China HSR News And Information: Original Translation

[cnleio]

The beauty of High-speed Rails in China's hidden misty Southwest
Guangxi Autonomous Region
@crrc李圣@weibo

Red lines in operation
Blue lines under construction or planned
（710km Nanning-Kunming HSR opened in 2017)
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Beautiful photos ~ Shangri-La

 

[cirr]

4 tram lines in trial operation by 2017, SW China

2016-05-27 20:01:13

MENGZI, May 27, 2016 (Xinhua) -- An experimental tram moves in Mengzi, Hani-Yi Autonomous Prefecture of Honghe in southwest China's Yunnan Province, May 27, 2016. With an investment of 6.619 billion yuan (about 1.009 billion US dollars), 4 lines of trams covering 62 kilometers are under construction and expected to be in experimental operation in 2017. (Xinhua/Zhou Lei)

MENGZI, May 27, 2016 (Xinhua) -- An experimental tram moves in Mengzi, Hani-Yi Autonomous Prefecture of Honghe in southwest China's Yunnan Province, May 27, 2016.

MENGZI, May 27, 2016 (Xinhua) -- An experimental tram moves in Mengzi, Hani-Yi Autonomous Prefecture of Honghe in southwest China's Yunnan Province, May 27, 2016.

MENGZI, May 27, 2016 (Xinhua) -- A worker is busy at the construction site of the tram system in Mengzi, Hani-Yi Autonomous Prefecture of Honghe in southwest China's Yunnan Province, May 27, 2016.

MENGZI, May 27, 2016 (Xinhua) -- Driver Wang Li operates an experimental tram in Mengzi, Hani-Yi Autonomous Prefecture of Honghe in southwest China's Yunnan Province, May 27, 2016.

MENGZI, May 27, 2016 (Xinhua) -- The inside of an experimental tram is seen in Mengzi, Hani-Yi Autonomous Prefecture of Honghe in southwest China's Yunnan Province, May 27, 2016.

http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/ph...35393874_4.htm

 

[cirr]

@AndrewJin

One can almost hear the footsteps of a new round of “speed boosts“

 

[AndrewJin]

4 tram lines in trial operation by 2017, SW China

2016-05-27 20:01:13

MENGZI, May 27, 2016 (Xinhua) -- An experimental tram moves in Mengzi, Hani-Yi Autonomous Prefecture of Honghe in southwest China's Yunnan Province, May 27, 2016. With an investment of 6.619 billion yuan (about 1.009 billion US dollars), 4 lines of trams covering 62 kilometers are under construction and expected to be in experimental operation in 2017. (Xinhua/Zhou Lei)

MENGZI, May 27, 2016 (Xinhua) -- An experimental tram moves in Mengzi, Hani-Yi Autonomous Prefecture of Honghe in southwest China's Yunnan Province, May 27, 2016.

MENGZI, May 27, 2016 (Xinhua) -- An experimental tram moves in Mengzi, Hani-Yi Autonomous Prefecture of Honghe in southwest China's Yunnan Province, May 27, 2016.

MENGZI, May 27, 2016 (Xinhua) -- A worker is busy at the construction site of the tram system in Mengzi, Hani-Yi Autonomous Prefecture of Honghe in southwest China's Yunnan Province, May 27, 2016.

MENGZI, May 27, 2016 (Xinhua) -- Driver Wang Li operates an experimental tram in Mengzi, Hani-Yi Autonomous Prefecture of Honghe in southwest China's Yunnan Province, May 27, 2016.

MENGZI, May 27, 2016 (Xinhua) -- The inside of an experimental tram is seen in Mengzi, Hani-Yi Autonomous Prefecture of Honghe in southwest China's Yunnan Province, May 27, 2016.

http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/ph...35393874_4.htm

Can't believe such achievement has been made in such a tiny city in one the most remotest regions in Southwest China!
Yunnan is undoubtedly one of the most shining economic hot spots in the context of cooperation between China and ASEAN.

@AndrewJin

One can almost hear the footsteps of a new round of “speed boosts“

13th 5-year plan concerning HSRs is about standardisation of bullet trains, acceleration of construction of trunk routes network and intercity networks and above all, continuing searching on new tech with huge R&D expenditure!

 

[AndrewJin]

CRH380A for Shenzhen-Hong Kong High-speed Railway

200km/h loco is ready
Manufactured by CRRC Dalian Factory
Test speed 230+km/h

 

[cirr]

@AndrewJin This is in your hometown of Wuhan。It went into trial operation on 31.05.2016。Time for a tryout!

 

[AndrewJin]

ALMOST DONE!
Yunnan Province's biggest HSR Station will be opened
along with inauguration of Shanghai-Kunming HSR & Kunming-Nanning HSR

Key points
Kunming South Station has four layers.
Underground floor is departure floor and transfer floor to Metro line 1 & 4 and bus.
Floor one has 16 platforms.
Floor two is for a huge elevated waiting room, ticket office, shops and restaurants.
It has 4 ramps for buses and cars directly entering the waiting room from four directions,
linked with urban rapid roads and expressways.
At the end of June, we can see the designed effect, "雀舞春城 美丽绽放".
The whole buildings is designed to stand Richter Scale 9 earthquakes.

Main theme: Yunnan's symbolic animal, Peacock

The final stage of construction

Other small HSR stations in Yunnan Province underway
Qujin North Station

@AndrewJin This is in your hometown of Wuhan。It went into trial operation on 31.05.2016。Time for a tryout!

wow, i thought it would be open at the end of this year.
2016 is so big for my city.
Airport subway
Subway line 6,
and several tram lines!

 

[cirr]

Beijing to Shenzhen 2400km in 7 hours when this new north-south artery is completed by 2020.

Route of Ganzhou-SZ rail decided

Han Ximin, Shenzhen Daily

June 1st, 2016

THE route of the Guangdong section of the Ganzhou-Shenzhen High-speed Railway has been decided and work will start this year, according to a notice on the official website of the Guangzhou Public Resources Trade Center.

The notice showed that the 432-kilometer rail line will start from Ganzhou West Station in Jiangxi Province and go southward through Xinfeng, Longnan, Dingnan, Longchuan, Dongyuan, Heyuan, Boluo, Huizhou and Tangxia in Dongguan before it connects with Shenzhen North Railway Station.

The rail line is designed to run at a speed of 350 kilometers per hour with 12 stations. It will cut the trip between Shenzhen and Ganzhou to two hours when the rail line is finished in 2020. Investment is estimated at 66 billion yuan (US$10 billion).

The Ganzhou-Shenzhen high-speed rail line is part of the high-speed Nanchang-Shenzhen line, which will span 840 kilometers from Nanchang to Shenzhen. Travel time between the two cities could be cut to less than four hours after the railway is completed in 2020. It will also be connected with the Xiamen-Shenzhen railway to allow access to coastal Fujian cities. The Shenzhen-Nanchang line is part of the Beijing-Kowloon High-speed Passenger Line and will play a significant role in stimulating development of northern Guangdong and Jiangxi.

The 2,400-kilometer Beijing-Kowloon High-speed Passenger Line starts from Beijing and will go south through Hebei, Shandong, Henan, Anhui, Hubei, Jiangxi and Guangdong, before ending in Hong Kong.

With the completion of the Beijing-Kowloon high-speed railway, it will take only about seven hours to go to Beijing from Shenzhen. Currently, it takes about 10.5 hours to travel to Beijing from Shenzhen on the other high-speed railway going through Guangzhou.

 

[AndrewJin]

Beijing to Shenzhen 2400km in 7 hours when this new north-south artery is completed by 2020.

Route of Ganzhou-SZ rail decided

Han Ximin, Shenzhen Daily

June 1st, 2016

THE route of the Guangdong section of the Ganzhou-Shenzhen High-speed Railway has been decided and work will start this year, according to a notice on the official website of the Guangzhou Public Resources Trade Center.

The notice showed that the 432-kilometer rail line will start from Ganzhou West Station in Jiangxi Province and go southward through Xinfeng, Longnan, Dingnan, Longchuan, Dongyuan, Heyuan, Boluo, Huizhou and Tangxia in Dongguan before it connects with Shenzhen North Railway Station.

The rail line is designed to run at a speed of 350 kilometers per hour with 12 stations. It will cut the trip between Shenzhen and Ganzhou to two hours when the rail line is finished in 2020. Investment is estimated at 66 billion yuan (US$10 billion).

The Ganzhou-Shenzhen high-speed rail line is part of the high-speed Nanchang-Shenzhen line, which will span 840 kilometers from Nanchang to Shenzhen. Travel time between the two cities could be cut to less than four hours after the railway is completed in 2020. It will also be connected with the Xiamen-Shenzhen railway to allow access to coastal Fujian cities. The Shenzhen-Nanchang line is part of the Beijing-Kowloon High-speed Passenger Line and will play a significant role in stimulating development of northern Guangdong and Jiangxi.

The 2,400-kilometer Beijing-Kowloon High-speed Passenger Line starts from Beijing and will go south through Hebei, Shandong, Henan, Anhui, Hubei, Jiangxi and Guangdong, before ending in Hong Kong.

With the completion of the Beijing-Kowloon high-speed railway, it will take only about seven hours to go to Beijing from Shenzhen. Currently, it takes about 10.5 hours to travel to Beijing from Shenzhen on the other high-speed railway going through Guangzhou.

This corridor is so vital!
Jiangxi-Guangdong transport is a sh*t now!
U spend more time to an adjacent province than to Wuhan which is two provinces away.
Shame on Guangdong Government's inaction for a decade.

 

[cirr]

China has approved the construction of a $1 billion high-speed rail extension to connect Beijing with the venue for many of the skiing events for the 2022 Winter Olympics

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

First Posted: June 04, 2016 - 6:59 am

Last Updated: June 04, 2016 - 6:59 am

BEIJING — China has approved the construction of a $1 billion high-speed rail extension to connect Beijing with the venue for many of the skiing events for the 2022 Winter Olympics, officials said Saturday.

The Zhangjiakou city government said the 53-kilometer (33-mile) line from the Hebei province city of Zhangjiakou to the town of Chongli will be ready by 2019. China is already building an almost $9 billion high-speed line from Beijing to Zhangjiakou, located about 140 kilometers (87 miles) northwest of the capital.

Beijing will host the indoor events but lacks the tall mountains and snow fall for skiing events. Chongli will host the Nordic and other events, while Alpine skiing and sliding sports will be held at a third site in Yanqing, just northwest of the capital.

The cost of the rail connections has not been included in the games' approximately $3 billion operating budget because Chinese authorities have said they would be built anyway as part of a national high-speed network.

Beijing is the first city to be awarded both the summer and winter Olympics.

http://www.greenfieldreporter.com/v...f0b4282a2a/OLY--Beijing-2022-High-Speed-Train

 

[ahojunk]

China is already building an almost $9 billion high-speed line from Beijing to Zhangjiakou, located about 140 kilometers (87 miles) northwest of the capital.

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Given the distance between Beijing and Zhangjiakou is about 140 km, is it still worthwhile or economical to put in a 350 kph train? Or can a cheaper or slower 250 kph HSR will do?

Your thoughts, @AndrewJin @cirr

 

[cirr]

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Given the distance between Beijing and Zhangjiakou is about 140 km, is it still worthwhile or economical to put in a 350 kph train? Or can a cheaper or slower 250 kph HSR will do?

Your thoughts, @AndrewJin @cirr

The HSR in question does not stop in Zhangjiakou per se but will be further extended(westward 300km to Hohhot for example(under construction) or northward 400km to Xilinhot(planned)) to connect with HSR network in Inner Mongolia。

If my memory dosen't fail me, there is also an HSR being built to link Datong in Shanxi Province with Zhangjiakou, thus cutting travel time between Datong and Beijing to 90 mins.

 

[AndrewJin]

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Given the distance between Beijing and Zhangjiakou is about 140 km, is it still worthwhile or economical to put in a 350 kph train? Or can a cheaper or slower 250 kph HSR will do?

Your thoughts, @AndrewJin @cirr

As @cirr said, it will be the first section of Beijing-Hohhot HSR, ultimately forming Beijing-Hohhot-Yinchuan-Lanzhou corridor, connecting Northeast HSR network to Northwest HSR network. Then, no need to waste time in Zhengzhou!!! Zhengzhou was once notoriously the only transfer station if u want to go to Northwest China. Now, Wuhan-Xi'an bullet train has to go through Zhengzhou, a 90 degree line. When Wuhan'Xi'an HSR is finished, we don't need to go to Zhengzhou anymore, same with Beijing-Xi'an bullet, such a waste of time!

We now should focus on more than horizontal and vertical corridors, but oblique trunk routes, such as Xiamen-Wuhan-Xi'an, Kunming-Chengdu-Xi'an, etc. We have been so long ripped off by excessivly expensive airplanes and coaches in Midwest China where the transport is so expensive compared to the same distance in the East. A 300km bus journey in Western China can cost 200yuan, even more expensive than 300km/h bullet train(300km costs 140yuan at 300km/h and 100yuan at 200km/h), f*ck them all.

Beijing-Hohhot HSR
Beijing-Hohhot-Yinchuan-Lanzhou high-speed corridor

 

[cirr]

Newly-built Urumqi High-speed Rail Station to put into service

2016-05-27 14:18

Photo taken on May 26, 2016 shows the interior view of the waiting hall of the newly-built Urumqi High-speed Rail Station in Urumqi, capital of Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region. The new station will put into service on June. [Photo/Xinhua]

Workers walk past the ticket entrance in the waiting hall of the newly-built Urumqi High-speed Rail Station in Urumqi, capital of Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, May 26, 2016.[Photo/Xinhua]

A journalist takes video in the waiting hall of the newly-built Urumqi High-speed Rail Station in Urumqi, capital of Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, May 26, 2016. [Photo/Xinhua]

http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2...t_25495854.htm

 

[Beast]

All countries in developing shall learn from China.