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Sorry my friends, so busy these days.
I'm trying to get on with recent updates of Chinese HSR sector.
Too many things have happened in the railway sector, with or without my presentation in PDF.
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Which city gets the highest number of bullet train services
after the major timetable upgrade in May?
(calculation by netizens, not 100% accurate)
300+
Guangzhou 799
Shanghai 754
Beijing 638
Nanjing 560
Shenzhen 541
Hangzhou 436
Wuhan 416
Changsha 394
Tianjin 388
Jinan 313
Most provincial cities and important regional cities are serviced with around 150-300 bullet trains per day. There is no surprise that first tier cities, Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Shenzhen are all listed given their economic significance. Nanjing is the only one among TOP5 which is not a first-tier city. Central China has two Top10 HSR terminal, Wuhan & Changsha (Both are my hometowns btw) and another Central China city Zhengzhou nails 286! Northeastern China and Western China has none listed on Top 10 chart, but Shenyang (NE China) has 286, and Chengdu (West) gets 200 with more and more high-speed railways to be opened in the coming decade in the interior.
And in late 2016, Kunming will be the last provincial capital in Southwestern China to be connected to national high-speed railway network. Since then, all provincial capitals in Southern China will be connected together by numerous high-speed services except the tropical city Haikou, which is served by an isolated island ring HSR, yet to be connected to mainland with the proposed railway tunnel across the strait.
Top 10 High-speed Railway Terminals
300+ services per day
I'm trying to get on with recent updates of Chinese HSR sector.
Too many things have happened in the railway sector, with or without my presentation in PDF.
@cirr @TaiShang @JSCh @anant_s @powastick @ahojunk et al
Which city gets the highest number of bullet train services
after the major timetable upgrade in May?
(calculation by netizens, not 100% accurate)
300+
Guangzhou 799
Shanghai 754
Beijing 638
Nanjing 560
Shenzhen 541
Hangzhou 436
Wuhan 416
Changsha 394
Tianjin 388
Jinan 313
Most provincial cities and important regional cities are serviced with around 150-300 bullet trains per day. There is no surprise that first tier cities, Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Shenzhen are all listed given their economic significance. Nanjing is the only one among TOP5 which is not a first-tier city. Central China has two Top10 HSR terminal, Wuhan & Changsha (Both are my hometowns btw) and another Central China city Zhengzhou nails 286! Northeastern China and Western China has none listed on Top 10 chart, but Shenyang (NE China) has 286, and Chengdu (West) gets 200 with more and more high-speed railways to be opened in the coming decade in the interior.
And in late 2016, Kunming will be the last provincial capital in Southwestern China to be connected to national high-speed railway network. Since then, all provincial capitals in Southern China will be connected together by numerous high-speed services except the tropical city Haikou, which is served by an isolated island ring HSR, yet to be connected to mainland with the proposed railway tunnel across the strait.
Top 10 High-speed Railway Terminals
300+ services per day
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Welcome, bro! Looking forward to your updates, but please keep in mind, studies and work come way before this forum.
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This hybrid bullet train can replace DMUs then!China's first hybrid bullet train to conduct test
(People's Daily Online) 10:58, April 22, 2016
China's first hybrid bullet train is ready to conduct a test.(CNS Photo)
China's first hybrid bullet train has finished debug and is ready to conduct a test, according to CRRC Changchun Railway Vehicle Co. on Thursday.
With a maximum operating speed of 160 km per hour, it is the first train developed by China which uses two or three power sources.
The project will meet the needs of trains running on both electrified railway and non-electrified railway.
According to a plan, by 2020, electrified lines will account for 60 percent of the nations' railway lines, with more than 50 percent being double track. Non-electrified railways will still account for a large proportion of railway lines in the long run.
China's first hybrid bullet train is ready to conduct a test.(CNS Photo)
It's Spring in China!
Great Wall DMU (Diesel Multiple Units) in Badaling Township
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Actually, I did it already.
The picture is taken at about 80m height. I don't want the drone to fly higher, you know, the CRH depot is very close to the Hongqiao Airport.
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Amazing!
More photos please!
I'm seriously considering buying one DJI model on the next November 11 Alibaba's online shopping fest!
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What is Chinese High-speed Railway Network like by April 2016?
With the opening of the new intercity HSR in Guangdong Province, the total mileage of Chinese HSR is rapidly marching towards 20,000 km benchmark. The coming major nation-wide timetable upgrade in May 2016 will see several hundred more railway services added per day, among which a significant number will be bullet trains. One Chinese railway fan has drawn the most up-to-date HSR network map, let's have a look!
Outline
The four brackets in the lower left are detailed maps of networks around Wuhan, Zhengzhou, Pearl River Delta and Chengdu.
Yangtze River Delta
Main City: Shanghai, Nanjing, Hangzhou, Suzhou, Wuxi, Changzhou, Jiaxing
Shanghai Nanjing and Hangzhou are among top10 cities with the most bullet train services, with 754, 560 and 436 respectively! This region is arguably the biggest engine of Chinese economy, with GDP totalling around 2 trillion US dollars.
Pearl River Delta
Main City: Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Dongguan, Foshan, Zhuhai, Zhongshan
Guangzhou (800 bullet trains per day), Shenzhen(500+), and HK in the future
The expansion of PRD's intercity network is exciting, but more trunk routes (>300km/h) are needed!
Shenzhen's high-speed railway will be expended south to Hong Kong soon, strengthening its status as the innovation capital of China, home to DJI and Huawei.
Central China: Wuhan
400+ bullet trains per day
At the very centre of the Chinese economic map, Wuhan is where the Beijing-HK HSR intersects with Shanghai-Chengdu HSR. More intercity HSRs and trunk routes are coming!
Western China: Chengdu
Bullet trains per day 200+
At the westernmost end of Shanghai-Chengdu HSR, Chengdu is undoubtedly the heart of Western China's thriving economy. Not many services are brought in so far because most lines have opened only a small section. The epic Chengdu-Lanzhou, Chengdu-Xi'an, Chengdu-Kunming and Chengdu-Guiyang HSRs will make Western China much more bonding than before both distance-wise and economy-wise.
Northern China: Around Beijing
Beijing(600+ services per day)
Beijing seems still the upper terminal so far without high-speed railways radiating north. But the Winter Olympics is coming! Beijing-Zhangjiakou-Hohhot HSR is finally in the making.
Northeastern China
Shenyang(300+)
Changchun(200+)
Harbin(200)
The most amazing fact about the current NE Chinas HSR network is the finalisation of a ring HSR on the Liaodong Peninsular, bordering North Korea. Shenyang, the provincial capital in the interior, Dalian at the tip of the peninsular and Dandong the bilingual border city, are finally linked together with rapid railway services every 5-20 minutes from 5am to 10pm.
The west coast of Taiwan Straits
Fujian(200+), Xiamen(200+), Quanzhou(180+)
This region is where the majority of Chinese on Taiwan Island come from, being one of the fastest growing regions in China. The proposal of the second Fujian-Xiamen HSR （250km) is in the final stage of negotiation of cities along the corridor. It will relieve the current congested railway corridor and is set to be finished in 4 years.
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With the opening of the new intercity HSR in Guangdong Province, the total mileage of Chinese HSR is rapidly marching towards 20,000 km benchmark. The coming major nation-wide timetable upgrade in May 2016 will see several hundred more railway services added per day, among which a significant number will be bullet trains. One Chinese railway fan has drawn the most up-to-date HSR network map, let's have a look!
Outline
The four brackets in the lower left are detailed maps of networks around Wuhan, Zhengzhou, Pearl River Delta and Chengdu.
Yangtze River Delta
Main City: Shanghai, Nanjing, Hangzhou, Suzhou, Wuxi, Changzhou, Jiaxing
Shanghai Nanjing and Hangzhou are among top10 cities with the most bullet train services, with 754, 560 and 436 respectively! This region is arguably the biggest engine of Chinese economy, with GDP totalling around 2 trillion US dollars.
Pearl River Delta
Main City: Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Dongguan, Foshan, Zhuhai, Zhongshan
Guangzhou (800 bullet trains per day), Shenzhen(500+), and HK in the future
The expansion of PRD's intercity network is exciting, but more trunk routes (>300km/h) are needed!
Shenzhen's high-speed railway will be expended south to Hong Kong soon, strengthening its status as the innovation capital of China, home to DJI and Huawei.
Central China: Wuhan
400+ bullet trains per day
At the very centre of the Chinese economic map, Wuhan is where the Beijing-HK HSR intersects with Shanghai-Chengdu HSR. More intercity HSRs and trunk routes are coming!
Western China: Chengdu
Bullet trains per day 200+
At the westernmost end of Shanghai-Chengdu HSR, Chengdu is undoubtedly the heart of Western China's thriving economy. Not many services are brought in so far because most lines have opened only a small section. The epic Chengdu-Lanzhou, Chengdu-Xi'an, Chengdu-Kunming and Chengdu-Guiyang HSRs will make Western China much more bonding than before both distance-wise and economy-wise.
Northern China: Around Beijing
Beijing(600+ services per day)
Beijing seems still the upper terminal so far without high-speed railways radiating north. But the Winter Olympics is coming! Beijing-Zhangjiakou-Hohhot HSR is finally in the making.
Northeastern China
Shenyang(300+)
Changchun(200+)
Harbin(200)
The most amazing fact about the current NE Chinas HSR network is the finalisation of a ring HSR on the Liaodong Peninsular, bordering North Korea. Shenyang, the provincial capital in the interior, Dalian at the tip of the peninsular and Dandong the bilingual border city, are finally linked together with rapid railway services every 5-20 minutes from 5am to 10pm.
The west coast of Taiwan Straits
Fujian(200+), Xiamen(200+), Quanzhou(180+)
This region is where the majority of Chinese on Taiwan Island come from, being one of the fastest growing regions in China. The proposal of the second Fujian-Xiamen HSR （250km) is in the final stage of negotiation of cities along the corridor. It will relieve the current congested railway corridor and is set to be finished in 4 years.
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Central China- Zhengzhou
300+ bullet trains per day
Another railway giant in Central China, Zhengzhou, has a massive and expanding intercity HSR network as well as several operating and planned 350km/h trunk routes. The creation and development of Zhengzhou is all dated back to railways, a young and vibrant huge metropolis with several freight railway services to Europe.
Hainan Island!!!
100+
Yep, the first Island Loop HSR in the world!
The only tropical land in China with administration over the South China Sea, it has booming tourism and now, finally, a ring HSR serving every major townships and cities along the coast. Both international airports in Haikou and Sanya are directly served by this HSR. The precious experiences and expertise gained from designing and building the first tropical high-speed railway in the world is giving Chinese railway experts and technicians everything they need in the global market.
Southwestern China- Nanning
200+ bullet trains per day
China's ASEAN capital, Nanning, is the topic of the very first news of this thread.
When the railway is further expending west to Kunming which is 800 km to the west, more questions are posed around the fast corridors across the border.
Southwestern China: Guiyang
150-200 per day
What an exciting story!
China's poorest province now is on the rise rapidly in terms of high-speed railway construction along with the dramatic increase of tourists. The biggest news this year of China's HSR sector is perhaps the inauguration of Guiyang-Kunming HSR (the final section of Shanghai-Kunming HSR), another epic project, ten times more difficult than the Tibetan railway. And Chengdu/Chongqing-Guiyang HSRs are coming soon!
300+ bullet trains per day
Another railway giant in Central China, Zhengzhou, has a massive and expanding intercity HSR network as well as several operating and planned 350km/h trunk routes. The creation and development of Zhengzhou is all dated back to railways, a young and vibrant huge metropolis with several freight railway services to Europe.
Hainan Island!!!
100+
Yep, the first Island Loop HSR in the world!
The only tropical land in China with administration over the South China Sea, it has booming tourism and now, finally, a ring HSR serving every major townships and cities along the coast. Both international airports in Haikou and Sanya are directly served by this HSR. The precious experiences and expertise gained from designing and building the first tropical high-speed railway in the world is giving Chinese railway experts and technicians everything they need in the global market.
Southwestern China- Nanning
200+ bullet trains per day
China's ASEAN capital, Nanning, is the topic of the very first news of this thread.
When the railway is further expending west to Kunming which is 800 km to the west, more questions are posed around the fast corridors across the border.
Southwestern China: Guiyang
150-200 per day
What an exciting story!
China's poorest province now is on the rise rapidly in terms of high-speed railway construction along with the dramatic increase of tourists. The biggest news this year of China's HSR sector is perhaps the inauguration of Guiyang-Kunming HSR (the final section of Shanghai-Kunming HSR), another epic project, ten times more difficult than the Tibetan railway. And Chengdu/Chongqing-Guiyang HSRs are coming soon!
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2 in 1: China’s New Hybrid Train that Can be Used as Both High-speed Bullet and Subway Enters Complete Vehicle Test
By Zou Luxiao (People's Daily Online) 23:38, April 27, 2016
China CNR Corporation Limited (CNR), one of the country's biggest train makers, announced on Wednesday that its prototype of hybrid high-speed train enters complete vehicle test- first of its kind nationwide.
Changchun Railway Vehicle Co., Ltd (CRC) of CNR has integrated two or three power sources -- electricity, battery pack or diesel engine -- into the trains, according to CNR.
The power sources will form two-in-one or three-in-one power packs depending on operation and rail conditions, allowing it to run fast as high-speed train on intercity rail as well as slowly roam the streets in cities.
The trains will be widely used compared with traditional trains because of their adaptability to travel on both electric and non-electric railways. And the design speed of such trains will be 160 km per hour, said CNR.
By Zou Luxiao (People's Daily Online) 23:38, April 27, 2016
China CNR Corporation Limited (CNR), one of the country's biggest train makers, announced on Wednesday that its prototype of hybrid high-speed train enters complete vehicle test- first of its kind nationwide.
Changchun Railway Vehicle Co., Ltd (CRC) of CNR has integrated two or three power sources -- electricity, battery pack or diesel engine -- into the trains, according to CNR.
The power sources will form two-in-one or three-in-one power packs depending on operation and rail conditions, allowing it to run fast as high-speed train on intercity rail as well as slowly roam the streets in cities.
The trains will be widely used compared with traditional trains because of their adaptability to travel on both electric and non-electric railways. And the design speed of such trains will be 160 km per hour, said CNR.
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New high-speed railway to link central, eastern Chinese cities
Xinhua, April 27, 2016
Tests have begun on a new high-speed railway (HSR) line between Zhengzhou, capital of central Henan Province, and Xuzhou in eastern Jiangsu Province; signalling that it will be operational soon.
Trains on the 362 kilometer, 9 station line -- which broke ground in December 2012 -- will be able to travel at a maximum 350 km per hour, according to the China Academy of Railway Sciences (CARS).
"The tests have been successful so far, but there will be more before the line is given the green light to go into operation," said Hou Fuguo, CARS passenger rail line project chief, on Wednesday.
"The Zhengzhou-Xuzhou line will be a significant milestone in China's 'four-vertical' and 'four-horizontal' HSR network," said Li Ben, assistant chief engineer of Zhengzhou-Xi'an high-speed passenger rail line.
Xinhua, April 27, 2016
Tests have begun on a new high-speed railway (HSR) line between Zhengzhou, capital of central Henan Province, and Xuzhou in eastern Jiangsu Province; signalling that it will be operational soon.
Trains on the 362 kilometer, 9 station line -- which broke ground in December 2012 -- will be able to travel at a maximum 350 km per hour, according to the China Academy of Railway Sciences (CARS).
"The tests have been successful so far, but there will be more before the line is given the green light to go into operation," said Hou Fuguo, CARS passenger rail line project chief, on Wednesday.
"The Zhengzhou-Xuzhou line will be a significant milestone in China's 'four-vertical' and 'four-horizontal' HSR network," said Li Ben, assistant chief engineer of Zhengzhou-Xi'an high-speed passenger rail line.
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This HSR is being further extended easterly to Lianyungang, a port city situated at the northern tip of Jiangsu Province.
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CCTV+, Published on Apr 27, 2016
China's self-developed new generation of high-speed train is undergoing 600,000-km tests for its normal operation on the Datong-Xi'an passenger line in north and northwest regions.
Different from the well-known "Harmony" bullet trains, the standardized electric multiple units or EMU trains claim complete set of independent intellectual property rights by China's largest rolling stock manufacturer CRRC Corp.
"What we aim now is the complete independence, totally free from dependence on other countries, so as to lower our operation costs and establish a brand foundation for us to go out," said Wang Yueming, principal researcher of the Chinese Academy of Railway Science.
The eight-carriage train runs at a speed of 350 km per hour with a total of 556 seats. The trains will be produced in small batches after tests complete in June.
The complete independent intellectual property rights come from a self-developed insulated-gate bipolar transistor (IGBT) chip.
The IGBT chip is a three-terminal power semiconductor device primarily used as an electronic switch which precisely controls the high voltage current and enables the high-speed trains to run smoothly. It's regarded as the heart of high-speed trains and CPU of electronic devices. Up to the self-developed new generation of high-speed train came into being, the IGBT chips on China's 1,900 high-speed trains now in operation are all imported.
Chinese railway engineers first came to know the whole process of IGBT design and manufacturing in 2008, after the CRRC Zhuzhou Institute purchased 75 percent of shares of one British semiconductor company.
Then a 20-member team led by Liu Guoyou started their own research to develop China's IGBT chips. After six years, China's first 8-inch IGBT production line went into operation in Zhuzhou City of central China's Hunan Province in 2014.
"Judging from the test and application, our high-voltage IGBT chips have reached the advanced world standards now, which is a big leap forward," said Liu Guoyou, head of the IGBT project in the CRRC Zhuzhou Institute.
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