China HSR News And Information: Original Translation

[AndrewJin]

The HSR lines are in east are profitable. The ones in central and western regions will take a few more years, but that's okay. The HSR is a big catalyst for tourism in the central and western regions which in turn will give a boost to passenger numbers.

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China high speed rail: lucrative in east, loss-making in center and west
2016-08-02 14:48 | Ecns.cn | Editor: Mo Hong'e

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A high-speed railway line in China. (Photo/Ceweekly.cn)

(ECNS) -- The expanded high-speed train network in China has started to make a profit in the populated east, but services running through the vast central and western regions are still far from breaking even.

In 2015, six high-speed rail lines made a profit, with the Beijing-Shanghai route topping the list at a net profit of 6.58 billion yuan ($990 million), said China Economic Weekly on Tuesday, citing a report from the national railway authority.

The six profitable lines all connect mega cities in populated areas with strong economies such as Beijing, Tianjin, Shanghai, Hangzhou, Ningbo, Shenzhen and Guangzhou. Except for the Beijing-Tianjin high speed railway, the other five lines have managed to turn from deficit to profit within five years of operations.

The report showed the Beijing-Shanghai high-speed train that began working in 2011 almost broke even in 2014 due to its large passenger volume. Daily numbers reached 290,000, generating revenues of 30 billion yuan from ticket sales that year.

Two other high-speed trains, both in Yangtze River Delta, also managed to make a profit last year. The Shanghai-Ningbo rail had a net profit of 641 million yuan while the Ningbo-Hangzhou rail line earned 101 million yuan.

But in contrast to profitable railways in the east, high-speed connections in central and western regions fell far short of profitability. Many experts said performance is closely related to the population and economic strength of cities they serve.

The report said many high-speed rail lines connecting major cities in the central and western regions continue to lose money, and some are far from breaking even.

The Zhengzhou-Xi'an high-speed rail has run at a loss since it began operating in 2010, when passenger numbers failed to reach half of capacity. In 2012, the line had a loss of 1.4 billion yuan.

By the end of 2015, China's high-speed railway network had extended rapidly, with the total track reaching 19,000 kilometers, 60 percent of the world's total for high-speed rail.

China has even more ambitious plans, saying by 2020, the total track would grow to 30,000 kilometers and reach 38,000 kilometers by 2025.

Zhengzhou-Xi'an HSR has not been profitable because it is only one section of the grand Silk Road HSR. When Zhengzhou-Xuzhou HSR (late 2016) and Xi'an-Lanzhou HSR (2018) open, things will gradually change. Anyway, profitability of HSRs in the west is not priority.

Btw, the link is from an infamous anti-HSR pro-airline newspaper, controlled by liberals who want to privitise China's railway assets.

 

[ahojunk]

The next generation of China's HSR, which will run at 380 km/h.

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New high-speed Chinese trains reach 380 km/h
GBTIMES BEIJING
2016/08/04

The latest batch of China's high-speed trains will serve west China for the first time. (Photo: China News Service)

The latest generation of high-speed Chinese trains are the fastest commercial trains in history, with a maximum running speed of up to 380 kilometres per hour.

After being transported to Xi'an, a city in the northwestern Chinese province of Shaanxi, the trains will be put into operation in September 2016, according to China Economic Net.

The railway line will run from Xi'an to Shanghai, approximately 1,300 km in distance, and several other cities in east China including Fuzhou and Hefei.

The move represents the first time west China has been equipped with the newest generation of high-speed trains, whose average running speed has increased from 300 km/h to 350 km/h.

In an article from July 2016, Bloomberg reported that China has laid nearly 19,300 km of high-speed rail lines, with a further 10,000 km planned for the next five years.

 

[TaiShang]

World's fastest bullet train to start operating next month
August 5, 2016

The world's fastest high-speed train with the maximum operating speed of 380 km per hour will run on Zhengzhou-Xuzhou high-speed track from next month.

The engineers behind the Zhengzhou-Xuzhou high-speed railway have succeeded in finishing a key interconnecting facility to link the railway with Beijing-Guangzhou and Zhengzhou-Xi'an high-speed line, creating a seamless connection of high-speed tracks in China's eastern and middle-western regions.

After the new train is launched, the travel time between Zhengzhou, Central China's Henan province, and Xuzhou, east China's Jiangsu Province, will be shortened from 2-hour 33-minute to about 80-minute.

Compared to the last generation bullet train, the new train's continuous operating speed has increased 50 km per hour to 350 km per hour, and the highest speed is 400 km per hour in testing phase. In future, the new generation train will be mainly used to carry passengers in China.

 

[AndrewJin]

World's fastest bullet train to start operating next month
August 5, 2016

The world's fastest high-speed train with the maximum operating speed of 380 km per hour will run on Zhengzhou-Xuzhou high-speed track from next month.

The engineers behind the Zhengzhou-Xuzhou high-speed railway have succeeded in finishing a key interconnecting facility to link the railway with Beijing-Guangzhou and Zhengzhou-Xi'an high-speed line, creating a seamless connection of high-speed tracks in China's eastern and middle-western regions.

After the new train is launched, the travel time between Zhengzhou, Central China's Henan province, and Xuzhou, east China's Jiangsu Province, will be shortened from 2-hour 33-minute to about 80-minute.

Compared to the last generation bullet train, the new train's continuous operating speed has increased 50 km per hour to 350 km per hour, and the highest speed is 400 km per hour in testing phase. In future, the new generation train will be mainly used to carry passengers in China.

 

[ahojunk]

Guangxi is one of the poorer provinces in China.
What the heck, it is very beautiful...

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Guangxi plans to extend high-speed railways to all prefecture cities
Source: Xinhua | 2016-08-06 20:40:43 | Editor: Tian Shaohui

In 2013, Guangxi has a total length of 1,700 kilometers of high-speed railway covering 11 cities. Guangxi plans to extend its high-speed railways to cover all its prefecture-level cities by 2020.

Aug. 1, 2016. A high speed train running in Qinzhou City, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region.

May 17, 2016. High speed trains in Nanning, capital city of south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region.

Aug. 6, 2016. A high speed train running in Binyang County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region.

Aug. 6, 2016. A high speed train running in Binyang County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region.

 

[TaiShang]

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Steel rails welded for high-speed railways, E China
Source: Xinhua 2016-08-06 16:29:33

A staff member loads a piece of welded steel rail to a carrier vehicle at Wuhu North Rail Welding Base in Wuhu, east China's Anhui Province, Aug. 5, 2016. Workers at Wuhu North Rail Welding Base are responsible for welding five 100-meter-long rails into a 500-meter-long railroad track. Since the base was established in 2009, more than 8,300-kilometer-long steel rails, most of which have been used in high-speed railways, have been welded here. (Xinhua/Liu Junxi)

Staff members test raw materials of steel rails at Wuhu North Rail Welding Base in Wuhu, east China's Anhui Province, Aug. 5, 2016. Workers at Wuhu North Rail Welding Base are responsible for welding five 100-meter-long rails into a 500-meter-long railroad track. Since the base was established in 2009, more than 8,300-kilometer-long steel rails, most of which have been used in high-speed railways, have been welded here. (Xinhua/Liu Junxi)

A staff member examines an interface of welded steel rails at Wuhu North Rail Welding Base in Wuhu, east China's Anhui Province, Aug. 5, 2016. Workers at Wuhu North Rail Welding Base are responsible for welding five 100-meter-long rails into a 500-meter-long railroad track. Since the base was established in 2009, more than 8,300-kilometer-long steel rails, most of which have been used in high-speed railways, have been welded here. (Xinhua/Liu Junxi)

A staff member examines interfaces of welded steel rails at Wuhu North Rail Welding Base in Wuhu, east China's Anhui Province, Aug. 5, 2016. Workers at Wuhu North Rail Welding Base are responsible for welding five 100-meter-long rails into a 500-meter-long railroad track. Since the base was established in 2009, more than 8,300-kilometer-long steel rails, most of which have been used in high-speed railways, have been welded here. (Xinhua/Liu Junxi)

Staff members examine interfaces of welded steel rails at Wuhu North Rail Welding Base in Wuhu, east China's Anhui Province, Aug. 5, 2016. Workers at Wuhu North Rail Welding Base are responsible for welding five 100-meter-long rails into a 500-meter-long railroad track. Since the base was established in 2009, more than 8,300-kilometer-long steel rails, most of which have been used in high-speed railways, have been welded here. (Xinhua/Liu Junxi)

A machine welds steel rails at Wuhu North Rail Welding Base in Wuhu, east China's Anhui Province, Aug. 5, 2016. Workers at Wuhu North Rail Welding Base are responsible for welding five 100-meter-long rails into a 500-meter-long railroad track. Since the base was established in 2009, more than 8,300-kilometer-long steel rails, most of which have been used in high-speed railways, have been welded here. (Xinhua/Liu Junxi)

Staff members examine interfaces of welded steel rails at Wuhu North Rail Welding Base in Wuhu, east China's Anhui Province, Aug. 5, 2016. Workers at Wuhu North Rail Welding Base are responsible for welding five 100-meter-long rails into a 500-meter-long railroad track. Since the base was established in 2009, more than 8,300-kilometer-long steel rails, most of which have been used in high-speed railways, have been welded here. (Xinhua/Liu Junxi)

A staff member inspects the transportation line of welded steel rails at Wuhu North Rail Welding Base in Wuhu, east China's Anhui Province, Aug. 5, 2016. Workers at Wuhu North Rail Welding Base are responsible for welding five 100-meter-long rails into a 500-meter-long railroad track. Since the base was established in 2009, more than 8,300-kilometer-long steel rails, most of which have been used in high-speed railways, have been welded here. (Xinhua/Liu Junxi)

 

[AndrewJin]

"Confidential document" leaked
Reveal: No available EMUs and lack of drivers make it impossible to add more trains on a lot of HSRs!!!

One comment
"After getting used to HSR, take slow train's seats again, it's like being tortured! Seats are vertical, what a &%$#@ anti-human design!"

You prefer this? So basically you are not human-being....

You prefer this? Congrats, you can now officially call yourself human!

Conclusion: Anti-humanly designed trains should be eventually cleared out....

 

[艹艹艹]

Photo taken on Aug. 1, 2016 shows a bullet train running in Qinzhou City, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. High-speed railway has covered 11 cities with 1,700 kilometers in length within Guangxi since 2013. Guangxi has made a plan to make high-speed railways reach all its prefecture-level cities till 2020.

 

[AndrewJin]

@Nilgiri Welcome back to life!
May Communist Locomotive bring you good luck!

 

[Nilgiri]

@Nilgiri Welcome back to life!
May Communist Locomotive bring you good luck!
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Well red is the colour of good luck and fortune in both China and India it must be said

Thanks for the welcome. Look forward to more of your posts and updates...

 

[JSCh]

New railway station for high-speed rails opens in Xinjiang
Source: Xinhua | 2016-08-13 07:17:56 | Editor: Mengjie

Passengers enter the new railway station for high-speed rails in Urumqi, capital of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Aug. 12, 2016. The station, which is the railway junction with the largest scale and the most advanced facilities in Xinjiang, was put into use on Friday. (Xinhua/Jiang Wenyao)

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[AndrewJin]

New railway station for high-speed rails opens in Xinjiang
Source: Xinhua | 2016-08-13 07:17:56 | Editor: Mengjie

Passengers enter the new railway station for high-speed rails in Urumqi, capital of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Aug. 12, 2016. The station, which is the railway junction with the largest scale and the most advanced facilities in Xinjiang, was put into use on Friday. (Xinhua/Jiang Wenyao)

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WOW, JUST WOW!
What an achievement in Northwest China!
Better than our damn old and small railway station in Wuhan!!!
Jealous! JEALOUS!

A subway linking the new station and the old station is under construction!
Now BRT line 5 links the station to downtown Urumqi.

Entrance to the station

Security check

Special waiting area for passengers with disability

Check in
Passengers with disability, elder people over 70 year old, children and pregnant women
have the priority to check-in.

Platform

@simple Brain @anant_s @ChineseTiger1986 @X-2. @PaklovesTurkiye @PARIKRAMA @Gibbs @terranMarine @Sinopakfriend @Fattyacids @Götterdämmerung @waz @Mohammed Khaled @Godman @Bussard Ramjet @Nilgiri @Echo_419 @Chinese-Dragon @Gufi @UKBengali @Species @Mista @Dungeness @Śakra et al

 

[AndrewJin]

36 months of hard work!
New Railway Station in Urumqi, Xinjiang Autonomous Region
9 platforms, 18 tracks

High-speed railway stewardess

Security ticket / ID check

Automatic ticket machine

Train and platform

 

[AndrewJin]

It is more than a railway station!

When the whole project is finished,
the transportation hub will be served by HSR, subway, BRT, long-distance coaches, tourist centre, hotels, shopping malls, financial institution, as well as regional headquarters of companies in Central Asia.

Safety matters!
Pls cooperate!

Buy your ticket!
Chinese nationals can buy ticket or print their tickets bought online via TVMs.
Foreign nationals should go to the staffed ticket office.

After security/ID/ticker check, climb up to the waiting room.
You can buy Halal food, non-Halal food, local specialties and books in the waiting room.

Check-in
Automatic check-in for blue magnet tickets
Staffed check-in for red paper tickers

CRH2G, designed for Xinjiang!
Sand/wind/coldness/snow-proof

 

[ahojunk]

A subway linking the new station and the old station is under construction!
Now BRT line 5 links the station to downtown Urumqi.

When the whole project is finished, the transportation hub will be served by HSR, subway, BRT, long-distance coaches, tourist centre, hotels, shopping malls, financial institution, as well as regional headquarters of companies in Central Asia.

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@AndrewJin

You are jealous of the new Urumqi HSR station, good.

I am jealous of your HSR, period.

If a subway is needed to link the new station with the old station, how far apart are they? When will it be completed and ready?

BRT - is it Bus Rapid Transit?

The transportation hub sounds interesting. Are you able to provide more info and pictures?

Also, are there any other similar transportation hubs in China?