China HSR News And Information: Original Translation

[AndrewJin]

@AndrewJin
first impression, amazingly beautiful and very tastefully decorated.
i think sleeper services are provided over long running hour trains ex either distance is long or speeds are slow, meaning longer travel time and hence requirement of sleeping accommodation.
Both Japan and mainland European network don't have those constraint.
one more observation, i'm not sure of fare structure but it looks Chinese HST must be giving airlines a real run for money with such good facilities.

Competition is good. The robust development of China's HSR "forces" air ticket fare significantly reduce(500-1500km), same with long-distance coach(50-500km).
I'll give you some examples, which may be informative to Indian's future plans on HSR.

(1 yuan=10.2 rupees)

Case1, 200km/h semi-high speed trains
From my home town Wuhan to the second largest city in my province Yichang (home to Three Gorges Dam).
Distance: 300km
Price: 85yuan/2nd class, 102yuan/1st class
Frequency: 50-70 per day
Time: 1h50min-2h30min
Stops: 2-6
COACH(4 hours): Before, 150yuan. Now, 100yuan, few people take it. The frequency drops from every 5-10 minutes to currently around 10 buses per day.

Wuhan-Yichang intercity corridor
Wuhan/Hankou/Wuchang Stations all in Wuhan

Jinzhou Station, one midway stop on Wuhan-Yichang corridor

Case 2, 300km/h high-speed trains
From my home town Wuhan to the economic centre of Southern China, Guangzhou.
Distance: 1070km
Price: 463yuan/2nd class, 738yuan/1st class
Frequency: 60-80 per day
Time: 3h40min- 4h40min
Stops: 1-8
AIRPLANE: 300-800yuan 2 weeks later, 10-15 per day. Before 2009, there were numerous planes per day along this golden corridor with very high prices. Remember, blood-sucking air companies will give you full price during public holidays whilst HSR tickets fare remains the same all year around.

Changsha, on Wuhan-Guangzhou HSR
From Changsha to Guangzhou, there are even more trains, 110-130 daily.

 

[AndrewJin]

A sacred place for Chinese railway fans
Peipanjiang Railway Bridge, Guizhou Province, Southwest China
@anant_s @onebyone @opruh @Echo_419 @kuge @ahojunk @Rasengan @Nan Yang @CAPRICORN-88 @Daniel808 et al

Next year, another marvellous bridge will be used
when the final section(Guiyang-Kunming) of 350km/h Shanghai-Kunming HSR is inaugurated!
Beipanjiang Railway Bridge Qinglong - HighestBridges.com

 

[anant_s]

A sacred place for Chinese railway fans
Peipanjiang Railway Bridge, Guizhou Province, Southwest China
@anant_s @onebyone @opruh @Echo_419 @kuge @ahojunk @Rasengan @Nan Yang @CAPRICORN-88 @Daniel808 et al
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Next year, another marvellous bridge will be used
when the final section(Guiyang-Kunming) of 350km/h Shanghai-Kunming HSR is inaugurated!
Beipanjiang Railway Bridge Qinglong - HighestBridges.com

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now this is something i love to see, conventional loco and rake arrangement.
what is that freight loco in second picture? it looks like a coupled loco.

 

[AndrewJin]

now this is something i love to see, conventional loco and rake arrangement.
what is that freight loco in second picture? it looks like a coupled loco.

SS3B, used for freight trains in mountainous Southwest China.

 

[AndrewJin]

BREAKING NEWS
Information from a "secret" conference of Chinese Railway
1, Speed of trunk HSRs will be upgraded back to 350km/h
2, 350km/h CRH380 sleeper trains
3, Double-decker bullet trains
4, new HSRs linking provincial capitals will be planned based on the speed of 350km/h

CRH380A sleeper car

@cirr

 

[cirr]

@AndrewJin

Trains serving the Beijing-Shanghai HSR are reportedly to operate at 350kph starting Jan. 10 2016.

The New Normal？

 

[AndrewJin]

@AndrewJin

Trains serving the Beijing-Shanghai HSR are reportedly to operate at 350kph starting Jan. 1 2016.

The New Normal？

I'm looking forward to 350km/h sleep train, imagine sleeping for 10 hours from Harbin to Guangzhou, 3500km!
Beijing-Shanghai will be less than 4 hours!

 

[cirr]

I'm looking forward to 350km/h sleep train, imagine sleeping for 10 hours from Harbin to Guangzhou, 3500km!
Beijing-Shanghai will be less than 4 hours!

I long for the day when trains between Beijing and Shanghai run at their design operating speed：380kph。

 

[JSCh]

New line to complete Hainan's high-speed loop
Source:Xinhua Published: 2015-10-13 14:47:52

South China's Hainan Province moves a step closer to have the world's first high-speed train circling an island when technicians began testing the second half of the loop on Tuesday.

The Western Ring Railway should have been connected with Hainan's existing Eastern Ring Railway by the end of 2015 after a trial run, said a spokesperson with the railway's operator, Yuehai Railway.

With an investment of 27 billion yuan (4.27 billion US dollars), the Western Ring has been under construction for two years. Trains will run at 200 km per hour on the 345-km new stretch, with 16 stops in six cities and counties.

With a size of 35,400 square km, Hainan is slightly larger than Belgium. A popular destination for beach lovers, it is expected to receive 47 million visitors this year.

 

[JSCh]

China plans 4 new railways
Source:Xinhua Published: 2015-10-13 19:40:01

China's top economic planner has approved the construction of four new railways stretching 2,000 km in total, with a total investment of 253.3 billion yuan (39.6 billion US dollars).

A new intercity railway will link four cities in Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region with a total investment of 8.1 billion yuan, and the second and third lines will connect cities in Anhui and Sichuan provinces, respectively, according to a post on the National Development and Reform Commission's (NDRC) website on Tuesday.

The fourth line, in Fujian Province, features the biggest investment -- 107.1 billion yuan.

Construction is expected to be completed within next five years.

Local governments and the China Railway Corporation will provide the majority of the funding, and the rest will come from commercial and policy banks, the NDRC said.

 

[AndrewJin]

New line to complete Hainan's high-speed loop
Source:Xinhua Published: 2015-10-13 14:47:52

South China's Hainan Province moves a step closer to have the world's first high-speed train circling an island when technicians began testing the second half of the loop on Tuesday.

The Western Ring Railway should have been connected with Hainan's existing Eastern Ring Railway by the end of 2015 after a trial run, said a spokesperson with the railway's operator, Yuehai Railway.

With an investment of 27 billion yuan (4.27 billion US dollars), the Western Ring has been under construction for two years. Trains will run at 200 km per hour on the 345-km new stretch, with 16 stops in six cities and counties.

With a size of 35,400 square km, Hainan is slightly larger than Belgium. A popular destination for beach lovers, it is expected to receive 47 million visitors this year.

Great news for the less developed western part of Hainan Island.
It is said that a tunnel linking Hainan and mainland will start construction during the coming 13th 5-year plan period.

But it poses a question to people suffering from Select Difficulty Syndrome, when you are in Sanya back to Haikou, do you choose Western Ring HSR or Eastern Ring HSR

Sanya Station

Haikou Station, capital of Hainan Island

East Ring HSR

 

[cirr]

BREAKING NEWS
Information from a "secret" conference of Chinese Railway
1, Speed of trunk HSRs will be upgraded back to 350km/h
2, 350km/h CRH380 sleeper trains
3, Double-decker bullet trains
4, new HSRs linking provincial capitals will be planned based on the speed of 350km/h

CRH380A sleeper car
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@cirr

Nuggets of news。

Looking to say hello to the double-deckers

 

[AndrewJin]

Nuggets of news。

Looking to say hello to the double-deckers

Double-deckers will at least increase capacity by 60% per car.
It will be a big help to those congested HSRs like Shanghai-Beijing HSR.

 

[cirr]

Great news for the less developed western part of Hainan Island.
It is said that a tunnel linking Hainan and mainland will start construction during the coming 13th 5-year plan period.

But it poses a question to people suffering from Select Difficulty Syndrome, when you are in Sanya back to Haikou, do you choose Western Ring HSR or Eastern Ring HSR
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Sanya Station
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Haikou Station, capital of Hainan Island
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East Ring HSR
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Well, they can always build a 3rd Sanya-Haikou HSR passing through Wuzhishan Mountain、Qiongzhong Li Autonomous County and Tunchang，just to make the decision a trifle harder。

PS。It has been suggested that one of the reasons for the planned step-up in the operating speed of the Beijing-Shanghai HSR is the increasing congestion on some sections of the same。

 

[AndrewJin]

Well, they can always build a 3rd Sanya-Haikou HSR passing through Wuzhishan Mountain、Qiongzhong Li Autonomous County and Tunchang，just to make the decision a trifle harder。

PS。It has been suggested that one of the reasons for the planned step-up in the operating speed of the Beijing-Shanghai HSR is the increasing congestion on some sections of the same。

Of course a third route via central highland!

PS。It has been suggested that one of the reasons for the planned step-up in the operating speed of the Beijing-Shanghai HSR is the increasing congestion on some sections of the same。

It makes sense, congestion on some section like Xuzhou-Nanjing significantly limits passenger volume.
A second Beijing-Shanghai HSR should not be just in the phase of feasibility study, do it now!