China HSR News And Information: Original Translation

[AndrewJin]

Wuyuan Station, Wuyuan County, Jiangxi Province
There are countless ancient towns in Wuyuan, one of the most popular tourism destinations in China.

The plaza before Wuyuan Station, a monument for Zhan Tianyou whose family came from Wuyuan.
Zhan Tianyou, a pioneering Chinese railroad engineer, the chief engineer responsible for construction of the Peking-Kalgan Railway (Beijing to Zhangjiakou), the first railway constructed in China without foreign assistance. He was also known as the "Father of China's Railroad".

Beijing-Zhangjiakou Railway, designed by Zhan Tianyou, finished in 1909
And Badaling Great Wall, Beijing. original photos

Zhan Tianyou, watching his railway permanently.
In 2019, Beijing-Zhangjiekou HSR will be launched.

This Hefei-Fuzhou HSR will link three UNESCO world heritage sites, Huangshan(Yellow mountains), Wuyi Mountains and Mountain Sanqing, and some of the most charming ancient towns in China, Wuyuan, Hongcun and Xidi.
A booming tourism industry!

 

[cirr]

Wuyuan Station, Wuyuan County, Jiangxi Province
There are countless ancient towns in Wuyuan, one of the most popular tourism destinations in China.
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The plaza before Wuyuan Station, a monument for Zhan Tianyou whose family came from Wuyuan.
Zhan Tianyou, a pioneering Chinese railroad engineer, the chief engineer responsible for construction of the Peking-Kalgan Railway (Beijing to Zhangjiakou), the first railway constructed in China without foreign assistance. He was also known as the "Father of China's Railroad".
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Beijing-Zhangjiakou Railway, designed by Zhan Tianyou, finished in 1909
And Badaling Great Wall, Beijing
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Zhan Tianyou, watching his railway permanently.
In 2019, Beijing-Zhangjiekou HSR will be launched.
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This Hefei-Fuzhou HSR will link three UNESCO world heritage sites, Huangshan(Yellow mountains), Wuyi Mountains and Mountain Sanqing, and some of the most charming ancient towns in China, Wuyuan, Hongcun and Xidi.
A booming tourism industry!
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Stunning！Breathtakingly beautiful！！

 

[AndrewJin]

Stunning！Breathtakingly beautiful！！

Let's go!
I've planned to go to Wuyuan and Hongcun in April, but unfortunately, not open yet.

 

[Yizhi]

Wuyuan Station, Wuyuan County, Jiangxi Province
There are countless ancient towns in Wuyuan, one of the most popular tourism destinations in China.
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The plaza before Wuyuan Station, a monument for Zhan Tianyou whose family came from Wuyuan.
Zhan Tianyou, a pioneering Chinese railroad engineer, the chief engineer responsible for construction of the Peking-Kalgan Railway (Beijing to Zhangjiakou), the first railway constructed in China without foreign assistance. He was also known as the "Father of China's Railroad".
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Beijing-Zhangjiakou Railway, designed by Zhan Tianyou, finished in 1909
And Badaling Great Wall, Beijing. original photos
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Zhan Tianyou, watching his railway permanently.
In 2019, Beijing-Zhangjiekou HSR will be launched.
View attachment 208479

This Hefei-Fuzhou HSR will link three UNESCO world heritage sites, Huangshan(Yellow mountains), Wuyi Mountains and Mountain Sanqing, and some of the most charming ancient towns in China, Wuyuan, Hongcun and Xidi.
A booming tourism industry!
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too many beautiful pictures!

 

[cirr]

Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena and his wife taking a HSR train from Boao to Sanya at President Xi Jinping‘s suggestion：

斯里兰卡总统在习近平建议下体验中国高铁(图)|总统|高铁_凤凰资讯

 

[ahojunk]

If I am not mistaken, the Hainan HSR is the slower HSR.

The Sri Lanka President and wife should experience the faster 350 kph HSR, i.e. the one from Beijing, Shanghai or Guangzhou.

 

[AndrewJin]

Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena and his wife taking a HSR train from Boao to Sanya at President Xi Jinping‘s suggestion：

斯里兰卡总统在习近平建议下体验中国高铁(图)|总统|高铁_凤凰资讯

I am wondering why they were not trying the business class or VIP class? Merely 1st class for our respected guests! Maybe this train is only comprised of 1st class seats and 2nd class seats.
Anyway, Boao Forum is alway a great opportunity for China.
Late this year, when Hainan's western ring HSR is launched, then we can have a journey around the whole island by HSR, Eastern Ring HSR & Western Ring HSR. I think @Gufi is the only member in PDF who has ever tried Hainan's bullet train.

If I am not mistaken, the Hainan HSR is the slower HSR.

The Sri Lanka President and wife should experience the faster 350 kph HSR, i.e. the one from Beijing, Shanghai or Guangzhou.

Yes, this eastern Ring HSR is operated at 200km/h(designed speed is 250km/h) and can be elevated to 250km/h(if 2011 train collision didn't happen). However, 200km/h-250km/h HSR lines are very economical for developing countries, especially small countries. This speed limit is also quite applicable to intercity network and tributary lines.

What's your opinions? @ahojunk

 

[ahojunk]

However, 200km/h-250km/h HSR lines are very economical for developing countries, especially small countries. This speed limit is also quite applicable to intercity network and tributary lines.

What's your opinions? @ahojunk

@AndrewJin,

I agree. However, to close a sale, you always show your best to impress. Then, offer cheaper alternatives if the customer worries about the cost/price.

 

[AndrewJin]

@AndrewJin,

I agree. However, to close a sale, you always show your best to impress. Then, offer cheaper alternatives if the customer worries about the cost/price.

Of course if having the opportunity, but they are in Hainan, and Hainan's HSR network hasn't been linked to mainland yet.
Anyway, top-notch CRH380A(maximum operational speed 380km/h) Is used on this 250km/h line.

 

[TaiShang]

Zhan Tianyou, a pioneering Chinese railroad engineer, the chief engineer responsible for construction of the Peking-Kalgan Railway (Beijing to Zhangjiakou), the first railway constructed in China without foreign assistance. He was also known as the "Father of China's Railroad".

[Picture and the note posted by @AndrewJin .]

His spirit must certainly be proud at the sight of the development of the railway in his nation.

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Najib arrives in China for Boao Forum for Asia
BY MUZLI MOHD ZIN - 27 MARCH 2015 @ 4:50 PM

HAINAN: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak arrived here today to participate in the Boao Forum for Asia 2015 where he is scheduled to deliver a speech at opening of the annual event tomorrow.

The Prime Minister landed at the coastal city of Haikou’s Meilan International Airport about 4pm and was received by Hainan Vice-Governor Lu Chunhua and China’s Ambassador to Malaysia Dr Huang Huikang.

Najib’s official delegation included Special Envoy of the Prime Minister to China Tan Sri Ong Ka Ting, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Deputy Secretary-General for Bilateral Affairs Datuk Ramlan Ibrahim and Malaysia’s Ambassador to China Datuk Zainuddin Yahya.

The delegation was also accorded a 45-minute and specially arranged high-speed train ride from Meilan Airport Railway to Boao, the venue for the forum.

 

[AndrewJin]

@ahojunk @TaiShang @Shotgunner51 @Yizhi @powastick @cirr @Gufi et al
Hainan's current single-line HSR map is an excellent example for other small countries or isolated region. The de jure population of Hainan Province is 8-9 million，Sri Lanka is roughly twice the size of Hainan concerning the land and the population. A ring HSR and one or two horizontal connection routes in the middle with some tributaries will be a ideal HSR network for Sri Lanka. About speed, if 200-250km/h is still too pricey, they can consider 150-200km/h(passengers & freight). They have already imported a lot of DMU(diesel multiple unit) trains from China, and DMU is not a bad choice for them, easy to maintain and much cheaper.

Now, more than 30 pairs of trains operate between Haikou(provincial capital) and Sanya(the second largest city on the island) in the off-peak season. Ridership in 2014 is 13.94 million, compared to 9million in 2011(mean annual growth rate=15%), and still escalating. HSR in Hainan will witness a huge boom when the Western Ring is open and a couple of years later when the network is integrated into the large-scale HSR network of mainland.

We can expect the less developed western part of Hainan Island will attract millions of tourists and commercial opportunities. And this network also strengthens the role of Hainan as an indispensable part of the maritime Silk Road in China's One Belt One Road initiatives.

Above all, HSR by the sea is the most charming combination, nature&technology!

@Azizam We can dream of a similar HSR or semi-HSR network in Sri Lanka, it will considerably promote local tourism, provide jobs, increase mobility and attract billions of investment. That's why we need AIIB, the development world is crying for better transportation, sanitation and all what westerners already have.

 

[AndrewJin]

Sanya Railway Station, Sanya City, Hainan Island

Anti-typhoon design, no worry about the safety of HSR on an island. @Azizam

 

[powastick]

Mainland-Hainan is a bridge or a tunnel?

 

[Gufi]

Mainland-Hainan is a bridge or a tunnel?

tunnel planned right now via ships

 

[AndrewJin]

Mainland-Hainan is a bridge or a tunnel?

None of them, only traditional train by ferry (no HSR ferry yet, since the other side is not an HSR line). But a tunnel or a bridge will must be built in the next 5-year plan, it's too drama to travel from Hainan to adjacent Guangdong Province. I'm sure after a couple of years we can travel from Guangzhou or Shenzhen to Sanya all by HSR!
Qiongzhou Strait Railway Ferry No.4