.
CRRC Zhuzhou has strengthened its presence in overseas markets in recent years. It has won bids for metro trains in Turkey, multiple unit trains in Macedonia and Czech Republic, and a hybrid trolley bus in Austria.
The CRRC, also known as China Railway Rolling Stock Corporation, was formed in 2015 through the merger of former two rivals. The largest train maker so far has been rapidly expanding its presence by winning contracts in overseas markets, and has sold equipment to more than 100 countries and regions.
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