Chinese Metro Transport News & Updates

[AndrewJin]

Beijing to build first tramway line in 50 years
Xinhua, November 23, 2016

Beijing will build its first tramway line in 50 years for both tourist and public transport purposes, the transit authority said Wednesday.

With six stations, the line will connect tourist spots in western Beijing such as the Summer Palace, Fragrant Hill and the botanical gardens, according to Beijing Public Transportation Group.

Total length of the line will be 8.8 km, including a 1.36-km underground section. Ten meters wide and 32 meters long, the street cars will have a capacity of 300 passengers per car.

The official estimates maximum capacity of the line will reach 10,000 passengers per hour each way, far in the excess of the expected 3,000 to 5,000 rush hour passengers.

The project is expected to cost 4.7 billion yuan (680 million U.S. dollars), and new company will be established.

The last tramway in the city, from Beijing Gymnasium to the south railway station, ended its service in 1966.

I think they have a short line for tourism on Qianmen pedestrian street.

 

[AndrewJin]

 

[AndrewJin]

Urumqi's first subway starts tracking!

 

[AndrewJin]

First subway train arrives in Lanzhou
Northwest China's 3rd metro system

@Place Of Space @jkroo @TaiShang @long_

 

[Place Of Space]

First subway train arrives in Lanzhou
Northwest China's 3rd metro system

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@Place Of Space @jkroo @TaiShang @long_

Good news for the citizens. By the way, the steel frame bridge was the one built hundred years ago?

 

[AndrewJin]

Good news for the citizens. By the way, the steel frame bridge was the one built hundred years ago?

yes.

 

[艹艹艹]

Beijing subway to offer mobile phone payment, otherupgrades next year
(People's Daily Online) 15:06, December 06, 2016

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Beijing's subway system has finished an update to its automatic fare collection (AFC)system. According to the Beijing Municipal Commission of Transport, the programdeveloped for the system's new "brain" is compatible with the equipment of dozens ofvendors, Beijing Daily reported on Dec. 5.

From 2017, Beijing's subway will gradually implement smart transportation. After a testingperiod, people will be able to buy tickets online or use mobile phone payment to take thesubway. What's more, a China transportation card, valid across the country, will beaccepted on Beijing buses from the end of this year. The city's subway system will acceptthe card beginning at the end of 2017.

"At present, passengers have to add money to the China transportation card in the citywhere they bought the card, so it's important to add enough money before a journey," aBeijing rail transit official pointed out.

According to a plan jointly issued by China's National Development and ReformCommission and Ministry of Transport, major Chinese cities will all accept the Chinatransportation card by 2018.

Feng Xinhui, an official at Beijing's rail transit command center, said that subway gates willbe able to accept mobile payment after the system is upgraded. However, due to heavypassenger flow and stringent safety requirements, the update will take a relatively longtime. Subway authorities will expedite the work in order to provide more convenientservices as soon as possible.

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Beijing subway Lines 7, 8, 15 and the Fangshan Line have recently closed manned ticketwindows in favor of self-service machines. However, non-standard cards and coated cardscannot be inserted in the self-service machines.

Beijing's subway system will see more self-service windows in the next few years,according to Feng. New ticket machines will be deployed in subway stations for passengersto collect tickets purchased online. What's more, intelligent fare adjustment is also a goalfor the future.

 

[AndrewJin]

Beijing subway to offer mobile phone payment, otherupgrades next year
(People's Daily Online) 15:06, December 06, 2016

(file photo)

Beijing's subway system has finished an update to its automatic fare collection (AFC)system. According to the Beijing Municipal Commission of Transport, the programdeveloped for the system's new "brain" is compatible with the equipment of dozens ofvendors, Beijing Daily reported on Dec. 5.

From 2017, Beijing's subway will gradually implement smart transportation. After a testingperiod, people will be able to buy tickets online or use mobile phone payment to take thesubway. What's more, a China transportation card, valid across the country, will beaccepted on Beijing buses from the end of this year. The city's subway system will acceptthe card beginning at the end of 2017.

"At present, passengers have to add money to the China transportation card in the citywhere they bought the card, so it's important to add enough money before a journey," aBeijing rail transit official pointed out.

According to a plan jointly issued by China's National Development and ReformCommission and Ministry of Transport, major Chinese cities will all accept the Chinatransportation card by 2018.

Feng Xinhui, an official at Beijing's rail transit command center, said that subway gates willbe able to accept mobile payment after the system is upgraded. However, due to heavypassenger flow and stringent safety requirements, the update will take a relatively longtime. Subway authorities will expedite the work in order to provide more convenientservices as soon as possible.

(file photo)

Beijing subway Lines 7, 8, 15 and the Fangshan Line have recently closed manned ticketwindows in favor of self-service machines. However, non-standard cards and coated cardscannot be inserted in the self-service machines.

Beijing's subway system will see more self-service windows in the next few years,according to Feng. New ticket machines will be deployed in subway stations for passengersto collect tickets purchased online. What's more, intelligent fare adjustment is also a goalfor the future.

Awesome....
Now i just know how to use Alipay to top on my Wuhan Card.....

 

[AndrewJin]

Beijing Metro 2017

 

[AndrewJin]

Urumqi BRT 2016!

@TaiShang @cirr @long_ @GeraltofRivia @powastick

 

[GeraltofRivia]

Urumqi BRT 2016!

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@TaiShang @cirr @long_ @GeraltofRivia @powastick

Great news! I really like the BRT diagram , which is so well made with clear sign, text and legend (apart from a minor misspelling )

 

[AndrewJin]

Great news! I really like the BRT diagram , which is so well made with clear sign, text and legend (apart from a minor misspelling )

It is a metro fan made map....

BRT is great, but it can not 100% tackle the public transport issue in Urumqi.
Now, they are building a huge subway network there.....
Urumqi is a big city with a big population.
@long_

 

[AndrewJin]

Year-end summary
China Metro
excluding trams, BRT or Intercity HSRs

Blue: in operation 31 cities
Red: under construction 15 cities
Grey: to start construction in 2017-2021 14 cities

CRRC Dalian

 

[beijingwalker]

The tram network in Zhuhai, China

 

[Khafee]

The only issue I personally have with trams, is that they take dedicated space on already congested roads. Although definitely more costlier than trams, monorail would be my preference.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/travel/t...carriages-HUNG-tracks-like-rollercoaster.html