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It can be tourist magnet after grate wall , love the pics , thanks
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Car shed:
Happy journey:
The picture of the "Car shed" looks like it came out of a futuristic movie like Blade Runner. It indicates the future direction for a modernizing China. In ten to twenty years, all of China may look like that.
The children in the "Happy journey" will grow up in a better China built by their parents. Hopefully, they will be able to build an even brighter future.
The two pictures encapsulate the promise of a New China. A country with modern infrastructure and happy citizens.
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China High Speed Rail
"Traveling at an average speed of 217 miles an hour, the Chinese have once again upped the ante when it comes to cleaner and more efficient transportation alternatives. In fact, China now expects to build 42 high-speed rail lines by 2012. Will they pull off such a lofty goal in such a short amount of time? Hard to say. But I certainly wouldn't bet against them at this point.
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According to the US Department of Transportation, high-speed rail consumes nearly 10 times less fuel than cars and six times less than planes.
And the Bureau of Transportation Statistics has indicated that while passenger air travel in the US gets about 45 passenger-miles per gallon of fuel - high-speed rail systems in Japan and Europe deliver efficiency equivalents of about 300 to 500 passenger miles per gallon.
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There's plenty of data that supports the economic, social and national security benefits of high-speed rail. But despite the Obama administration announcing a new vision for high-speed rail (with a few billion in tow), we continue the debate - pushing us further and further behind the rest of the modern world."
"Traveling at an average speed of 217 miles an hour, the Chinese have once again upped the ante when it comes to cleaner and more efficient transportation alternatives. In fact, China now expects to build 42 high-speed rail lines by 2012. Will they pull off such a lofty goal in such a short amount of time? Hard to say. But I certainly wouldn't bet against them at this point.
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According to the US Department of Transportation, high-speed rail consumes nearly 10 times less fuel than cars and six times less than planes.
And the Bureau of Transportation Statistics has indicated that while passenger air travel in the US gets about 45 passenger-miles per gallon of fuel - high-speed rail systems in Japan and Europe deliver efficiency equivalents of about 300 to 500 passenger miles per gallon.
...
There's plenty of data that supports the economic, social and national security benefits of high-speed rail. But despite the Obama administration announcing a new vision for high-speed rail (with a few billion in tow), we continue the debate - pushing us further and further behind the rest of the modern world."
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Beijing-Guangzhou high-speed railway to open in 2012 - People's Daily Online
Reporters learned from railway authorities that the Beijing-Shijiazhuang and Shijiazhuang-Wuhan high-speed railways are currently under intense construction and a trip from Beijing to Guangzhou by train will only take 8 hours in 2012.
The Wuhan-Guangzhou high-speed railway that went under construction from June 2005 is an important part of the Beijing-Guangzhou high-speed railway. It runs through Hubei, Hunan and Guangdong provinces, totaling about 1,068 kilometers. The opening of the Wuhan-Guangzhou high-speed railway reduces the travel time between the 2 cities to 3 hours from the original 10 hours.
According to the Wuhan Railway Bureau, the travel time between Beijing and Guangzhou has reduced to 21 hours from over 90 hours in the past, after passenger train speeds were increased several times. Following the opening of the Wuhan-Guangzhou high-speed railway and the construction of other high-speed railways in progress, the Beijing-Guangzhou high-speed railway will serve as a main artery running through China from north to south in the future, and the trip from Beijing to Guangzhou will only take 8 hours. An "8-hour transport circle" that China is striving to build will gradually become a reality.
Zhang Shuguang, head of the Transportation Department of the Ministry of Railways, said that China will form a 1-8 hour transport circle, which has Beijing at its center and allows travel between Beijing and most provincial capitals in 1-8 hours. China will also build a transport circle that allows travel between central cities, such as Shanghai, Zhengzhou and Wuhan, and their surrounding cities in half an hour to 1 hour. China's high-speed passenger transport network connects all provincial capitals and large cities with a population of over 500,000, and covers 90 percent of the population nationwide. It will significantly shorten the inter-city distances.
By People's Daily Online
Reporters learned from railway authorities that the Beijing-Shijiazhuang and Shijiazhuang-Wuhan high-speed railways are currently under intense construction and a trip from Beijing to Guangzhou by train will only take 8 hours in 2012.
The Wuhan-Guangzhou high-speed railway that went under construction from June 2005 is an important part of the Beijing-Guangzhou high-speed railway. It runs through Hubei, Hunan and Guangdong provinces, totaling about 1,068 kilometers. The opening of the Wuhan-Guangzhou high-speed railway reduces the travel time between the 2 cities to 3 hours from the original 10 hours.
According to the Wuhan Railway Bureau, the travel time between Beijing and Guangzhou has reduced to 21 hours from over 90 hours in the past, after passenger train speeds were increased several times. Following the opening of the Wuhan-Guangzhou high-speed railway and the construction of other high-speed railways in progress, the Beijing-Guangzhou high-speed railway will serve as a main artery running through China from north to south in the future, and the trip from Beijing to Guangzhou will only take 8 hours. An "8-hour transport circle" that China is striving to build will gradually become a reality.
Zhang Shuguang, head of the Transportation Department of the Ministry of Railways, said that China will form a 1-8 hour transport circle, which has Beijing at its center and allows travel between Beijing and most provincial capitals in 1-8 hours. China will also build a transport circle that allows travel between central cities, such as Shanghai, Zhengzhou and Wuhan, and their surrounding cities in half an hour to 1 hour. China's high-speed passenger transport network connects all provincial capitals and large cities with a population of over 500,000, and covers 90 percent of the population nationwide. It will significantly shorten the inter-city distances.
By People's Daily Online
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I don't think that it makes sense to start a new thread. "Shanghai's 1st modern streetcar line" falls into the same category of futuristic high-speed rail or futuristic streetcar line. It's the same "wow" factor. Shanghai's modern streetcar looks radically different from American trolleys.
Shanghai's 1st modern streetcar line starts operation
Shanghai's 1st modern streetcar line starts operation
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High-speed rail network set to take global lead - People's Daily Online Jan 8 2010
China is well on its way to becoming the high-speed railway capital of the world, with 33,000 km of these railways currently under construction and about 70 projects slated to launch this year.
By the end of 2012, China's high-speed railway is expected to account for half of the world's total length.
Currently, 2.1 trillion yuan ($300 billion) worth of rail construction projects are under way.
In the next three years, 26,000 km of new lines, including 9,200 km of high-speed lines, will be put into operation to ease the pressure on the country's overburdened rail network, said Liu Zhijun, Minister of Railways.
China's dominance in the high-speed railway market is remarkable, said Yang Hao, professor in railway transport with Beijing Jiaotong University.
"No matter the length of high-speed railways, or the operation speed of our high-speed trains, China now dwarfs other countries," Yang said.
Though many of the advanced technologies used in high-speed railways were imported from France, Japan and Germany, "China has learned them fast, and China also has its advantage in industrial integration", he said.
By 2013, 800 bullet trains will be churned out to zip through the cities at a speed of at least 250 km/h, the minister said. Also, a new-generation high-speed train, which insiders said is built to run up to 380 km/h on the future Beijing-Shanghai high-speed link, is also expected to roll off the production line and complete comprehensive tests this year, he said.
The country should also clinch more deals in the global railway market this year, the minister said yesterday.
This is the first time the goal is put into the minister's annual work report, which reviews achievements in the past year and sets new goals for next year.
Liu urged various railway enterprises to go out as a whole to establish and promote China's rail standards and forge its rail brand.
"Based on our technology and industrial integration advantages, we should try to boost international cooperation this year," he said.
China launched its first 350 km/h high-speed railway between Beijing and Tianjin in August 2008 before the Beijing Olympics. Late last month, China's first long-distance high-speed rail, the 1,068-km Wuhan-Guangzhou railway, was also put into operation.
So far, State leaders and delegates from more than 100 countries have visited the Beijing-Tianjin high-speed rail, and many have expressed interest in cooperating with China to build high-speed rail.
Last year, China signed memoranda of understanding with several countries, including the United States and Russia, in high-speed rail cooperation.
Experts said China stepping ahead of these countries in developing low-emission high-speed railways could help it attract potential partners.
The cooperation is also "never one way", as both sides can benefit from the cooperation, Yang said.
Source:China Daily
China is well on its way to becoming the high-speed railway capital of the world, with 33,000 km of these railways currently under construction and about 70 projects slated to launch this year.
By the end of 2012, China's high-speed railway is expected to account for half of the world's total length.
Currently, 2.1 trillion yuan ($300 billion) worth of rail construction projects are under way.
In the next three years, 26,000 km of new lines, including 9,200 km of high-speed lines, will be put into operation to ease the pressure on the country's overburdened rail network, said Liu Zhijun, Minister of Railways.
China's dominance in the high-speed railway market is remarkable, said Yang Hao, professor in railway transport with Beijing Jiaotong University.
"No matter the length of high-speed railways, or the operation speed of our high-speed trains, China now dwarfs other countries," Yang said.
Though many of the advanced technologies used in high-speed railways were imported from France, Japan and Germany, "China has learned them fast, and China also has its advantage in industrial integration", he said.
By 2013, 800 bullet trains will be churned out to zip through the cities at a speed of at least 250 km/h, the minister said. Also, a new-generation high-speed train, which insiders said is built to run up to 380 km/h on the future Beijing-Shanghai high-speed link, is also expected to roll off the production line and complete comprehensive tests this year, he said.
The country should also clinch more deals in the global railway market this year, the minister said yesterday.
This is the first time the goal is put into the minister's annual work report, which reviews achievements in the past year and sets new goals for next year.
Liu urged various railway enterprises to go out as a whole to establish and promote China's rail standards and forge its rail brand.
"Based on our technology and industrial integration advantages, we should try to boost international cooperation this year," he said.
China launched its first 350 km/h high-speed railway between Beijing and Tianjin in August 2008 before the Beijing Olympics. Late last month, China's first long-distance high-speed rail, the 1,068-km Wuhan-Guangzhou railway, was also put into operation.
So far, State leaders and delegates from more than 100 countries have visited the Beijing-Tianjin high-speed rail, and many have expressed interest in cooperating with China to build high-speed rail.
Last year, China signed memoranda of understanding with several countries, including the United States and Russia, in high-speed rail cooperation.
Experts said China stepping ahead of these countries in developing low-emission high-speed railways could help it attract potential partners.
The cooperation is also "never one way", as both sides can benefit from the cooperation, Yang said.
Source:China Daily
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I don't think that it makes sense to start a new thread. "Shanghai's 1st modern streetcar line" falls into the same category of futuristic high-speed rail or futuristic streetcar line. It's the same "wow" factor. Shanghai's modern streetcar looks radically different from American trolleys.
Shanghai's*1st modern streetcar*line starts operation
I often see these streetcars when I go home, but never took them.
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I actually hope that California builds the LA-SF rail soon. Driving is making me nuts...
hope to see a decent/modern railway sys in Pakistan one day as well.
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Wow, so many trips! But alas, 1st class cost $108 and 2nd class is also expensive. I prefer to take the 10.5 hr train and pay only quarter the price.
Because the old line is very busy,and the price of sleep in old line is no less than the new line
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you know,the maglevs is luxury and the tech is immature all over the world,and the bullet is fast enough
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