China HSR News And Information: Original Translation

[Bussard Ramjet]

Looks like HSR indigenization has been complete.

Onto airways industry.

Not totally.

Infineon, a German company, relies on CRRC for its revenues. It sells CRRC, some semiconductor components.

Here is a report on it in China Daily:

Infineon aims to maintain China growth in 2017
By MA SI | China Daily | Updated: 2017-02-28 07:43

An employee performs a quality control check on an Infineon Technologies AG semiconductor wafer in a sterile room at the company's factory in Regensburg, Germany. BLOOMBERG



German semiconductor company Infineon Technologies AG said it aims to maintain double-digit growth in China this year, as it benefits in part, from the overseas expansion efforts of China Railway Rolling Stock Corp Ltd, the country's railway vehicle and equipment maker.

Infineon, the producer of key semiconductors that help transform high-voltage electricity into power to drive CRRC's high-speed railways, posted a revenue of 1.6 billion euros ($1.69 billion) in the Chinese mainland in its 2016 fiscal year which ended in October, said Su Hua, president of Infineon in China.

Su said his company's revenue in China managed a year-on-year growth rate of 15 percent last year.

"I believe the growth momentum will continue in 2017," he said.

"CRRC has grabbed several big orders from foreign countries, which will help boost our revenue."

CRRC said in December it aimed to generate 35 percent of its sales from overseas markets by 2025, up from 7 percent in 2015.

According to Su the German company will also benefit from China's burgeoning new-energy vehicles market, energy sector and the Made in China 2025 initiative, which was designed to promote high-end manufacturing.

Infineon is the world's second biggest semiconductor supplier to the car sector, with a market share of 10.4 percent, behind the Netherlands-based NXP Semiconductors which accounts for 14.2 percent, data from Strategy Analytics show.

Globally, Infineon's automotive unit contributed to more than 40 percent of its total sales. Its global revenue hit 1.65 billion euros and operating profit was 246 million euros for the quarter ending December.

Zhang Zhiyong, founder and CEO of Wenfeng Automobile Consultancy, said as vehicles became increasingly smart and digital, they would become just like smartphones with four wheels.

"That trend will spur a huge demand for auto chips. But Infineon will face stronger competition in the high-speed railway sectors," he added.

http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/business/2017-02/28/content_28370373.htm

 

[AndrewJin]

Not totally.

Infineon, a German company, relies on CRRC for its revenues. It sells CRRC, some semiconductor components.

Here is a report on it in China Daily:

Infineon aims to maintain China growth in 2017
By MA SI | China Daily | Updated: 2017-02-28 07:43

An employee performs a quality control check on an Infineon Technologies AG semiconductor wafer in a sterile room at the company's factory in Regensburg, Germany. BLOOMBERG



German semiconductor company Infineon Technologies AG said it aims to maintain double-digit growth in China this year, as it benefits in part, from the overseas expansion efforts of China Railway Rolling Stock Corp Ltd, the country's railway vehicle and equipment maker.

Infineon, the producer of key semiconductors that help transform high-voltage electricity into power to drive CRRC's high-speed railways, posted a revenue of 1.6 billion euros ($1.69 billion) in the Chinese mainland in its 2016 fiscal year which ended in October, said Su Hua, president of Infineon in China.

Su said his company's revenue in China managed a year-on-year growth rate of 15 percent last year.

"I believe the growth momentum will continue in 2017," he said.

"CRRC has grabbed several big orders from foreign countries, which will help boost our revenue."

CRRC said in December it aimed to generate 35 percent of its sales from overseas markets by 2025, up from 7 percent in 2015.

According to Su the German company will also benefit from China's burgeoning new-energy vehicles market, energy sector and the Made in China 2025 initiative, which was designed to promote high-end manufacturing.

Infineon is the world's second biggest semiconductor supplier to the car sector, with a market share of 10.4 percent, behind the Netherlands-based NXP Semiconductors which accounts for 14.2 percent, data from Strategy Analytics show.

Globally, Infineon's automotive unit contributed to more than 40 percent of its total sales. Its global revenue hit 1.65 billion euros and operating profit was 246 million euros for the quarter ending December.

Zhang Zhiyong, founder and CEO of Wenfeng Automobile Consultancy, said as vehicles became increasingly smart and digital, they would become just like smartphones with four wheels.

"That trend will spur a huge demand for auto chips. But Infineon will face stronger competition in the high-speed railway sectors," he added.

http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/business/2017-02/28/content_28370373.htm

A rolling stock company's task is to design, not to manufacture every component.
Getting rid of foreign design is priority, China will gradually wipe out those foreign prototypes such as CRH2.
btw, Indian railways are now using chips made in CRRC.

 

[Bussard Ramjet]

A rolling stock company's task is to design, not to manufacture every component.
Getting rid of foreign design is priority, China will gradually wipe out those foreign prototypes such as CRH2.
btw, Indian railways are now using chips made in CRRC.

In my view, today, Chinese entrepreneurs are the most hungry ones in the world.

It has been shown again and again.

Just look at companies like Huawei, DJI etc etc etc.

I hope Chinese government opens more sectors for private entrepreneurs.

Today, private entrepreneurs in China face the problem, that they are given second hand treatment over SOEs, and on top of that, while SOEs get huge huge funding, Chinese entrepreneurs aren't able to get funding from Banks in China.

 

[AndrewJin]

In my view, today, Chinese entrepreneurs are the most hungry ones in the world.

It has been shown again and again.

Just look at companies like Huawei, DJI etc etc etc.

I hope Chinese government opens more sectors for private entrepreneurs.

Today, private entrepreneurs in China face the problem, that they are given second hand treatment over SOEs, and on top of that, while SOEs get huge huge funding, Chinese entrepreneurs aren't able to get funding from Banks in China.

This has nothing to do with this thread.

As long as they are Chinese companies, nobody here cares whether it is province owned, villages owned or else.

IPR bullet train runs between Beijing, Guangzhou
(Xinhua) 10:33, February 26, 2017

Bullet trains with Chinese intellectual property rights on every component started running between Beijing and Guangzhou on Saturday.

Run by the Beijing Railway Bureau, the 2,200 km journey take less than ten hours.

Development of the train has taken about four years, according to the China Railway Corporation.

The China-standard bullet train made its first passenger trip in August last year between the northeastern cities of Dalian and Shenyang.

China is home to 22,000 kilometers of high-speed railway lines, about 60 percent of the world's total.

High-speed rail is the top transportation choice for Chinese people, with over half of China's railway passenger trips made on bullet trains.

More standardised bullet trains are underway.

According to those who have experienced the new models, new trains are way more comfortable than any of our old models.

 

[cirr]

China issues five-year plan to expand transport network

2017-03-01 08:00

Xinhua Editor: Gu Liping

China's State Council on Tuesday issued a plan to expand its transport network during the 13th Five-year Plan (2016-2020).

By 2020, the country will have 150,000 kilometers of railway lines, 5 million km of roads, 260 airports and 2,527 berths for vessels over 10,000 tonnes.

The country also plans to expand its high-speed railway network to 30,000 km by 2020, connecting more than 80 percent of cities with a population of more than 1 million.

Minister of Transport Li Xiaopeng said that the country would channel 15 trillion yuan (2.17 trillion U.S. dollars) into transport infrastructure projects during the five years up to 2020, including 3.5 trillion yuan for railways, 7.8 trillion yuan for roads and 500 billion yuan for water transport.

The country's transport investment totaled 13.4 trillion yuan between 2011 and 2015, about 1.6 times that spent from 2006 to 2010.

http://www.ecns.cn/business/2017/03-01/247366.shtml

 

[AndrewJin]

动车组“大变身”

动车组目前按8节或者16节车厢固定编组，未来可否根据市场情况、旅客人数灵活编排车厢？财新记者日前获悉，由中国中车股份有限公司（下称中国中车）研制的可变编组动车组样车将于年内正式下线。此类动车组可像普通客车一样，在2至16节范围内搭配车厢。可变编组动车组3X为暂定名，最高时速为350公里每小时。（来自财新网）

纵观当下，铁路运输有客流淡旺季之分，春运期间跟平时差别巨大，各条线路的繁忙程度也不同，中西部高铁和东部沿海高铁、京广高铁更不能等量齐观。可是目前动车组全部采用固定编组，要么是8节编组，要么就是16节重联编组。这种固定编组，在实际运输中，对高铁运营企业的制约越来越明显，不利于其缩减运输成本，提高经济效益。笔者曾今就感受过一节动车组车厢内，只有寥寥数名旅客的情况，而在出行旺季，车厢连接处都站满了人。如今，可变编组动车组3X的研制成功，就可以根据各条线路不同时间段的实际情况进行灵活编组，最小编组单元为两节，如要扩大编组，可以根据速度和功率核算出效率最高搭配，以这样的形式，可以编组为数量为2-16辆的任何节数的动车组。

不仅如此，3X型动车组对于动车组的维修来说也带来了非常大的变化。以往要完成一节动车组的维修，由于不能拆编，所以要整列进行，一个小故障就会导致整列车进库维修，有时为了跟换一个模块，需要等上数天时间，这无疑降低了车辆使用效率。现在3X型动车组可以根据哪节坏了，就拆编哪节进库维修，其他节车厢还可以继续使用，这无疑提高了动车组的检修效率。
据悉，3X型动车组车厢的内部功能也发生了巨大改变，可以根据实际需求，编组带货运功能的餐车、双层卧铺车等等。笔者认为，这样的多功能动车组，可以满足不同旅客各自的需求，提高旅客的乘坐体验。让我们期待3X型动车组早日下线，正式参与中国铁路运营，笔者相信3X型动车组将开启中国高铁新的里程碑，为广大旅客带来不一样的高铁体验。

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For the moment, a unit is either 8 cars or 16 cars.
The only flexible method is to connect two 8 cars into one train.
I suggest for the busy lines, we continue introduction of 16 cars train (only 2 cabins, if two 8 cars connect, then 4 cabins, waste of money).
But for many tributary lines, to maintain the frequency of services (5-15min), we need 3-6 cars.
Once launched, such models will be a huge success.

 

[TaiShang]

Shaanxi section of the Xi'an-Chengdu high-speed railway completed
chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2017-03-01


Workers finished laying track for the Shaanxi section of the Xi'an-Chengdu high-speed railway, the first to tunnel through the Qinling Mountains in Shaanxi province, on Tuesday.[Photo/Chinanews.com]


workers finished laying track for the Shaanxi section of the Xi'an-Chengdu high-speed railway, the first to tunnel through the Qinling Mountains in Shaanxi province, on Tuesday.[Photo/Xinhua]


Workers lay rails at Ningqiangnan Station in Shaanxi province on Tuesday, part of the high-speed railway linking Xi'an and Chengdu. The sign at top notes that the day's work brings to a close construction on the Shaanxi section of the railway. It is the first high-speed railway line that will tunnel through the Qinling Mountains.[Photo/Chinanews.com]

 

[AndrewJin]

Shaanxi section of the Xi'an-Chengdu high-speed railway completed
chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2017-03-01


Workers finished laying track for the Shaanxi section of the Xi'an-Chengdu high-speed railway, the first to tunnel through the Qinling Mountains in Shaanxi province, on Tuesday.[Photo/Chinanews.com]


workers finished laying track for the Shaanxi section of the Xi'an-Chengdu high-speed railway, the first to tunnel through the Qinling Mountains in Shaanxi province, on Tuesday.[Photo/Xinhua]


Workers lay rails at Ningqiangnan Station in Shaanxi province on Tuesday, part of the high-speed railway linking Xi'an and Chengdu. The sign at top notes that the day's work brings to a close construction on the Shaanxi section of the railway. It is the first high-speed railway line that will tunnel through the Qinling Mountains.[Photo/Chinanews.com]

Will open this year....
The first high-speed railway connecting NW China and SW China.

 

[GS Zhou]

Shaanxi section of the Xi'an-Chengdu high-speed railway completed

That's an engineering miracle!! A high speed rail line passing through the Qinling Mountains to connect Chengdu and Xi'an!!

Just look at the following figures: the Shaanxi section of the Xi'an-Chengdu high-speed railway line is 343.6 km long in total, but with 127km long bridges (48 bridges) and 189km long tunnels (34 tunnels)!!! What I can say??

西成高铁陕西段全线铺通
发布时间： 2017-03-01 07:10:03 来源： 陕西日报
2月28日上午9时，随着铺轨机推送车“吐出”的两条长达350米的轨道稳稳落在宁强南站西头道岔上，全长343.6公里的西成高铁陕西段轨道铺设施工圆满完成，为西成高铁年内按期开通奠定了坚实基础。

作为我国首条穿越秦岭山脉的高速铁路，西成高铁线路全长643公里，其中陕西段（西安北站至省界段）地质地貌十分复杂，工程以桥隧为主。桥梁127公里/48座，隧道189公里/34座，桥隧比高达92.1%。项目设计时速250公里/小时，2012年底开工建设。

据西成客专陕西公司西成指挥部指挥长王振波介绍，西成高铁陕西境内的轨道铺设难度高，一是要穿越20座秦岭长大隧道群，其中亚洲最长的高铁双线隧道天华山隧道长达16公里；二是线路要经过45公里长、坡度25‰的连续长坡，上下高差达1100米，为全国之最，世界罕见。

 

[AndrewJin]

桥梁127公里/48座，隧道189公里/34座，桥隧比高达92.1%

Bridge+tunnel 92.1%, another crazy HSR project!
Can't wait its inauguration late this year
Then there will be Chengdu-Xi'an-Beijing bullet train, no need to detour via Central China.

 

[TaiShang]

That's an engineering miracle!! A high speed rail line passing through the Qinling Mountains to connect Chengdu and Xi'an!!

Just look at the following figures: the Shaanxi section of the Xi'an-Chengdu high-speed railway line is 343.6 km long in total, but with 127km long bridges (48 bridges) and 189km long tunnels (34 tunnels)!!! What I can say??

西成高铁陕西段全线铺通
发布时间： 2017-03-01 07:10:03 来源： 陕西日报
2月28日上午9时，随着铺轨机推送车“吐出”的两条长达350米的轨道稳稳落在宁强南站西头道岔上，全长343.6公里的西成高铁陕西段轨道铺设施工圆满完成，为西成高铁年内按期开通奠定了坚实基础。

作为我国首条穿越秦岭山脉的高速铁路，西成高铁线路全长643公里，其中陕西段（西安北站至省界段）地质地貌十分复杂，工程以桥隧为主。桥梁127公里/48座，隧道189公里/34座，桥隧比高达92.1%。项目设计时速250公里/小时，2012年底开工建设。

据西成客专陕西公司西成指挥部指挥长王振波介绍，西成高铁陕西境内的轨道铺设难度高，一是要穿越20座秦岭长大隧道群，其中亚洲最长的高铁双线隧道天华山隧道长达16公里；二是线路要经过45公里长、坡度25‰的连续长坡，上下高差达1100米，为全国之最，世界罕见。

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Incredible China engineering! Almost the entire section (92% @AndrewJin ) is either tunnel or bridge.

Providing National Geographic and the likes a lifetime documentary coverage opportunity.

 

[AndrewJin]

Incredible China engineering! Almost the entire section (92% @AndrewJin ) is either tunnel or bridge.

Providing National Geographic and the likes a lifetime documentary coverage opportunity.

蜀道难！
Totally crazy....unstoppable Chinese engineers and workers

15.9km long high-speed railway tunnel
Six 10+km tunnels in total

 

[AndrewJin]

China issues five-year plan to expand transport network

2017-03-01 08:00

Xinhua Editor: Gu Liping

China's State Council on Tuesday issued a plan to expand its transport network during the 13th Five-year Plan (2016-2020).

By 2020, the country will have 150,000 kilometers of railway lines, 5 million km of roads, 260 airports and 2,527 berths for vessels over 10,000 tonnes.

The country also plans to expand its high-speed railway network to 30,000 km by 2020, connecting more than 80 percent of cities with a population of more than 1 million.

Minister of Transport Li Xiaopeng said that the country would channel 15 trillion yuan (2.17 trillion U.S. dollars) into transport infrastructure projects during the five years up to 2020, including 3.5 trillion yuan for railways, 7.8 trillion yuan for roads and 500 billion yuan for water transport.

The country's transport investment totaled 13.4 trillion yuan between 2011 and 2015, about 1.6 times that spent from 2006 to 2010.

http://www.ecns.cn/business/2017/03-01/247366.shtml

Heard of the news of the new CRH sleeper?

16-car sleeper

8-car sleeper

 

[AndrewJin]

The design of the high-speed railway station of Zhongwei City
Wuzhong-Zhongwei Intercity HSR, Zhongwei-Lanzhou HSR
Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, NW China

 

[AndrewJin]

10 horizontal and 10 vertical comprehensive transportation corridor