China's Beijing-Shanghai line high-speed train saturated

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China's Beijing-Shanghai high-speed train transported 100.231 million passengers this year, increased by 27% compared to last year. It is estimtaed the total number will reach 106 million.

Currently a Beijing-shanghai line high-speed train starts out every 4.5 minute, which is already saturated. The government is investigating to compress it to 3 minutes. And construction of a second Beijing-shanghai high-speed rail line is to be discussed.

京沪高铁今年的运送旅客已达10023.1万人次，比去年同期增长27%。预计2014全年运送旅客1.06亿人次，年均增幅在20%以上。

这是京沪高铁开通运营三年多以来，首次年旅客运送量突破1亿人次。同时，一位京沪高铁内部人士昨日告诉 《每日经济新闻》记者，京沪高铁今年盈利已经是“板上钉钉”。

该内部人士同时表示，按照目前的行车规章和运行速度，京沪高铁运能已接近饱和。加之京福、郑徐、石济高铁即将开通，京沪高铁运能压力将越来越大，目前正在论证将发车频率由4.5分钟提高到3分钟。

基于运力压力的激增，甚至有消息传出，京沪高铁二线被提上议事日程。对此，上述京沪高铁内部人士透露，修二线确有领导口头提及，但尚无实质性研究。

在快速增长的客流基础上，京沪高铁2014年明确实现盈利后，未来盈利也被看好。作为最有潜质、被重点培养打造的第一批上市高铁公司，其上市日程或将提速。

 

[cirr]

A second Beijing-Shanghai HSR？

Just a little over 3 years after the 1st line was opened？

Freaking hell。

Maybe the current operating speed should be brought up to what the line and the trains were designed for？

Well，at least it won't be needed to build the 300km Shanghai-Nanjing stretch which is already served by 2 HSRs.

 

[TaiShang]

China is definitely at the beginning of an infrastructure boom with countless areas to develop and bring on par with the most developed nations in terms of logistics, transportation, sanitation, irrigation and public hosing.

Way to go! Invest billions!

 

[cirr]

China is definitely at the beginning of an infrastructure boom with countless areas to develop and bring on par with the most developed nations in terms of logistics, transportation, sanitation, irrigation and public hosing.

Way to go! Invest billions!

Still there are people in the West holding on to the notion that China might have blown away trillions building up its much needed infrastructure。

These are precisely the people who have practically zero knowledge of China。

And these people happen to think that they are somewhat smarter than Chinese。

 

[Beast]

Still there are people in the West holding on to the notion that China might have blown away trillions building up its much needed infrastructure。

These are precisely the people who have practically zero knowledge of China。

And these people happen to think that they are somewhat smarter than Chinese。

They are called sourgrape

 

[axisofevil]

Probably forced and given free tickets to hope on the train to create a notion that we are moving ahead!

 

[Götterdämmerung]

Probably forced and given free tickets to hope on the train to create a notion that we are moving ahead!

Do they need a token foreigner as well – you know, for the photo op? I'll volunteer.

 

[applesauce]

Probably forced and given free tickets to hope on the train to create a notion that we are moving ahead!

your obviously attempt at trolling aside,

"we"? you're obviously not a chinese citizen or even of chinese descent who are you to say "we"?

 

[axisofevil]

your obviously attempt at trolling aside,

"we"? you're obviously not a chinese citizen or even of chinese descent who are you to say "we"?

My wife is Chinese American. No trolling.

 

[applesauce]

My wife is Chinese American. No trolling.

so you married an american citizen, how is that suppose allow you to say "we" with regards to chinese infrastructure projects?

 

[TaiShang]

Still there are people in the West holding on to the notion that China might have blown away trillions building up its much needed infrastructure。

These are precisely the people who have practically zero knowledge of China。

And these people happen to think that they are somewhat smarter than Chinese。

Besides, if investing in infrastructure were not good for China, rest assured, the west and their lackeys would not spread stories of China's trillions blown-up for nothing. So long as they are sour and grape, China is doing good.

 

[IsaacNewton]

I remember reading in 2011 how China wasted billions upon billions on HSR because nobody will use it because they are too poor to afford it.

 

[esolve]

I remember reading in 2011 how China wasted billions upon billions on HSR because nobody will use it because they are too poor to afford it.

yes, coz those 100 million ppl are actually foreigners...

 

[Echo_419]

A second Beijing-Shanghai HSR？

Just a little over 3 years after the 1st line was opened？

Freaking hell。

Maybe the current operating speed should be brought up to what the line and the trains were designed for？

Well，at least it won't be needed to build the 300km Shanghai-Nanjing stretch which is already served by 2 HSRs.

What is the distance btw Shanghai & Beijing

 

[esolve]

What is the distance btw Shanghai & Beijing

1463 KM