China’s bullet trains facilitate market integration and mitigate the cost of megacity growth

[GreatQin]

I suspect this day, 26th December 2014 must be an auspicious day according to the Chinese calendar.

That day is the birthday of Chairman Mao.

 

[bolo]

The lunch on HSR is getting more expensive, it costs 65 RMB now. Holy.

think of it as helping pay forv the workers and upkeep. don't be such a jew.

 

[BoQ77]

The lunch on HSR is getting more expensive, it costs 65 RMB now. Holy.

I paid an amount equivalent less than 65 RMB for an air ticket from JHB to KUL ; KUL to LGK for an hour flight.

 

[TaiShang]

China's high-speed rail traffic to grow within 20 years

By focusing on passenger needs, and efficient operations, China's high-speed rail (HSR) traffic is expected to continue rapid growth over the coming two decades, said a World Bank paper.

China has the world's largest HSR network, but passenger numbers have been the subject of debate.

A World Bank paper released Friday finds initial traffic volumes are promising, with traffic growing from 128 million trips in 2008 to 672 million trips in 2013. In 2013, China's high-speed rail lines carried more passenger-kilometers (214 billion) than the rest of the world combined, about 2.5 times the volume in Japan and four times the volume in France.

China is a very large country with a high population density, widely spaced large cities, and economic rebalancing strategies go for the long-term success of HSR.

A survey by the World Bank, China Railway Corporation and the Third Railway Survey and Design Institute indicates that a large proportion of high-speed train passengers are between the ages of 25 and 55, with many using the HSR for business travel.

The survey shows the average income of high-speed train passengers was 35 to 50 percent higher than that of conventional train passengers.

"Understanding and addressing passenger needs are critical to achieving the full impact of the HSR network. While initial results are encouraging, HSR remains a major investment that requires high traffic density to be justified economically and financially," said Gerald Ollivier, a World Bank senior transport specialist and co-author of the paper.

"This can be achieved by working closely with cities to develop areas around stations in a way that leverages the gain in accessibility that HSR provides," Ollivier said.

It is important to optimize train frequencies and city pairing, introduce flexible ticket prices reflecting peak and off-peak periods, and introduce convenient e-ticketing services. "By focusing on these aspects, and on the efficient and effective operation of the network, HSR in China can continue to experience substantial growth for many years to come," he added.

The World Bank has provided loans to support six railway projects in China.

 

[StarCraft_ZT]

think of it as helping pay forv the workers and upkeep. don't be such a jew.

 

[ahojunk]

The lunch on HSR is getting more expensive, it costs 65 RMB now. Holy.

You can always bring your own instant noodles。

Hot water is free。

Have your meal before boarding the train.
Problem solved.

 

[cirr]

The world's longest high-altitude（3500m）tunnel the 32.645km Xinguanjiao Tunnel，located between the Tianpeng station and the Qagannur station on the Qinghai-Tibet Railway，opened for commercial operation 28.12.2014.

The tunnel shortens by about 2 hours the run time between Xining，capital of Qinghai province，and Lhasa the Tibetan capital。

世界最长高原铁路隧道“新关角隧道”通车-筑龙新闻

Xinguanjiao Tunnel geographical location map

Xinguanjiao Tunnel portal

 

[cirr]

8 new metro lines (sections) opened on Dec 28 2014

4 in Beijing
2 in Shanghai
1 in Wuxi
1 in Wuhan

 

[TaiShang]

Zhou Xuefu, plays the role of Bao Zheng, an upright official known for his stressing the dignity of law, to mark the operation of Zhengzhou-Kaifeng high-speed train in central China's Henan Province. [Photo/Xinhua]

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Zhou Xuefu, plays the role of Bao Zheng, an upright official known for his stressing the dignity of law, to mark the operation of Zhengzhou-Kaifeng high-speed train in central China's Henan Province. [Photo/Xinhua]

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[TaiShang]

High-speed railway linking Guiyang, Guangzhou starts operating

A bullet train runs through a grand bridge in Foshan City, south China's Guangdong Province, Dec. 26, 2014. The 857-kilometer high-speed railway linking Guiyang, capital of landlocked mountainous province of Guizhou in southwest China, with south China's economic powerhouse Guangzhou, Guangdong's capital, started operating on Friday. (Xinhua/Liang Xu)

A bullet train bounding for Guiyang is seen at the Guangzhou South Railway Station in Guangzhou, capital of south China's Guangdong Province, Dec. 26, 2014. The 857-kilometer high-speed railway linking Guiyang, capital of landlocked mountainous province of Guizhou in southwest China, with south China's economic powerhouse Guangzhou, started operating on Friday. (Xinhua/Liu Dawei)

A bullet train runs through a bridge in Congjiang County, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Dec. 26, 2014. The 857-kilometer high-speed railway linking Guiyang, capital of landlocked mountainous province of Guizhou, with south China's economic powerhouse Guangzhou, capital of Guangdong Province, started operating on Friday. (Xinhua/Liu Xu)

A bullet train runs in Congjiang County, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Dec. 26, 2014. The 857-kilometer high-speed railway linking Guiyang, capital of landlocked mountainous province of Guizhou, with south China's economic powerhouse Guangzhou, capital of Guangdong Province, started operating on Friday. (Xinhua/Liu Xu)

 

[TaiShang]

China's longest heavy haul railway starts operation
Source:Xinhua Published: 2014-12-30 23:03:32

The Watang-Rizhao Railway, China's longest heavy haul line, connecting the inland coal-producing province of Shanxi with a port city in the neighbouring Shandong Province, went into operation on Tuesday.

The 1,216-km line with an annual capacity of 200 million tons connects Watang Township of Xingxian County, Shanxi Province with the coastal Rizhao City in Shandong Province.

At a cost of 106 billion yuan (17 billion US dollars), the railway was paid for by the China Railway Corporation, the provincial governments of Shanxi, Henan and Shandong, Bank of China Group, China Datang Coal Industry Co. Ltd and China Huadian Corporation.

The opening of the railway is important for energy security and the economic development of the provinces along the line, according to an official with the Shandong provincial development and reform commission.

Currently the 653-km Datong-Qinhuangdao railway is the artery of China's coal transportation.

As a leading mining region, Shanxi has produced a total of 14.5 billion tonnes of raw coal since the founding of the People's Republic of China in 1949.

 

[ahojunk]

China has a goal to be the world’s leading exporter of high-speed rail and mass transit products.

If China is successful, it would be a significant contribution to the world; fast, efficient and reliable railways, which is lacking in many areas of the world.

China is certainly capable of achieving this. By the end 2013, it has more than 10,880 km of high-speed rail, with another 12,000 km currently under construction. UBS’s research reports that “China has the largest high-speed rail network in the world, with a total of more than 20,000+ kilometers [12,400+ miles] high-speed passenger-dedicated lines scheduled to be operational by end-2015.”

In August 2013, BCA Research reported a big increase in China’s urban subway systems; the “length of light rail and metro will be extended by 40 percent in 2015, and tripled by 2020.”

China possesses very comprehensive technology for HSR systems, excellent integration capability, the longest operating HSR route, the fastest HSR operating speeds and the largest HSR network.

In China, it is estimated that about $80 to 85 billion per year up to 2020 will be spent on new rail projects and another $18 billion per year on rail upgrades.

Some foreign existing and potential projects:-
# In India, a $33 billion, 1,090-mile high-speed rail connecting Delhi and Chennai.
# In Nigeria, a $12 billion, 870-mile rail system from Lagos to Calabar.
# In Russia, a proposed $230 billion HSR linking Beijing and Moscow, estimated distance 4,350 miles.
# In Ethiopia, a $17.6 million contract to supply 41 modern tramcars.
# In South Africa, an order for 232 diesel locomotives worth $930 million.
# In South America, Peru and Brazil may build a railway from Peru Pacific coast to Brazil Atlantic coast.
# In US, Massachusetts awarded a $567 million contract to build 284 train cars for Boston’s subway system.
# In California, a bid for HSR from San Francisco to Los Angeles, 1,300+ km estimated more than $68 billion.
# In Laos, a HSR project worth $6.8 billion, 420 km linking Vientiane to Kunming, China.
# In Malaysia, a bid for a 340 km HSR linking Kuala Lumpur to Singapore.
# In Thailand, the military junta restarted two HSR projects worth $14 billion linking Thailand to Kunming, China.
# In Mexico, a re-bid worth $4 billion, 208 km HSR from Mexico City to Queretaro.

 

[TaiShang]

Shares of CNR, CSR surge after merger announcement
English.news.cn 2014-12-31 10:10:31

BEIJING, Dec. 31 (Xinhua) -- Stocks of China's two railway giants soared by the daily 10 percent limit after they resumed trading on Wednesday following the overnight merger announcement.

Under the merger plan, CSR Corp. Ltd. would fully acquire CNR Corp. Ltd. through a swap of the Hong Kong and Shanghai shares of the two companies -- every share of CNR will be exchanged for 1.1 shares of CSR, the state-owned companies announced late Tuesday on the Shanghai Stock Exchange website.

CSR and CNR together once controlled China's entire high-speed rail market. They have produced about 80 percent of cargo trains in China and the majority of subway trains.

The new company, which will inherit all the assets, liabilities, businesses, staff, contracts, certificates as well as all other rights and obligations of the two companies, will be named CRRC Corporation Ltd.

Shares in the two companies suspended trading since October 27.

 

[ahojunk]

On Friday 26 Dec, China put into service a new HSR line linking Nanjing, capital of east China's Jiangsu Province with Nanning, capital of south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region.

The travel time between the two cities is reduced to 12 hours 17 minutes from 26 hours 28 minutes.

Over the past week, there were other new HSR services introduced (see previous posts).
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[cirr]

Three new high-speed rail lines start operating

Last Updated: 2015-01-03

CRIENGLISH.com

Three bullet trains made their maiden trips on Thursday night, including G310 Chongqing-Beijing, G308 Chengdu-Beijing, and D903 Beijing-Shenzhen. The full operation of G310 marks the first touch of high-speed rail in Chongqing. The total travel time of G310 took 12 hours and 22 minutes. While for its first run, only about 200 passengers enjoyed the entire trip due to the long stretch of the track. The designed average speed of the bullet rain is 300 km per hour.

Another bullet train that made its debut is G308. Starting from Chengdu, the train with more than 76-percent attendance aimed to travel at an average speed of 200 km/h, and reached Beijing in less than 15 hours. Same as G310, the majority of passengers got off at short-haul destinations according to statistics.

On the same day, China's first high-speed train with sleeping compartments left Beijing for Shenzhen. The 2400-km high-speed rail line, with a designed travel time of 11 hours, created a more than 70-percent attendance by carrying 438 passengers.

In response to why taking high-speed trains rather than planes, a passenger underscored, "train stations, unlike airports, are always located in down town which has made the afterward journey more convenient, meanwhile, trains show a better performance in punctuality rate."

The passengers experience the maiden trip of G310 from Chongqing to Beijing on January 1st 2015.

The bullet train is leaving Chengdu for Beijing.

The inner decoration of D903 from Beijing to Shenzhen.