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Shandong province high-speed railway planning
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Fast trains launched in Yunnan, Shandong

2018-12-27 13:54:39 China Daily Editor : Li Yan

Photo taken on Nov 8, 2018 shows the scenery of Erhai Lake in Dali, Southwest China's Yunnan Province. (Photo/Xinhua)

A new high-speed rail route linking several famous tourist attractions in Yunnan Province is set to open soon, according to the China Railway Corp.

The new line will link sites such as Lijiang and Dali, and the Three Parallel Rivers area, all UNESCO World Heritage Sites.

The new line, which has 10 stations, will cut travel time from Lijiang to Kunming, the provincial capital of Yunnan, from more than eight hours to just three hours. It will be the first time Lijiang has high-speed rail accessibility.

"The route will offer new choices for tourists, and travel agencies will be able to provide more customized services," said Liu Qingyuan, deputy general manager of Lijiang Association Holiday Travel Agency.

Zhang Yu, a local tour guide, said the new line will boost the region's tourism sector by bringing more visitors to Lijiang.

"At the same time, local residents will be more connected with major neighboring cities," said Zhang.

The new line will also link Lijiang to Dali, another tourist destination in the province, cutting travel time to under an hour.

The new line in Yunnan is just one of 10 routes recently opened－or soon to be－by CRC. The company also plans to adjust train operating times nationwide beginning Jan 5 in preparation for the Spring Festival travel rush.

Two new high-speed rail routes began operating in Shandong province on Wednesday.

One route links the provincial capital of Jinan with the port city of Qingdao, "which reduces travel time to around 90 minutes from well over two hours before", said Liu Qing, deputy director of Qingdao Railway Station, adding that passengers from Qingdao and Beijing need to travel only 3.5 hours to Jinan if they choose the fastest line, saving 52 minutes.

The 307-kilometer high-speed rail route features 11 stations.

The other new route links major cities in Shandong and Jiangsu provinces.

"The line will run to Shanghai in the future after construction between Shanghai and Lianyungang (Jiangsu) is complete," said the deputy director.

It is estimated that within two years, travel time between Shanghai and Qingdao will be cut to four hours from over seven hours currently.

According to the Qingdao Railway Station, the route will also provide cargo services from major ports along the line, such as Qingdao, Rizhao and Lianyungang.

On Tuesday, a high-speed line opened that links Zhejiang's capital Hangzhou with Huangshan, Anhui province, and another high-speed line began linking cities in China's northernmost province of Heilongjiang.

http://www.ecns.cn/news/society/2018-12-27/detail-ifzccnsu7720931.shtml

 

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New high-speed railway opens in Central China's Hunan
New China TV
Published on Dec 26, 2018

China is adding another line to its massive high-speed rail network, which is the world's largest. The new railway links 14 cities and counties in Central China's Hunan Province.

 

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Chengdu-Yaan Railway, part of the Chengdu-Lhasa Railway, put into operation today 28.12.2018

Chengdu-Ya'an high-speed railway starts operation

Last Updated: 2018-12-29 09:28 | Xinhua

A passenger prepares to get on board a bullet train of Chengdu-Ya'an high-speed railway at Chengdu West station in Chengdu, capital of southwest China's Sichuan Province, on Dec. 28, 2018. The newly-built Chengdu-Ya'an railway started operation on Friday. (Xinhua/Xue Yubin)

A person dressed as giant panda interacts with passengers on the bullet train C6651 of high-speed Chengdu-Ya'an railway on Dec. 28, 2018. The newly-built Chengdu-Ya'an railway started operation on Friday. (Xinhua/Xue Yubin)

The train conductors pose for photos before the bullet train of Chengdu-Ya'an high-speed railway at Ya'an station in Ya'an, southwest China's Sichuan Province, on Dec. 28, 2018. The newly-built Chengdu-Ya'an railway started operation on Friday. (Xinhua/Xue Yubin)

 

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Part of Beijing-Shenyang high-speed rail starts operation

Source: Xinhua| 2018-12-29 13:54:35|Editor: Yang Yi

SHENYANG, Dec. 29 (Xinhua) -- China on Saturday opened a high-speed railway sector connecting Shenyang, capital of northeast China's Liaoning Province with Chengde, a popular summer resort about 230 km north of Beijing.

The sector, one of many recently opened to expand the world's largest high-speed rail network, provides a more convenient connection between China's northeastern provinces with the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region.

The high-speed rail sector cuts the trip from Shenyang to Chengde to two hours and 21 minutes, nearly nine hours less than the existing route, according to Li Yudan, deputy general manager of China Railway Shenyang Group Co. Ltd.

Six pairs of trains will run daily in the first week, and as of Jan. 5, the number of trains will be increased to 15 pairs, according to local authorities.

The new sector belongs to the Beijing-Harbin high-speed rail route that extends 1,250 km from the country's northeasternmost provincial capital Harbin to Beijing. The day-long trip from Harbin to Beijing will be cut to within five hours after the route is launched.

Another sector on the route from Harbin to Mudanjiang, known as "snow city," opened Tuesday. On the same day, China also opened a railway line between Hangzhou and Huangshan, both well-known scenic spots.

China's railway network is expected to hit 175,000 km in length by 2025, compared with 127,000 km of operating tracks by the end of last year.

http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2018-12/29/c_137706784.htm

 

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High-speed railway in giant panda's hometown starts operation
New China TV
Published on Dec 29, 2018

A high-speed rail service starts operation in Sichuan, China, linking Chengdu with Ya'an, a city known as "giant panda's hometown."

 

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Datong-Qinhuangdao railway in Shanxi, artery of China's coal transportation
Source: Xinhua| 2018-10-26 15:38:31|Editor: Li Xia


Aerial photo taken on Oct. 24, 2018 shows a cargo train running on the Datong-Qinhuangdao railway in Datong, north China's Shanxi Province. The 653-km long Datong-Qinhuangdao railway is an artery of China's coal transportation. (Xinhua/Cao Yang)

Close-up on China's 30-year-old heavy-haul railway
New China TV
Published on Dec 27, 2018

Heavy-haul trains are runing on the 30-year-old Daqin Railway in north China with world's highest traffic density. Multiple records are set. Click to find out how significant the rail line is.

 

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Shashangou Railway Bridge takes top award
By Ma Jingna in Lanzhou | chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2018-12-28 21:12
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The Shashangou Railway Bridge in the Kumtag Desert, northwestern China’s Gansu province, has won the National Quality Engineering Award. [Photos by Ma Lu for chinadaily.com.cn]

The Shashangou Railway Bridge in the Kumtag Desert, northwestern China's Gansu province, has won the National Quality Engineering Award.

Considered a major project for the Dunhuang-Golmud Railway, which links the city of Dunhuang in Gansu province with Golmud in Qinghai province, the bridge started construction in 2013 and was completed in 2015.

The construction was challenging, partly due to frequent sandstorms and significant temperature differences between day and night, according to China Railway Construction 11th Bureau Group, who built the bridge.

It was the first time that the method of pile foundation construction was carried out in China's desert.

 

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China's railway network spans 131,000 km
2019-01-02 16:13:33 Ecns.cn Editor : Mo Hong'e

A G423 bullet train leaves Shijiazhuang Station in Hebei Province for Nanning East Station in Guagnxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. (File photo/China News Service)

(ECNS) -- China's railway network grew to 131,000 kilometers by the end of 2018 including 29,000 kilometers of high-speed rail track, China Railway Corporation said on Wednesday.

Data showed both passenger and cargo transportation increased dramatically in the past year.

A total of 3.37 billion passenger trips were made on the nation’s railways, a 9.4 percent increase of 290 million, according to the national rail operator.

Cargo transported by rail totaled 4.022 billion tons, a 9.1 percent annual growth, or an increase of 334 million tons.

 

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All aboard the farmers' market
China Daily | Updated: 2018-12-31 08:27
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/201812/31/WS5c296260a310d91214051d13_2.html

Conductor Feng Fanping writes the farmers' information on a whiteboard in case someone needs to contact them to buy produce. [Photo by Zhao Chen/for China Daily]

Editor's note: The 8361/2 slow train, chugging along the 117-kilometer railway between Shaanxi province's Hanzhong and Yangpingguan, has four hard-seat carriages plus a baggage car in which a peddlers' market is organized. The train passes three mountainous, poverty-stricken counties－Hantai, Mianxian and Ningqiang－and thus provides the most convenient method for locals to sell their agricultural produce.

The popular local specialties sold on board the train are tea, mushroom, eggs, poultry, honey, vegetables and agaric, most of which is planted, raised or collected by the farmers in the mountains. A one-way ticket costs 7.5 yuan ($1.09).

The train is now the slowest and cheapest train among the existing 81 slow trains still operating in China. The Xi'an railway bureau started running the train 14 years ago as a shuttle for railway workers living in the region, and later opened the train to locals as a poverty-alleviation project.

Passengers buy rice and black rice from the farmers on the Dec 12 train trip. [Photo by Zhao Chen/for China Daily]

Ren Lijun (second from left) sells his two chickens soon after getting on the train. [Photo by Zhao Chen/for China Daily]

Farmers prepare to get on the train for their return trip home before the train starts off from the Yangpingguan Railway Station on Dec 13. [Photo by Zhao Chen/for China Daily]

Yang Songping (left) and his brother start arranging their stalls to sell black rice on the train on Dec 13. [Photo by Zhao Chen/for China Daily]

Liu Mingtao (second from left), a tea company boss, talks with conductors of the train on the Dec 13 train journey. [Photo by Zhao Chen/for China Daily]

Vegetables planted by Zhang Suqing, (second from left) are popular among passengers on the Dec 13 train. [Photo by Zhao Chen/for China Daily]


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China "Revival" High-speed Rail Car will be the first in the world to achieve 350 km/h self-driving
https://www.guancha.cn/industry-science/2019_01_02_485474.shtml
2019-01-02 22:42:34
Source: CCTV News

CCTV News January 2 news, January 2, 2019, General Manager of China Railway Corporation Lu Dongfu revealed that the Renaissance train will achieve the first 350 km/h autopilot function in the world. At present, the automatic driving technology of 300-350 km/h high-speed railway is still blank in the world. The China Railway Corporation is organizing the research and will be applied for the first time in the Beijing-Zhangjia high-speed railway.

△350 kmph speed automatic driving "Revival" high-speed train

It is a reality to use ATO equipment instead of driver driving.

It is reported that the current high-speed trains are driven by drivers under the protection of the Chinese train operation control system. "With the development of technology, it has become a reality to use ATO (high-speed train automatic driving) equipment instead of driver driving." According to experts from the Academy of Iron and Steel, China Railway Corporation has two speeds of 200 kilometers per hour in Wanhui and Foshan in the Pearl River Delta. The intercity railway opened the ATO, which is the first time in the world that the ATO is used in railways with a speed of 200km/h.

△350 kmph speed automatic driving "Revival" high-speed train

The driver can press the start button to achieve multiple functions

According to the experts of the Academy of Iron and Steel, after using the ATO, the driver can automatically start the train from the station, automatically run between the stations, automatically adjust the running time according to the plan, accurately stop at the station, and automatically open the door after parking. .

The ATO workflow is like this: “After the ground scheduling center has developed a driving plan, the plan will be sent to the ATO ground equipment through the ground data transmission network. This equipment will then be sent to the EMU through the railway mobile communication network. ATO vehicle equipment.” The experts of the Institute of Iron and Steel said that after the ATO vehicle equipment received the plan, the control speed curve was calculated according to the current position of the EMU, instead of the driver automatically controlling the acceleration, running, deceleration, parking and driving of the EMU. etc.

△Autopilot simulator of 350 kmph speed automatic driving "Revival" high-speed train

Since the ATO control ensures the consistency of driving operations, it can eliminate the difference caused by different driver levels and accurately drive according to the operation plan, effectively improving the transportation capacity.

Has passed rigorous testing, will be put into trial operation

Compared with the subway with a speed of 80 kilometers per hour and a few kilometers between stations, the high-speed railway with a speed of 350 kilometers per hour runs faster and the station spacing is usually several tens of kilometers. "Therefore, the type of information content that the ATO of the high-speed train needs to acquire, the coverage of the information obtained, and the processing logic of the information are more complicated and complicated," said an expert from the China Railway Academy.

It is reported that in the development of the CTCS3+ATO train control system, the Institute of Iron and Steel has improved from the aspects of usability and intelligence.

From June to September 2018, China Railway Corporation organized the CTCS3+ATO train control system test of the Beijing-Shenyang comprehensive test section. "In the 94-day test of the train's cumulative mileage of 186,397 kilometers, the automatic driving equipment developed by the Institute of Iron and Steel has been running stably and accurately controlled. It has successfully passed all the test items and will be put into trial operation in the first batch of high-speed rail lines." The Academy of Sciences experts revealed.

△国产CTCS3+ATO列控系统

The "Revival" train will shine again.

Lu Dongfu emphasized that the adoption of ATO for high-speed trains is an important symbol of the high-speed railway intelligence. It is of great significance to maintain the international advanced level of China's high-speed railway train control technology. The Fuxing has achieved the first 350 km/h auto-driving function in the world and became China's high-speed railway. Another major landmark achievement of independent innovation.

 

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China's high-speed railway length to top 30,000 km in 2019
Source: Xinhua| 2019-01-03 00:13:25|Editor: Yang Yi


BEIJING, Jan. 2 (Xinhua) -- China plans to build 3,200 km of new high-speed railways in 2019, with the total length expected to exceed 30,000 km, the country's top railway operator said Wednesday.

The 3,000-plus km of high-speed railways are part of the planned development of 6,800 km of new railways for the new year as the country will keep fixed-asset investment on railway on a large scale, Lu Dongfu, general manager of the China Railway (CR), told a work conference.

The country saw an expanding high-speed railway network over the years, with a total length of 29,000 km by the end of 2018, accounting for more than two-thirds of the total high-speed railway in the world. China aims to build 30,000 km of high-speed railways by 2020.

China's railways are expected to transport 3.54 billion passengers and 3.37 billion tonnes of goods this year, the general manager said.

By the end of this year, China will see 850 Fuxing high-speed trains put into service while the research and development of Fuxing high-speed trains running at 350 km, 250 km, 200 km and 160 km will be strengthened, according to the CR.

China will continue to expand the coverage of high-speed trains in 2019.

Though with a developed high-speed railway network, the length and coverage of railways in central and western regions of China is still inadequate.

Lu said the CR would facilitate the investigation and research of Sichuan-Tibet railway and try to start construction by the end of the third-quarter of 2019.

China will continue to promote the application of digital tickets and explore more flexible pricing mechanisms for high-speed trains, he said.

The fixed-asset investment on railways stood at 802.8 billion yuan (about 117 billion U.S. dollars) with more than 4,600 km of new railways launched in 2018.

The total revenue of railway transport saw a record rise of 10.9 percent year-on-year last year, reaching 772 billion yuan.

 

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China's high-speed railway length to top 30,000 km in 2019
Source: Xinhua| 2019-01-03 00:13:25|Editor: Yang Yi


BEIJING, Jan. 2 (Xinhua) -- China plans to build 3,200 km of new high-speed railways in 2019, with the total length expected to exceed 30,000 km, the country's top railway operator said Wednesday.

The 3,000-plus km of high-speed railways are part of the planned development of 6,800 km of new railways for the new year as the country will keep fixed-asset investment on railway on a large scale, Lu Dongfu, general manager of the China Railway (CR), told a work conference.

The country saw an expanding high-speed railway network over the years, with a total length of 29,000 km by the end of 2018, accounting for more than two-thirds of the total high-speed railway in the world. China aims to build 30,000 km of high-speed railways by 2020.

China's railways are expected to transport 3.54 billion passengers and 3.37 billion tonnes of goods this year, the general manager said.

By the end of this year, China will see 850 Fuxing high-speed trains put into service while the research and development of Fuxing high-speed trains running at 350 km, 250 km, 200 km and 160 km will be strengthened, according to the CR.

China will continue to expand the coverage of high-speed trains in 2019.

Though with a developed high-speed railway network, the length and coverage of railways in central and western regions of China is still inadequate.

Lu said the CR would facilitate the investigation and research of Sichuan-Tibet railway and try to start construction by the end of the third-quarter of 2019.

China will continue to promote the application of digital tickets and explore more flexible pricing mechanisms for high-speed trains, he said.

The fixed-asset investment on railways stood at 802.8 billion yuan (about 117 billion U.S. dollars) with more than 4,600 km of new railways launched in 2018.

The total revenue of railway transport saw a record rise of 10.9 percent year-on-year last year, reaching 772 billion yuan.

Need to consider the cost issue, 30,000 km high-speed rail is enough!

 

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China's 350-kph Fuxing bullet trains to go driverless

2019-01-03 12:35:46 Ecns.cn Editor : Mo Hong'e

An extended version of the Fuxing bullet train at the China National Railway Test Center in Beijing. With a design speed of 350 kilometers per hour, the new train is 439.8 meters long with 17 carriages, which can carry 1,283 passengers. It will be put into use on the Beijing-Shanghai high-speed railway next year. (Photo/VCG)

(ECNS) -- China Railway Corp said on Wednesday that they are planning to apply the automatic train operation (ATO) system to high-speed trains on the Beijing-Zhangjiakou railway line, the world’s first such application.

Lu Dongfu, general manager of China Railway Corp, said the application of ATO on Fuxing bullet trains, which run at speeds of 350 kilometers per hour, will mark a milestone in the history of train technology.

China's current fast trains are all driven by humans aided by the Chinese Train Control System (CTCS), sources at the China Academy of Railway Sciences told the Science and Technology Daily.

ATO will increasingly be used to replace human train drivers after its successful application in subway trains and two inter-city railway lines in the Pearl River Delta region, which run at a maximum speed of 200 kilometers per hour.

ATO was capable of carrying out all human driver operations, including startup, acceleration and deceleration, stopping, and train door opening.

According to experts, automated train driving can help ensure travel runs as scheduled, overcome variables created by human drivers, and improve transport capacity.

In 94 days from June to September last year, high-speed test trains on the Beijing-Shenyang line, traveling at maximum speeds of 350 kilometers per hour, completed a total of 186,397 kilometers using automatic driving.