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Officials from Nepal, China to meet in Kathmandu next month
Meeting will discuss funding modality and detailed project report work for cross-border railway

- SANJEEV GIRI, Kathmandu

Nov 20, 2018

Officials from Nepal and China are set to meet next month to discuss the prospects of developing the Kathmandu-Kerung railway line connecting the two countries.

The neighbours agreed in the last week of August on technical details of the railway link touted as one of the most challenging projects even for China that has mastered advanced railway engineering but haven’t met for further discussion.

According to the Department of Railways (DoR), officials from both sides are busy preparing the agenda for the meeting.

The two countries are expected to reach an understanding on developing the detailed project report (DPR).

“A study conducted by Chinese officials concluded earlier that the project is viable,” said Balram Mishra, director general at the DoR. “We are making arrangements for the meet. The Foreign Ministry is coordinating with the Chinese side.”

According to Mishra, the two governments had agreed to review the project development scenario within 2018 while signing the bilateral agreement to study the feasibility of developing the railway line from Kathmandu to Kerung, a city on the Nepal-China border.

Officials at the Ministry of Physical Infrastructure and Transport said the Nepali side will seek clarity on the financial modality of the project.

“China conducted the pre-feasibility study on its own. The process of developing the DPR is going to be costly. The estimated project cost is Rs257 billion,” the source said, clarifying Nepal’s eagerness to jump into possible financial modalities at the earliest.

Though both the countries haven’t come out in public to discuss financial modalities, a number of interviews conducted by the Post with Nepali bureaucrats in the past few months indicate that the northern neighbour is not much enthusiastic about building the project solely at its own cost. They say that the Chinese side has hinted at building the project with concessional loans to give Nepal ownership of the project.

According to Mishra, Nepal is committed to developing the cross-border connectivity project. He, however, agreed that the financing issue will be the most crucial one as the pre-feasibility study has concluded that the project is doable. “The project cost is almost five times that of the proposed East-West railway,” said Mishra.

According to the DoR, the railway would be 72.25km in Nepal. Around 98.5 percent of the line would either be bridges or tunnels. The project would cost Rs3.55 billion per kilometre. Prakash Upadhyay, a former employee at the DoR, said in August that the project would cost Rs28.55 billion per year if the construction is undertaken in nine years. That means Nepal itself is capable of funding it if there are no alternatives.

Officials at the ministry, however, argue that Nepal cannot fund the project as it has other priorities. This explains Nepal’s persistent pursuit of a grant.

Published: 20-11-2018 07:46



http://kathmandupost.ekantipur.com/...al-china-to-meet-in-kathmandu-next-month.html

 

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Feature: Victims of Lao dam disaster see brighter future as Chinese firms provide infrastructural support
Source: Xinhua| 2018-11-22 00:24:14|Editor: Shi Yinglun

by Zhang Jianhua, Wang Shan

VIENTIANE, Nov. 21 (Xinhua) -- The victims of a dam collapsing in southern Laos are now expecting better lives with the support and help from the government and other sources.

The fracturing of saddle dam D, one of five auxiliary dams at the under-construction Xe-Pian Xe-Namnoy hydropower project, some 560 km southeast of Lao capital Vientiane, resulted in massive flooding on July 23.

Some 13,000 people were affected, mainly in the Sanamxay District of Attapeu Province and more than 40 people were killed. Around 100 people still remain missing and more than 6,000 have been left homeless.

The Hadyao Temporary Residence for Affected Area Residents is located on a former school in downtown Sanamxay. The school's entire playground is now being used as a base for temporary housing.

Each household, comprising dozens of square meters, while still crowded, all look neat. As of mid-November, there was full water and electricity supply in the homes, and the victims had made their houses livable, with some putting up hammocks to relax during their stay.

Not far from the housing area, there are toilets, bathrooms, laundry rooms, and water purifiers. Educational posters on hygiene and disease prevention are also posted at the settlement.

"My husband does not have a formal job now. He used to drive to nearby city Pakse carrying goods to sell here, but the flood washed the truck away leaving him jobless," Phetsamon Chanthoumphone, a 40-year housewife, told Xinhua recently, while watering vegetables in foam boxes outside her temporary home.

Phetsamon's five-member family in Hadyao are optimistic about the future. "I heard our government is building a permanent residence for us," she said, adding that she believed that life for her family and the others displaced would improve.

Fearing possible outbreaks of disease and viruses and under the threat from upstream reservoirs, while also considering the mental health of those displaced, the Lao government decided not to rebuild the permanent residence in the flooded area, but chose six other locations to build new villages.

The temporary residence at Dong Bak is located on the road leading to the area where the dam fractured in Sanamxay. A new village is under construction across the road from the settlement.

The ground for the village has been cleared and machinery and equipment for construction is currently on-site.

Some vendors have also gathered in the vicinity and set up tents to start business as a future community starts to take shape.

In the temporary residences, people have planted a variety of vegetables and fruits in the open space between the residential areas and the public facilities.

Children happily play where they can and the elderly keep cool in the shade. The Hadyao Residence also witnessed its first wedding recently. Life for those displaced is slowly but surely returning to something approximating normal.

In the wake of extensive damage caused by the flood, new infrastructure is being put into place. Bridges, decorated with Lao and Chinese national flags, that several Chinese companies have participated in constructing, are particularly outstanding.

On September 26, Chinese engineering companies, currently building the China-Laos railway in northern Laos, assisted in building four bridges in Attapeu for the Lao government.

To honor the achievement and contribution of the Chinese engineering companies, Lao Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith signed an order of commendation for the Laos-China Railway Company, China Railway No. 2 Group (CREC2) and the Power China Corporation.

The Chinese engineering companies along the China-Laos railway construction sites proactively responded to the Lao government's request, donating cash and materials to the disaster-hit areas and assisting in urgently building four bridges to access the flooded villages of Attapeu Province.

In less than 50-days, the CREC2 and Sinohydro Bureau 10 under the Power China Corporation, with the guidance from the Laos-China Railway Company, completed the construction of four brand new bridges in southern Laos' flooded Attapeu.

 

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China-made metro train coaches to be exported to India come off production line

Xinhua, November 24, 2018

The first three subway train coaches produced by Chinese train manufacturer CRRC Dalian Co., Ltd for the major Indian city of Nagpur have come off the production line, according to the company.

CRRC Dalian, an affiliated company under China's top train manufacturer CRRC Corporation, received a train coach order from the Nagpur metro last year. The company is scheduled to produce 69 coaches and provide train maintenance services for 10 years for the city.

With a stainless steel body, the train coaches are designed to run at a maximum speed of 80 km per hour. The coaches will be used on two urban railway lines totaling 38 km in length in the Indian city.

CRRC Dalian develops, produces and exports diesel locomotives, electric locomotives and urban rail cars. The company has exported its products to countries such as New Zealand, Malaysia and Nigeria.

 

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NOVEMBER 30, 2018 / 6:18 AM
Argentina, China sign billion-dollar cargo railway renovation deal | Reuters
Eliana Raszewski, Cassandra Garrison

BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Argentina on Thursday said it had signed a $1 billion contract with a Chinese state builder for improvements to a rail line that transports raw materials, including the South American country’s main cash crop of soybeans.

The project with China Railway Construction Corporation Limited will repair or renovate 1,020 kilometers (634 miles) of railway that runs through the capital Buenos Aires, Rosario - the country’s main grains shipping hub - and Mendoza province, the country’s wine-producing region at the base of the Andes mountains in the west of Argentina.

The country’s once-vibrant grains cargo railway system has fallen into disrepair, leaving farmers to rely on trucks to transport soy, wheat and corn to the ports that dot the banks of the Parana River. That waterway, Argentina’s main export thoroughfare, leads to the shipping lanes of the south Atlantic. China is the main importer of Argentine soybeans.

“When the works are finished, the expectation is to go from 1.5 million tonnes of shipments this year to 3 million tonnes in 2025, and eventually to 8 million tonnes in 2030,” the transport ministry said in its announcement, which did not provide information about the deal’s financing structure.

The project, which will create about 3,800 jobs, will enable the line to support longer trains and reduce transportation costs by 55 percent, the ministry said.

A number of deals are expected to be announced during Chinese President Xi Jinping’s visit to Argentina this weekend, including a multi-billion dollar agreement for the Chinese-funded construction of a nuclear power plant.

China has widened its economic influence in Argentina in the last 10 years by positioning itself as a major financier of Argentine projects, mainly infrastructure, worth a total of about $18 billion, according to a Reuters review of Chinese state funding data compiled by the Inter-American Dialogue, a Washington-based non-profit think-tank.

Reporting by Eliana Raszewski; Additional reporting and writing by Cassandra Garrison; Editing by Ross Colvin and James Dalgleish

 

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Hola Argentina! Rail network upgraded with made-in-China cars
Zou Yun, Wang Xuejing, Bao Hongwei
2018-11-30 15:21 GMT+8 Updated 2018-11-30 17:38 GMT+8

Since 2014, more than 700 railway carriages from China have helped to improve Argentina's railway network as part of deals signed by the Argentinian government and CRRC – China's state-owned rolling stock manufacturer.

Three lines connecting Buenos Aires and its satellite cities have been equipped with newly-purchased cars – all made in China.

"The carriages before are mostly second-hand units from Europe and Japan, which means the technology and car performances are not very good," Yang Tingzhi, general manager of CRRC Sifang, told CGTN. "And the cars we brought here are equipped with the best technologies."

The new cars have won the hearts of Argentine passengers as they are specially designed to meet the demand of the locals.

"We also improved the safety of car design in collision and fire prevention. The carriages are also air-conditioned with comfortable seats based on body mechanics," Yang said.

According to Argentinian transport authorities, CRRC's high-quality technology, equipment, and services have earned a 97 percent satisfactory rating from Argentinian passengers.

The carriages were painted blue and white, the colors of the Argentine national flag. /CGTN Photo

"The new trains are great because they are larger and also more comfortable than previous ones," commented Bix Alex, a local passenger. "They have air conditioners. We do travel a lot better than the previous ones."

Not only are technologies and services being provided, but also cross-cultural experiences. The Chinese company is training local engineers to get advanced knowledge about train operations.

"The technology provided by CRRC is now the most advanced in Argentina. It's a very reliable, efficient and safe system. I hope the training from CRRC could help us to provide better services to local people," Matias Castro, engineer of Trenes Argentines Operations, said.

In 2019, another 200 new cars from China will be delivered to Argentina as part of an additional contract signed between CRRC and the Argentine transport ministry in May, helping to increase transport capacity by 20 percent.

“Hola Argentina!” is CGTN's special series launched ahead of G20 Buenos Aires summit and Chinese President Xi Jinping's visit. The series explores the host city and finds the stories behind China-Argentina cooperation.

(Video filmed by Bao Hongwei, edited by Wang Xuejing and Zou Yun)

 

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China-made trains serve as a moving business card of China

(People's Daily) 09:46, December 01, 2018

(People's Daily Overseas Edition/Zhang Jingang)

China-made locomotives are serving millions of Argentines every day with a 97% passenger satisfaction rate, serving as a moving "business card" of China in Latin America.

Early in 2013, CRRC Sifang, a unit of China's state-owned rolling stock firm CRRC Corporation, won two contracts worth nearly $1 billion in total to supply 709 inter-city electric multiple units (EMUs) to renew Argentina's commuter system, representing China's biggest overseas order for inter-city EMUs.

As the capital of Argentina, Buenos Aires is a metropolis with a population of more than 10 million. There are more than 20 satellite cities around the main city and urban railway lines mainly connect the satellite cities and the main city.

The Chinese company delivered all of the 709 by 2015 and they are already in service on the Sarmiento Line, Matt Line, and Roca Line of Buenos Aires, serving millions of Argentines every day.

Designed with advanced technologies and complete facilities, these "made by CRRC" trains are serving as a moving "business card" of China, widely recognized by the Argentine government and people. Surveys show that nearly all (97%) of Argentinian passengers are happy with the Chinese-produced locomotives, and thus more and more people there are starting to travel by train.

Besides locomotives, CRRC Sifang also exports railway technologies and technical services to Argentina through a technical training and support program. It was the first overseas technology export project concerning Chinese inter-city EMU, marking an upgrade of Sifang Company from a product exporter to a technology exporter.

With its high-quality products and services, CRRC Sifang has won its third train deal in Argentina in April this year, securing a $278 million deal for 200 train cars and related parts.

In neighboring country Chile, CRRC Sifang won a $77 million contract in October to supply 13 multiple-units, marking another breakthrough for the company in Latin America.

CRRC Sifang makes up 44% of China's high-speed rail vehicle market. By the end of last year, it received more than 5,000 overseas orders from more than 20 countries and regions, including the United States and Indonesia.

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Feature: China-built urban railway helps ease Vietnam's transport pressure, bolster win-win cooperation
Source: Xinhua | 2018-12-01 09:57:49 | Editor: huaxia

File photo taken on Sept. 20, 2018 shows a scene of trial operation of Vietnam's first urban railwayin Hanoi, Vietnam. (Xinhua/Ngo Minh Tien)

by Tao Jun, Bui Long

HANOI, Nov. 30 (Xinhua) -- An elevated train was crossing quietly and rapidly over the first multi-layer intersection in Vietnam's Hanoi capital, while down below a plethora of vehicles were running at a snail's pace in a hot autumn day full of ear-popping sounds, a mixture of motorbike exhausts and horns, and ambulance sirens.

For many foreign visitors to Hanoi in particular and Vietnam in general, even for some local residents, crossing roads or enduring traffic congestions or jams during rush hour almost everyday is a real challenge.

"Buses here are often overcrowded; many young riders usually over-speed or cross the red light; and there are almost no lanes designated for cyclists or pedestrians," a Thai visitor named Natthamon told Xinhua in late November, smilingly joking, "You should buy travel insurance before going around Hanoi."

For most of Hanoians, traveling in the capital city is not so costly or dangerous, but rather inconvenient.

"I ride my motorbike all the year round and have yet to face any traffic accidents over the past 10 years, although according to official statistics, everyday Vietnam faces around 50 traffic accidents which kill over 20 people. What I hate most about traffic here is the frequent occurrence of congestions and jams," local journalist Nguyen Thu Huong said, noting that it takes her 45-60 minutes to cover 10 km between her house and her office.

By mid-2017, Hanoi, with a population of nearly 7.7 million, had some five million motorbikes and 500,000 cars, according to the municipal Transport Department. The city has decided to ban all motorbikes from running in its urban districts from 2030.

Vu Hong Truong, chairman of the Hanoi Railway One Member Limited Company, stated that developing urban railway system in Hanoi is an urgent issue because the city is encountering serious traffic congestion and environmental pollution.

Truong said Hanoi's first urban railway, Cat Linh-Ha Dong elevated rail line constructed by China Railway Sixth Group Co. Ltd. using Chinese ODA and Vietnamese reciprocal capital, is completing final steps such as auxiliary equipment like elevators and decoration before kicking off commercial operation.

There will be 13 trains, including 12 in operation and one in standby, running through 12 stations in a total distance of 13 kilometers in 3 districts, Sun Dezhi, deputy general manager of the overseas branch of China Railway 6th Group, told Xinhua.

Each train, which has four carriages with a total length of 79 meters, can carry up to 1,000 passengers. It will take passengers around 30 minutes to complete the whole journey, fairly rapid compared to other means of transport because they go on their own way.

"A train's maximum speed is 80 kilometers per hour, and its average speed is 35 kilometers per hour. In the short term, trains will depart for every 6 minutes. After that, the interval will be only 2 minutes and 30 seconds," Sun said.

The Chinese company uses on-stream welding technology to ensure high speed, noise and vibration reduction, and anti-derailment, and the signal system is CBTC (Communication-Based Train Control).

"CBTC is the most modern technology in the world. This system helps shorten intervals between trains' departure. The train has an automatic control system which controls its speed," Sun said.

The Cat Linh-Ha Dong elevated railway project officially started construction in October 2011. The trial run of the railway officially began in September 2018.

File photo taken on Sept. 20, 2018 shows a scene of trial operation of Vietnam's first urban railwayin Hanoi, Vietnam. (Xinhua/Wang Di)

"There are about 200 Chinese employees on site in Vietnam, and around 1,500 Chinese employees provide back-office support in China," Sun said, adding that hundreds of Vietnamese technicians have been trained in either Vietnam or China to operate the railway system.

"This new means of transport in Vietnam will carry a large number of passengers quickly and conveniently," Nguyen Ngoc Dong, Vietnamese deputy minister of transport, told reporters in late September when he partook in checking and supervising the rail line's trial operation.

During a test run of Cat Linh-Ha Dong rail line, many Vietnamese people were invited to board trains, and all of them expressed their satisfaction with the new means of transport in Hanoi.

"Using this air-conditioned train, we do not have to suffer from traffic accidents, congestions, jams, smoke, dust, heat in summer or coldness in winter, while it runs quickly and quietly," Tran Nhat Duat, a 73-year-old former staff of the Hanoi Transport Department, told Xinhua.

Many other Vietnamese people, both old and young, males and females, shared similar views.

"You see, my sister and I are standing without clutching steel holders to pose for photos on this running train, but we do not lean forward or backward at all. That means the train is running very smoothly," Vu Hien, a young office clerk of South Korean-invested SB Tech Vina Company, told Xinhua.

Standing shoulder-to-shoulder to Hien was her younger sister, Vu Nga, who works as a consultant for overseas studying in Japan. "This Cat Linh-Ha Dong rail route is not along the way we go to work everyday. We hope that more routes like this will be built," she said.

Vietnamese transport officials are considering similar plans to facilitate travel of local working people and visitors. "We should develop at least three urban rail lines and more bus routes to link its urban transport systems in the coming time," Dong said.

"In my opinion, this elevated railway project helps not only ease transport pressure in Hanoi, but also promote the traditional friendship and win-win cooperation between China and Vietnam. It is a symbol of the interface between China's Belt and Road Initiative and Vietnam's 'Two Corridors and One Circle' plan," Sun stated.

 

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CRRC Bags Its First North African Train Supply Deal in Egypt
ZHANG YUSHUO
DATE : DEC 04 2018/SOURCE : YICAI

CRRC Bags Its First North African Train Supply Deal in Egypt​

(Yicai Global) Dec. 4 -- A unit under China and the world's biggest rolling stock manufacturer CRRC has penned a deal to supply trains for a new railroad in Egypt, marking the firm's first foray into northern Africa as it taps yet another Belt and Road nation.

CRRC Qingdao Sifang signed an agreement with China Railway Group and AVIC International Holding to supply trains for the railroad in Al Ashir min Ramadan, also known as 10th of Ramadan, state-run China News Service reported.

The supplier already exports its products to over 100 countries, including Malaysia, the United States and Indonesia. Many of its destinations are along the route of the Belt and Road Initiative, a grand plan devised by Chinese President Xi Jinping to build a vast network of infrastructure and trade links spanning most of the planet's continents.

The two buyers and Egypt's National Authority for Tunnels agreed last year that the pair would build rail lines and stations and supply related electro-mechanical devices, including rolling stock, for the railroad. The track spans 68 kilometers and 11 stations, connecting Cairo, Al Ashir min Ramadan and the nation's new not-yet-named administrative capital.

Al Ashir min Ramadan is an important satellite city to Cairo was the the location of the first industrial zone that the Egyptian government set up in a desert area. Once the new rail link is complete, it should help relieve congestion in Cairo to benefit around five million residents who commute around 10 cities close to the capital.

CRRC Qingdao Sifang will also offer maintenance services for 12 years, according to the supply contract. The trains are designed to run quietly at 120 kilometers per hour and have six carriages, as well as special sandstorm protection.

 

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Feature: China-built urban railway helps ease Vietnam's transport pressure, bolster win-win cooperation
Source: Xinhua | 2018-12-01 09:57:49 | Editor: huaxia

File photo taken on Sept. 20, 2018 shows a scene of trial operation of Vietnam's first urban railwayin Hanoi, Vietnam. (Xinhua/Ngo Minh Tien)

by Tao Jun, Bui Long

HANOI, Nov. 30 (Xinhua) -- An elevated train was crossing quietly and rapidly over the first multi-layer intersection in Vietnam's Hanoi capital, while down below a plethora of vehicles were running at a snail's pace in a hot autumn day full of ear-popping sounds, a mixture of motorbike exhausts and horns, and ambulance sirens.

For many foreign visitors to Hanoi in particular and Vietnam in general, even for some local residents, crossing roads or enduring traffic congestions or jams during rush hour almost everyday is a real challenge.

"Buses here are often overcrowded; many young riders usually over-speed or cross the red light; and there are almost no lanes designated for cyclists or pedestrians," a Thai visitor named Natthamon told Xinhua in late November, smilingly joking, "You should buy travel insurance before going around Hanoi."

For most of Hanoians, traveling in the capital city is not so costly or dangerous, but rather inconvenient.

"I ride my motorbike all the year round and have yet to face any traffic accidents over the past 10 years, although according to official statistics, everyday Vietnam faces around 50 traffic accidents which kill over 20 people. What I hate most about traffic here is the frequent occurrence of congestions and jams," local journalist Nguyen Thu Huong said, noting that it takes her 45-60 minutes to cover 10 km between her house and her office.

By mid-2017, Hanoi, with a population of nearly 7.7 million, had some five million motorbikes and 500,000 cars, according to the municipal Transport Department. The city has decided to ban all motorbikes from running in its urban districts from 2030.

Vu Hong Truong, chairman of the Hanoi Railway One Member Limited Company, stated that developing urban railway system in Hanoi is an urgent issue because the city is encountering serious traffic congestion and environmental pollution.

Truong said Hanoi's first urban railway, Cat Linh-Ha Dong elevated rail line constructed by China Railway Sixth Group Co. Ltd. using Chinese ODA and Vietnamese reciprocal capital, is completing final steps such as auxiliary equipment like elevators and decoration before kicking off commercial operation.

There will be 13 trains, including 12 in operation and one in standby, running through 12 stations in a total distance of 13 kilometers in 3 districts, Sun Dezhi, deputy general manager of the overseas branch of China Railway 6th Group, told Xinhua.

Each train, which has four carriages with a total length of 79 meters, can carry up to 1,000 passengers. It will take passengers around 30 minutes to complete the whole journey, fairly rapid compared to other means of transport because they go on their own way.

"A train's maximum speed is 80 kilometers per hour, and its average speed is 35 kilometers per hour. In the short term, trains will depart for every 6 minutes. After that, the interval will be only 2 minutes and 30 seconds," Sun said.

The Chinese company uses on-stream welding technology to ensure high speed, noise and vibration reduction, and anti-derailment, and the signal system is CBTC (Communication-Based Train Control).

"CBTC is the most modern technology in the world. This system helps shorten intervals between trains' departure. The train has an automatic control system which controls its speed," Sun said.

The Cat Linh-Ha Dong elevated railway project officially started construction in October 2011. The trial run of the railway officially began in September 2018.

File photo taken on Sept. 20, 2018 shows a scene of trial operation of Vietnam's first urban railwayin Hanoi, Vietnam. (Xinhua/Wang Di)

"There are about 200 Chinese employees on site in Vietnam, and around 1,500 Chinese employees provide back-office support in China," Sun said, adding that hundreds of Vietnamese technicians have been trained in either Vietnam or China to operate the railway system.

"This new means of transport in Vietnam will carry a large number of passengers quickly and conveniently," Nguyen Ngoc Dong, Vietnamese deputy minister of transport, told reporters in late September when he partook in checking and supervising the rail line's trial operation.

During a test run of Cat Linh-Ha Dong rail line, many Vietnamese people were invited to board trains, and all of them expressed their satisfaction with the new means of transport in Hanoi.

"Using this air-conditioned train, we do not have to suffer from traffic accidents, congestions, jams, smoke, dust, heat in summer or coldness in winter, while it runs quickly and quietly," Tran Nhat Duat, a 73-year-old former staff of the Hanoi Transport Department, told Xinhua.

Many other Vietnamese people, both old and young, males and females, shared similar views.

"You see, my sister and I are standing without clutching steel holders to pose for photos on this running train, but we do not lean forward or backward at all. That means the train is running very smoothly," Vu Hien, a young office clerk of South Korean-invested SB Tech Vina Company, told Xinhua.

Standing shoulder-to-shoulder to Hien was her younger sister, Vu Nga, who works as a consultant for overseas studying in Japan. "This Cat Linh-Ha Dong rail route is not along the way we go to work everyday. We hope that more routes like this will be built," she said.

Vietnamese transport officials are considering similar plans to facilitate travel of local working people and visitors. "We should develop at least three urban rail lines and more bus routes to link its urban transport systems in the coming time," Dong said.

"In my opinion, this elevated railway project helps not only ease transport pressure in Hanoi, but also promote the traditional friendship and win-win cooperation between China and Vietnam. It is a symbol of the interface between China's Belt and Road Initiative and Vietnam's 'Two Corridors and One Circle' plan," Sun stated.

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Gov. Baker, state transportation leaders in Springfield for unveiling of CRRC new rail cars
By: Taylor Knight Mike Masciadrelli

Posted: Dec 18, 2018 05:41 AM EST
Updated: Dec 18, 2018 06:55 PM EST

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) - Springfield rail car maker CRRC unveiled their new MBTA Orange Line rail cars on Tuesday.

It was a big day for CRRC and the city of Springfield. CRRC said their new high-tech rail cars will help take Massachusetts public transportation into the 21st century.

Governor Charlie Baker, Mayor Domenic Sarno, and state transportation leaders were present for the unveiling. The state collaborated with the China-owned CRRC to build what they're calling 'next-generation rail cars' in Springfield.

"Come the new year these trains will start rolling off the assembly lines getting tested and brought into service both on the red line and orange line, which will see a tremendous in increases in its capacity over the next two or three years," Gov. Baker told 22News.

CRRC said the new rail cars will provide you with a smoother and more comfortable ride.

"The cars are aged," said CRRC Spokeswoman Lydia Rivera. "These ones are wider doors, more efficient. they will clearly experience a better ride."

The CRRC plant created more than 230 new manufacturing jobs, many filled by local residents. It took eight months to assemble these rail cars.

"It's pretty cool knowing 'hey I built this thing,' it's going to be around for a good 50 years if not longer," said Nick Branconnier, a mechanical assembler at CRRC. "Hoping to keep going with it and move on to the Red Line and Green Line possibly."

CRRC plans to build more than 400 rail cars for the MBTA. They also plan to build cars for Philadelphia's Public Transportation system.


CRRC to unveil new MBTA rail cars | WWLP.com

 

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Fuxing bullet train options set to attract global buyers

2018-12-25 08:20:09 China Daily Editor : Mo Hong'e

One of the newly developed Fuxing bullet trains is shown at an exhibition in Beijing on Monday. （Photo by Cheng Gong/China Daily）

Three new types of domestically developed Fuxing trains designed with varying top speeds made their debut on Monday, which experts said will offer more choices to potential overseas customers.

A whole series of Fuxing (Rejuvenation) trains were rolled out at China National Railway Test Center in Beijing, including new versions－a longer train and two lower-speed versions.

The longer Fuxing trains, which are 440 meters long and can seat 1,283 passengers, are the longest high-speed trains in China, with a maximum speed of 350 kilometers per hour. Two other Fuxing trains are expected to run at maximum speeds of 250 km/h and 160 km/h.

Zhao Hongwei, chief engineer at the China Academy of Railway Sciences, said that unlike the earlier Hexie (Harmony) models, which were designed with the help of foreign-developed technology, Fuxing bullet trains use wholly self-developed core technologies and are built under a unified Chinese standard.

"For over a decade, China learned from developed countries to build a world-class high-speed railway system. Now it holds complete intellectual property rights. The domestically developed trains show that China, despite getting a late start on the high-speed track, is cementing its leading role in the race," Zhao said.

Though it was a latecomer, China now has the world's largest high-speed rail network－29,000 km as of the end of 2018, about two-thirds of the world's total.

Sun Zhang, a professor at Tongji University in Shanghai, said that made-in-China trains and technologies have already made their way to over 100 countries, including Turkey, Indonesia, Russia, Iran and India. Apart from upgrading China's rail system, the latest models with different design speeds and costs can also offer more options for export.

"Lower emissions and shorter transportation times will contribute to a growing market for high-speed rail around the world, although the ability to construct such systems is possessed by only a few countries, which offers more opportunities for China's cutting-edge technology and devices to be exported," Sun said.

Two types of the trains－the longer Fuxing and 160 km/h Fuxing－will be used starting on Jan 5 to provide a better travel experience and help ease pressure during the upcoming 40-day Spring Festival travel rush, when over 413 million trips are expected by rail.

"With people's growing desire to travel, high-speed trains are becoming one of the major transportation choices of the Chinese people and expats in China. The design of the trains aims at offering more options to the public and further improving their travel experience," said Zhang Bo, a researcher at the Locomotive and Car Research Institute of the China Academy of Railway Sciences.

With more spacious seats, more power outlets, USB ports, more ample legroom and other passenger-friendly services, all trains in the Fuxing series are more comfortable than older and slower trains, Zhang said, adding that the 160 km/h Fuxing train will gradually replace older trains in some regions.

 

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Malaysia seeks greater cooperation with China to boost railway industry
Source: Xinhua| 2019-01-03 16:11:29|Editor: Liangyu

Workers are seen in the rolling stock center of Chinese locomotives manufacturer CRRC in Batu Gajah, Perak, Malaysia, Jan. 3, 2019. Malaysia welcomes Chinese companies to bring in expertise and investment as the Southeast Asian country seeks to become a regional railway manufacturing hub, Malaysian Transport Minister Anthony Loke Siew Fook said here Thursday. Speaking during a site visit to the rolling stock center of Chinese locomotives manufacturer CRRC in Malaysia, Loke said he hoped the close cooperation between the two countries would help Malaysia realize this aim. (Xinhua/Zhu Wei)

BATU GAJAH, Malaysia, Jan. 3 (Xinhua) -- Malaysia welcomes Chinese companies to bring in expertise and investment as the Southeast Asian country seeks to become a regional railway manufacturing hub, Malaysian Transport Minister Anthony Loke Siew Fook said here Thursday.

Speaking during a site visit to the rolling stock center of Chinese locomotives manufacturer CRRC in Malaysia, Loke said he hoped the close cooperation between the two countries would help Malaysia realize this aim.

"We will continue our strong cooperation with China especially on transport related issues and industries," he told a press conference.

"And railway is one of the major industries that we can see strong collaboration between Malaysia and China."

He said he had invited CRRC to make further investment in Malaysia, to increase the capacity of the rolling stock center and to make it as the hub for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) region.

China could help Malaysia in cultivating local human resources to boost the railway industry, he said.

"We understand to build up an industry we need human resources, we need local talents which of course we know that we are lacking in this industry," he said.

"That is why we hope there will be foreign investment from China, they have the expertise, they have the talents that can bring in with the technology and hopefully they can train our local talent, or local human resources along the way."

Becoming fully operational in 2015, CRRC rolling stock center has the capacity to manufacture up to 200 carriages a year while providing major overhaul for 150 carriages.

It is CRRC's first and only manufacturing facility in Southeast Asia.

Fu Chengjun, president of CRRC Zhuzhou Locomotives that oversees the Malaysian operations, said CRRC has embarked on localization in manufacturing, employment, procurement, service and marketing in Malaysia, with more than 85 percent of its staff in Malaysia are locals.

Also present on the visit to the plant was Chinese Ambassador to Malaysia Bai Tian who said the future of China-Malaysian cooperation is "great potential and bright prospects."

"CRRC is only one of the examples of cooperation with Malaysia. There are many cases, many successful stories here and so far China has invested in about 400 projects, creating about 68,000 jobs in Malaysia," Bai said.

 

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Sri Lanka conducts test run on China-funded southern railway line
Source: Xinhua| 2019-01-07 12:30:51|Editor: Liangyu


COLOMBO, Jan. 7 (Xinhua) -- The Sri Lankan Ministry of Transporton on Sunday conducted a test run along the newly constructed railway line between Matara and Beliatta in the south of the island country which will boost passenger traffic.

The 26.75 km long Matara-Beliatta railway extension was financed by the Exim Bank of China and the contract was awarded to China National Machinery Import and Export Corporation.

A major portion of the construction was carried out by China Railway Group 5 (CR5) and the Central Engineering Consultancy Bureau (CECB) which acted as the consultant.

Sri Lanka's Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation Arjuna Ranatunga, speaking at a ceremony before conducting the test run, said that the railway line is the first to be constructed in Sri Lanka since 1948 and it includes the longest and second longest railway bridges of 1.5 km and 1.04 km, respectively.

The railway line also includes one of the tallest railway bridges, the longest railway tunnel and the most modern railway station buildings in the country.

Ranatunga said he was hoping to officially inaugurate the railway line and open it to the public before the local Sinhala and Tamil New Year in April.

The new railway line is expected to increase traffic into the south and boost trade between capital Colombo and the deep south.

 

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Egypt signs $1.2bn worth agreement with Exim Bank of China to finance 1st electric train
Signing ceremony was witnessed by Prime Minister Moustafa Madbouly

Daily News Egypt

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An agreement was signed on Wednesday between the Chairperson of the National Authority for Tunnels (NAT), Ahmed Fouda, and the Vice Chairperson of the Export-Import Bank of China (Exim Bank), Chi Ping, to provide a facilitated loan of $1.2bn for the implementation of Egypt’s first electric train.

The signing ceremony was witnessed by the Prime Minister Moustafa Madbouly, the Minister of Investment Sahar Nasr, and the Minister of Transport, Hesham Arafat.

The new railway will link the 10th of Ramadan City on the outskirts of Cairo to the New Administrative Capital. It will target the new cities of El Salam, El Obour, El Shorouk, Al Mostakbal, Al Roubiki, and the New Administrative Capital.

Following the signing, Arafat said that the project will include 11 stations and serves 350,000 people, noting that the existing railway services 1.1 million people.

The bank has agreed on a loan of $1.2bn, of which $739m with 1.8% interest rate are for infrastructure and $461m with 2% interest rate are for the trains, to be paid over 15 years with a 5-year grace period. The minister pointed out that the loan agreement was signed in September 2018 during the visit of President Abdel Fatah Al-Sisi to China.

Arafat stressed that the speed of the train will reach 120km/h, and the length of the railway is 67.8km, including 60km of flat area, 7.5km of bridges, and 0.3km of tunnels. The new railway will start from Adly Mansour exchange station that intersects with the Metro Line 3, crossing all the way through the Cairo-Ismailia desert road to Al Rubiki city. There, it will branch into two parts. One will head North alongside the regional ring road, serving the 10th of Ramadan City, and the other will head south from Al Rubiki station to the New Capital. In the second phase, the line is planned to extend to the Sports City at the intersection of Ain Sukhna road with the regional ring road, making the line’s length 93km.

The minister explained that this agreement came after long negotiations over the method of operating the new line for it to be different from the old one, in order to avoid the intersections and lanes that exist in the current railways. The new system of railways will rely on bridges and tunnels to avoid the mistakes of the past 70 years.


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