China Expressways, Highways: News & Discussions

[yusheng]

xiaolangdi reservoir prepare for flood discharging and desilting on July 5

 

[yusheng]

while in zhejiang province, under a small reservoir , people are happy to :

 

[Tiqiu]

"OMG, Can you imagine? A bridge built in the cloud"

 

[cirr]

What about airports?

Construction of Beijing Daxing International Airport in full swing

 

[ahojunk]

What about airports?

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Yes, you can post airports in this thread.

Everything related to infrastructure can be posted in this thread. (Note that HSR and metros have their own threads).

It's just mind boggling the number of massive infrastructures being constructed in China.

For most country including Australia, if we could just build one per year, we would consider that a massive achievement.

 

[JSCh]

New Beijing airport to feature subterranean high-speed rail
By Huang Jin (People's Daily Online) 13:12, July 06, 2016

The new Beijing International Airport is now under construction. According to a report in Jinghua Times, travelers will soon enjoy more convenient channels for arriving at and departing the new airport.

Domestic arrivals and departures, as well as international arrivals and departures, are all planned to be on separate floors of the airport, which will help to ease traffic congestion in front of the terminal.

Each floor will also feature a direct street entrance. At the same time, a high-speed rail will run directly underneath the airport, which will be the first time such a setup has been employed in any airport around the world.

The new airport will be in Daxing district, 46 kilometers south of Tian'anmen Square. It will be 67 kilometers from Beijing Capital International Airport.

The airport will feature a six-pier radial concept that has been designed to increase connectivity and reflect the Chinese landscape and culture.

The new structure will also include four runways, 150 parking aprons for passenger jets, 24 parking aprons for cargo aircraft, 14 maintenance areas and a terminal building with a surface area of 700,000 square meters.

As for the subterranean high-speed rail, a station of the Beijing-Kowloon high-speed railway will be set up in the terminal's underground.

 

[TaiShang]

New Beijing airport to feature world-first bullet train station
2016-07-06 10:46:23 CRIENGLISH.com Web Editor: Guan Chao




A file photo shows a computer rendition of Beijing-Daxing International Airport. [Photo: CRI Online]

Beijing-Daxing International Airport is to start construction of its core structure this September, and new details have been revealed.

Qianlong.com reports that the airport will feature a five-storey above ground structure, with two floors for arrivals and two for departures, which has never been seen before.

In another world-first, the underground section will allow a bullet train to run through, with a train station integrated into the airport.

It is also reported the airport will be fitted with seven runways, which are expected to handle 100 million passengers a year.

The construction of Beijing-Daxing International Airport began in 2014 and is expected to be finished by 2019. Upon completion it will become the world's largest air terminal.

The new airport is expected to meet Beijing's rising demand for air transportation and will help achieve balanced development in the capital.




A file photo shows a computer rendition of Beijing-Daxing International Airport. [Photo: CRI Online]



A file photo shows a computer rendition of Beijing-Daxing International Airport. [Photo: CRI Online]

 

[AndrewJin]

@waz @Hu Songshan Pls remove unrelated trolls with American flags in this thread.
Thank you very much.

 

[TaiShang]

Scenery of cloud and mist blanketing Chinese river bridges
2016-07-08 11:38:28 Xinhua Web Editor: Luo Bin



Vehicles run amid mist on the Linghe River Bridge, a segment of Shanghai-Kunming Highway, in Anshun, southwest China's Guizhou Province, July 7, 2016. The Linghe River Bridge, which is 370 meters above the water surface, is often shrounded by cloud and mist. [Xinhua/Lu Wei]



Cloud and mist blankets the Gongshui River Bridge in Xiaoguan Dong Autonomous Township of Xuan'en County, central China's Hubei Province, July 7, 2016. The Gongshui River Large Bridge, which spans 400 meters over the Gongshui River, is often shrounded by cloud and mist. [Xinhua/Song Wen]



Cloud and mist blankets the Gongshui River Bridge in Xiaoguan Dong Autonomous Township of Xuan'en County, central China's Hubei Province, July 7, 2016. The Gongshui River Large Bridge, which spans 400 meters over the Gongshui River, is often shrounded by cloud and mist. [Xinhua/Song Wen]

 

[JSCh]

Yangtze River Bridge put into operation in Chongqing
(Xinhua) Updated: 2016-07-09 09:19

Photo taken on July 8, 2016 shows the Yangtze River Bridge in Jijiang Town of Jiangjin District in Chongqing. The 1,897-meter-long double plane cable stayed bridge with six lanes was put into operation on Friday. [Photo/Xinhua]

 

[JSCh]

Asia's longest single cave, double track tunnel completed
Source: Xinhua 2016-07-09 15:47:47

XI'AN, July 9 (Xinhua) -- Construction on a 16-km single tunnel with double tracks for high-speed trains was completed Friday in northwest China's Shaanxi Province.

The tunnel cuts through the Qinling Mountains and is the longest of its kind in Asia, according to its builders.

It is part of a high-speed rail line that links Xi'an, the provincial capital and Chengdu in southwest China's Sichuan Province.

The 643-km line, with a designed speed of 250 km per hour, will slash the travel time between the two cities from the previous 16 hours to just three hours.

 

[AndrewJin]

A glimpse of some of China's crazy expressway bridges, enjoy!

Asia's longest single cave, double track tunnel completed
Source: Xinhua 2016-07-09 15:47:47

XI'AN, July 9 (Xinhua) -- Construction on a 16-km single tunnel with double tracks for high-speed trains was completed Friday in northwest China's Shaanxi Province.

The tunnel cuts through the Qinling Mountains and is the longest of its kind in Asia, according to its builders.

It is part of a high-speed rail line that links Xi'an, the provincial capital and Chengdu in southwest China's Sichuan Province.

The 643-km line, with a designed speed of 250 km per hour, will slash the travel time between the two cities from the previous 16 hours to just three hours.

Need more tunnels like this to cut down the distance between Southwest and Northwest divided by the great mountains!

Yangtze River Bridge put into operation in Chongqing
(Xinhua) Updated: 2016-07-09 09:19

Photo taken on July 8, 2016 shows the Yangtze River Bridge in Jijiang Town of Jiangjin District in Chongqing. The 1,897-meter-long double plane cable stayed bridge with six lanes was put into operation on Friday. [Photo/Xinhua]

Yangtze River bridges in Chongqing are always crowded. They just can't build enough!

 

[AndrewJin]

Driving from the third biggest cities in Tibet to the regional capital city Lhasa!

 

[ahojunk]

Driving from the third biggest cities in Tibet to the regional capital city Lhasa!

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The scenery from Nyingchi to Lhasa is clean, peaceful and beautiful.

Look forward to the completion of the railway between these two cities.

 

[AndrewJin]

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The scenery from Nyingchi to Lhasa is clean, peaceful and beautiful.

Look forward to the completion of the railway between these two cities.

Nyingchi is beautiful.
Though last time when I traveled in Tibet, I chose the western route, to Mount Everest along China-Nepal highway, thus no time for the eastern route to Nyingchi. I planned to travel there next time, probably from Kunming or Chengdu, then back to Wuhan by railway.