China HSR News And Information: Original Translation

[ahojunk]

Xinjiang section of high-speed railway linking Urumqi, Xining
2016-12-31 12:07 | Xinhua | Editor:Feng Shuang

The Xinjiang section of high-speed railway linking Urumqi with Xining, capital of Qinghai Province, and Lanzhou, capital of Gansu Province, has carried more than 7.56 million passengers in the first two years of its operation.

Driver Wu Hua on bullet train D8804 from Urumqi to Hami, Xinjiang Region, Dec. 29, 2016. (Xinhua/Zhao Ge)

Attendant Jin Yuanyuan greets passengers on bullet train D8803 from Hami to Urumqi, Xinjiang Region, Dec. 30, 2016. (Xinhua/Zhao Ge)

Attendant Jin Yuanyuan serves passengers on bullet train D8803 from Hami to Urumqi, Xinjiang Region, Dec. 30, 2016. (Xinhua/Zhao Ge)

Passengers get on bullet train D8803 to leave for Urumqi at Hami Railway Station in Hami, Xinjiang Region, Dec. 30, 2016. The Xinjiang section of high-speed railway linking Urumqi with Xining, capital of Qinghai Province, and Lanzhou, capital of Gansu Province, has carried more than 7.56 million passengers in the first two years of its operation. (Xinhua/Zhao Ge)

 

[AndrewJin]

Xinjiang section of high-speed railway linking Urumqi, Xining
2016-12-31 12:07 | Xinhua | Editor:Feng Shuang

The Xinjiang section of high-speed railway linking Urumqi with Xining, capital of Qinghai Province, and Lanzhou, capital of Gansu Province, has carried more than 7.56 million passengers in the first two years of its operation.


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Driver Wu Hua on bullet train D8804 from Urumqi to Hami, Xinjiang Region, Dec. 29, 2016. (Xinhua/Zhao Ge)


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Attendant Jin Yuanyuan greets passengers on bullet train D8803 from Hami to Urumqi, Xinjiang Region, Dec. 30, 2016. (Xinhua/Zhao Ge)


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Attendant Jin Yuanyuan serves passengers on bullet train D8803 from Hami to Urumqi, Xinjiang Region, Dec. 30, 2016. (Xinhua/Zhao Ge)


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Passengers get on bullet train D8803 to leave for Urumqi at Hami Railway Station in Hami, Xinjiang Region, Dec. 30, 2016. The Xinjiang section of high-speed railway linking Urumqi with Xining, capital of Qinghai Province, and Lanzhou, capital of Gansu Province, has carried more than 7.56 million passengers in the first two years of its operation. (Xinhua/Zhao Ge)

It's still a separate HSR between Urumqi, Xining and Lanzhou.
We have to wait until Lanzhou-Baoji-Xi'an section fully opens.

 

[TaiShang]

China’s high-speed railways length to increase 1.5 times in next five years
Source: Globaltimes.cn Published: 2016/12/29

 

[AndrewJin]

Xinjiang section of high-speed railway linking Urumqi, Xining
2016-12-31 12:07 | Xinhua | Editor:Feng Shuang

The Xinjiang section of high-speed railway linking Urumqi with Xining, capital of Qinghai Province, and Lanzhou, capital of Gansu Province, has carried more than 7.56 million passengers in the first two years of its operation.


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Driver Wu Hua on bullet train D8804 from Urumqi to Hami, Xinjiang Region, Dec. 29, 2016. (Xinhua/Zhao Ge)


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Attendant Jin Yuanyuan greets passengers on bullet train D8803 from Hami to Urumqi, Xinjiang Region, Dec. 30, 2016. (Xinhua/Zhao Ge)


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Attendant Jin Yuanyuan serves passengers on bullet train D8803 from Hami to Urumqi, Xinjiang Region, Dec. 30, 2016. (Xinhua/Zhao Ge)


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Passengers get on bullet train D8803 to leave for Urumqi at Hami Railway Station in Hami, Xinjiang Region, Dec. 30, 2016. The Xinjiang section of high-speed railway linking Urumqi with Xining, capital of Qinghai Province, and Lanzhou, capital of Gansu Province, has carried more than 7.56 million passengers in the first two years of its operation. (Xinhua/Zhao Ge)

I like CRH2G, very strong in the extreme weather!

 

[艹艹艹]

The January 3rd
China's standard Electric EMU will use a new naming series and abandon “CRH”.
In the future, China's standard Electric EMU will be named CR200/300/400, corresponding to the 100-200/200-300/300-400 speed rating.

CR400AF

CR400BF

 

[cirr]

http://www.itingwa.com/listen/34756

 

[AndrewJin]

Finally, after more than one year of testing!
Now, manufacture hundreds of it to replace the old ones.

 

[TaiShang]

China's high-speed rail totals 22,000 kilometers in 2016
By Sun Wenyu (People's Daily Online) 16:44, January 03, 2017


According to a work conference of China Railway (CR) held on Jan. 3, China's high-speed railway mileage reached 22,000 kilometers by the end of 2016, with total railway mileage of 124,000 kilometers.

General manager Lu Dongfu of CR noted that the company has significantly expanded its network in central and western China to 95,000 kilometers, or 76.6 percent of the total. In addition, 12 railroads for poverty relief are currently under construction, with an investment of 23.4 billion RMB ($33.6 billion).

Investment in the railway industry in 2017 will be maintained at the current level. CR plans to construct 2,100 kilometers of new rails, 2,500 kilometers of double tracks and 4,000 kilometers of electrified rails in 2017.

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@AndrewJin , time to update your signature. Maybe you can simply say： “China's HSR development: 'Unpresidented'."

 

[shadows888]

Finally, after more than one year of testing!
Now, manufacture hundreds of it to replace the old ones.

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don't like the dots on the seats on the interiors. why do they always do that?

 

[ahojunk]

Railroads forecast to top 3 billion trips in 2017
2017-01-04 10:01 | China Daily | Editor: Feng Shuang

China's railways are forecast to handle 3.025 billion passenger trips in 2017, China Railway Corp said on Tuesday during its annual meeting in Beijing.

That would put the railroads over 3 billion trips for the first time.

In 2016, 2.77 billion trips were made on China's railways, including 1.44 billion trips by high-speed trains, which is more than 52 percent of the total, said Lu Dongfu, general manager of China Railway Corp, the nation's railway operator.

The record for a single day was 14.43 million trips, during October's Golden Week holiday travel rush.

In 2016, over 60 percent of tickets were sold online, and more than 40 percent were bought via mobile phones.

This year, China will add 2,100 kilometers of track, 2,500 km of double-track rail lines and 4,000 km of electrified rail lines.

By the end of 2016, the nation's rail system had reached a total length of 124,000 km, including 22,000 km of high-speed railway, which is 65 percent of the world's total of high-speed rails.

Four major high-speed lines were opened in 2016: the Zhengzhou-Xuzhou Railway connecting Central and East China; the Chongqing-Wanzhou Railway, the first high-speed connection to the Three Gorges area; the Kunming-Guiyang Railway, completing the link from Shanghai to Kunming; and the Kunming-Baise Railway, completing Kunming's connection to Guangzhou.

The newly completed Kunming-Shanghai connection, at 2,252 km, is the longest of China's east-west lines.

China also continued to make technological improvements and innovative breakthroughs.

"Last year, China's railway companies developed bullet trains with a speed of 350 kilometers an hour," Lu said, noting that China has the rights to the technology.

The number of trains transporting goods between China and Europe also increased dramatically. In 2016, 1,702 trains transported goods between those markets, an increase of 109 percent from 2015.

On Jan 1, a train with a full load of Chinese goods departed from Yiwu in Zhejiang province headed for London, a new terminus point for trains from China.

The train will travel 18 days and more than 12,000 km to reach London's Barking station.


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Wow! in 2016, 1.44 billion trips by HSR, little wonder it is profitable on the main lines.
i.e. 3.95 million HSR trips each day in 2016. My estimate is approx 4.3 million HSR trips each day in 2017.
Already 22,000 km of HSR which is 65% of the world's total.
Just simply mind boggling!
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[ahojunk]

Yunnan high-speed rail carries 100,000 passengers in single week
(People's Daily Online) 17:07, January 04, 2017

The Shanghai-Kunming high-speed railway and Yunnan-Guangxi railway have both been open to traffic for one week, beginning Dec. 28. Now, more than 100,000 passengers in, it's clear that Yunnan has officially entered the high-speed rail era.

The Shanghai-Kunming high-speed railway and Yunnan-Guangxi railway have both been open to traffic for one week, beginning Dec. 28. Now, more than 100,000 passengers in, it's clear that Yunnan has officially entered the high-speed rail era.

 

[cirr]

 

[AndrewJin]

:
Wow! in 2016, 1.44 billion trips by HSR, little wonder it is profitable on the main lines.
i.e. 3.95 million HSR trips each day in 2016. My estimate is approx 4.3 million HSR trips each day in 2017.
Already 22,000 km of HSR which is 65% of the world's total.
Just simply mind boggling!
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2 billion HSR trips in 2017 I predict.

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The new trains are extremely energy-efficient.
Passengers will have much more comfortable journeys.

 

[ahojunk]

China sets new naming rules for bullet trains
(People's Daily Online) 17:14, January 05, 2017

The CR400AF multi-unit train manufactured by CRRC Qingdao Sifang Company
(Photo/ThePaper.cn)​

China has adopted new rules when it comes to the naming of multi-unit trains, railway reporter Luo Chunxiao revealed on Jan. 4.

According to CCTV News, China's National Railway Administration issued model certificates and manufacturing licenses to CRRC Changchun Railway Vehicles and CRRC Qingdao Sifang Company on Jan. 3, indicating that China's standard multi-unit trains are qualified for large-scale manufacturing and commercial operation.

The CR400BF multi-unit train manufactured by CRRC Changchun Railway Vehicles
(Photo/ThePaper.cn)​

The "blue dolphin" bullet trains manufactured by Sifang are named CR400AF, while the "golden phoenix" trains made by Changchun are named CR400BF. The former CRH (China Railway High-Speed) naming rules have been officially abandoned.

The new rules were determined at the end of November 2016. China's standard multi-unit trains will adopt similar names in the future. Three sub-series -- CR200, CR300 and CR400 -- refer to bullet trains with speed limits of 100-200 km/h, 200-300 km/h and 300-400 km/h respectively.


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There is no equivalent to CR400 series in other countries:-
Japan - fastest operating speed is 320 kph, only for a small section, mostly is 280 kph.
South Korea - fastest operating speed is 305 kph.
Taiwan - fastest operating speed is 300 kph.
France - fastest operating speed is 260 kph.
Germany - fastest operating speed is 280 kph.
Spain - fastest operating speed is 310 kph.

China - fastest operating speed is 350 kph on selected lines,
with plan to increase it to 400 kph.

 

[cirr]

We may see the prototypes of CR300s this year or next.