China HSR News And Information: Original Translation

[AndrewJin]

Baoji-Lanzhou high-speed railway test run

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A test bullet train running in a trial operation of the Baoji-Lanzhou high-speed railway arrives at the Lanzhouxi Railway Station in Lanzhou, capital of northwest China's Gansu Province, June 2, 2017. The 401-km railway linking Baoji of northwest China's Shaanxi Province and Lanzhou in neighboring Gansu Province started test runs of the whole line. [Photo/Xinhua]

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A technician monitors the data on a test bullet train running in a trial operation of the Baoji-Lanzhou high-speed railway, June 2, 2017. The 401-km railway linking Baoji of northwest China's Shaanxi Province and Lanzhou in neighboring Gansu Province started test runs of the whole line. [Photo/Xinhua]

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Staff member work on a test bullet train running in a trial operation of the Baoji-Lanzhou high-speed railway, June 2, 2017. The 401-km railway linking Baoji of northwest China's Shaanxi Province and Lanzhou in neighboring Gansu Province started test runs of the whole line. [Photo/Xinhua]

A conductor gets off a test bullet train in a trial operation of the Baoji-Lanzhou high-speed railway at the Baojinan Railway Station in Baoji, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, June 2, 2017. The 401-km railway linking Baoji of northwest China's Shaanxi Province and Lanzhou in neighboring Gansu Province started test runs of the whole line. [Photo/Xinhua]


http://china.org.cn/photos/2017-06/03/content_40957621_4.htm

No HSR opened in the first half f 2017
Can't wait for the opening of numerous HSRs in the coming months.....

Chengdu-Mianyang HSR, the full Chengdu-Xi'an HSR to open in late 2017

Some of the new HSRs to open in 2017
Hohhot-Zhangjiakou HSR, Northern China
Xi'an-Baoji (Silk Road HSR), Western China
Xi'an-Chengdu HSR, Western China
Wuhan-Jiujiang HSR, Central China
Shijiazhuang-Jinan HSR, Northern China

 

[AndrewJin]

Maybe China can look into their use for suburban rail system connecting large cities suburbs to centre etc (with metro/subway focused for downtown area only etc). I know France uses double decker in their RER system in Paris district, they provide high capacity thoroughfare like nothing else, and max speed is not real issue here given the frequency of stops.

@Vergennes

That will mean we have to redesign tunnels.
Today land acquisition fee becomes so high even high-speed railways in the city are using tunnels.....

CRRC will export 45 double-deck coaches to Pennsylvania.

 

[rott]

Any news on the CIT 500?

 

[AndrewJin]

Baoji-Lanzhou high-speed railway test run

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A test bullet train running in a trial operation of the Baoji-Lanzhou high-speed railway arrives at the Lanzhouxi Railway Station in Lanzhou, capital of northwest China's Gansu Province, June 2, 2017. The 401-km railway linking Baoji of northwest China's Shaanxi Province and Lanzhou in neighboring Gansu Province started test runs of the whole line. [Photo/Xinhua]

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A technician monitors the data on a test bullet train running in a trial operation of the Baoji-Lanzhou high-speed railway, June 2, 2017. The 401-km railway linking Baoji of northwest China's Shaanxi Province and Lanzhou in neighboring Gansu Province started test runs of the whole line. [Photo/Xinhua]

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Staff member work on a test bullet train running in a trial operation of the Baoji-Lanzhou high-speed railway, June 2, 2017. The 401-km railway linking Baoji of northwest China's Shaanxi Province and Lanzhou in neighboring Gansu Province started test runs of the whole line. [Photo/Xinhua]

A conductor gets off a test bullet train in a trial operation of the Baoji-Lanzhou high-speed railway at the Baojinan Railway Station in Baoji, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, June 2, 2017. The 401-km railway linking Baoji of northwest China's Shaanxi Province and Lanzhou in neighboring Gansu Province started test runs of the whole line. [Photo/Xinhua]


http://china.org.cn/photos/2017-06/03/content_40957621_4.htm

160km/h slow train vs CRH380A Yellow Doctor in Lanzhou West Station....
Interesting scene

Any news on the CIT 500?

Test here and there, no 500km/h tracks for real tests.
Now, the focus is commercialisation of CR400.
Beijing-Shanghai HSR is said to use CR400 since this month.
China Railways has already announced a procurement for CR400.
Former China North Railway's Changchun subsidiary and former China South Railway's Qingdao subsidiary will compete.

 

[Nilgiri]

That will mean we have to redesign tunnels.
Today land acquisition fee becomes so high even high-speed railways in the city are using tunnels.....

CRRC will export 45 double-deck coaches to Pennsylvania.
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Yah its problem if you didnt dig the tunnels big enough in first place. I was wondering about that actually....oh well.

 

[AndrewJin]

Datong's high-speed railway design confirmed!
To open with Datong-Zhangjiakou HSR in 2019

The subsidiary of CREG (China Railway Engineering), MBEC (Major Bridge Engineering Group),
won the 40000m2 contract.

Key HSRs in Northern China

Datong City, Northern China

Yah its problem if you didnt dig the tunnels big enough in first place. I was wondering about that actually....oh well.

Double-decker is not really of that high capacity....
If the line is really busy, make more room for standing , or make it 16 cars instead of the normal 6/8 cars suburban railway design. Double decker just means slightly more seats, not really economical for huge cities. In Japan, a 12-car suburban train can have 1-2 double-decker cars, those are for premium seats, not for more people in normal cars.

 

[cirr]

Track laying started on the 1214km Golmud-Korla Railway on 03.06.2017:

http://www.guancha.cn/society/2017_06_04_411499.shtml

 

[AndrewJin]

Track laying started on the 1214km Golmud-Korla Railway on 03.06.2017:

http://www.guancha.cn/society/2017_06_04_411499.shtml

This will be the third railway linking Xinjiang with the rest of China!

One year ago

The north end of this railway, Korla City

 

[TaiShang]

Young 'railway' couple: home is where you are
Updated: 2017-06-01


Wang Hong and Hu Gang have been working for China Railway Tenth Group for years. [Photo/ Xinhua]

Wang Hong and Hu Gang, both born in the 80s, have been working at China Railway Tenth Group for six years. During those years, nothing was settled, nowhere was their real home. Even through in the same company, they rarely met because of the busy schedule and long distances between the job sites of their separate departments.


Hu Gang, a technician of the Changchun-Baicheng railway project measures the data . [Photo/Xinhua]


Wang Hong checks the materials at the Changchun-Baicheng project's construction site.[Photo/Xinhua]

Wang said, "The management work seems easy to figure out, however, I have to go to the work site like other guys, and need to be patient and careful. I know the quantity of every material fairly well." Wang has become a "tomboy" in the male-dominated construction industry.


The construction workers ensures that more than three hours will be deducted from the travel time between Changchun and Baicheng after completion of their rail project. [Photo/Xinhua]


To keep the project moving ahead, Wang and Hu stick to their posts during Dragon Boat Festival. [Photo/Xinhua]


Having dinner together brings happiness for the couple due to the separation. [Photo/Xinhua]


"The only thing we want is to be together," Wang says. [Photo/Xinhua]

She added that even a video talk before sleep every night makes her feel filled with happiness.


Because of busy work, they live on the job and rarely go back to their hometown, Ningxia. Therefore, when they do get home, talks with family and friends never end. [Photo/Xinhua]

"Home is where you are",the couple says. "The work gives us a sense of achievement from having accomplished every project," they add.[Photo/Xinhua]

They were hoping for a baby when the time is right.

http://www.ejilin.gov.cn/2017-06/01/content_29573689_9.htm

 

[AndrewJin]

Ningbo-Yuyao Intercity Bullet Train Trial Run!
(Not a new railway, but on upgraded railway)

CRH6F
8 cars, 506 seats, normal capacity: 1476 (up to 2000)
Dual signal systems, compatible to railways and subways

The ticket will cost 12 yuan for 48.7km (first phase).
One can buy tickets on TVMs, or use Ningbo Transport Card.
The train takes about half an hour, including several midway stations.

Ningbo Intercity Plan

Young 'railway' couple: home is where you are
Updated: 2017-06-01


Wang Hong and Hu Gang have been working for China Railway Tenth Group for years. [Photo/ Xinhua]

Wang Hong and Hu Gang, both born in the 80s, have been working at China Railway Tenth Group for six years. During those years, nothing was settled, nowhere was their real home. Even through in the same company, they rarely met because of the busy schedule and long distances between the job sites of their separate departments.


Hu Gang, a technician of the Changchun-Baicheng railway project measures the data . [Photo/Xinhua]


Wang Hong checks the materials at the Changchun-Baicheng project's construction site.[Photo/Xinhua]

Wang said, "The management work seems easy to figure out, however, I have to go to the work site like other guys, and need to be patient and careful. I know the quantity of every material fairly well." Wang has become a "tomboy" in the male-dominated construction industry.


The construction workers ensures that more than three hours will be deducted from the travel time between Changchun and Baicheng after completion of their rail project. [Photo/Xinhua]


To keep the project moving ahead, Wang and Hu stick to their posts during Dragon Boat Festival. [Photo/Xinhua]


Having dinner together brings happiness for the couple due to the separation. [Photo/Xinhua]


"The only thing we want is to be together," Wang says. [Photo/Xinhua]

She added that even a video talk before sleep every night makes her feel filled with happiness.


Because of busy work, they live on the job and rarely go back to their hometown, Ningxia. Therefore, when they do get home, talks with family and friends never end. [Photo/Xinhua]

"Home is where you are",the couple says. "The work gives us a sense of achievement from having accomplished every project," they add.[Photo/Xinhua]

They were hoping for a baby when the time is right.

http://www.ejilin.gov.cn/2017-06/01/content_29573689_9.htm

 

[AndrewJin]

Ningbo-Yuyao Intercity Bullet Train Trial Run!
(Not a new railway, but on upgraded railway)

CRH6F
8 cars, 506 seats, normal capacity: 1476 (up to 2000)
Dual signal systems, compatible to railways and subways
View attachment 401366 View attachment 401365 View attachment 401368 View attachment 401367

The ticket will cost 12 yuan for 48.7km (first phase).
One can buy tickets on TVMs, or use Ningbo Transport Card.
The train takes about half an hour, including several midway stations.

paper ticket
View attachment 401374

Ningbo Intercity Plan
View attachment 401388

Ningbo's 1st Intercity

Normal Tickets

Commemorative ticket

 

[JSCh]

Unprecedentedly complex tunnel construction enters its final stage in Yunnan
By Chen Lidan (People's Daily Online) 18:08, June 06, 2017

When it comes to building infrastructure, China is among the fastest. However, the Dazhunshan Railway Tunnel, located in southwestern China’s Yunnan province, is famous for a different reason.

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Started in 2008, construction of the bridge was originally scheduled to be finished in 2014. However, unexpected and complicated geographic conditions have dragged its pace down. With a total length of 14.5 kilometers, the tunnel has been described by some as the most challenging one ever built in China.

During its construction, intense pressure above the tunnel has often triggered floods and cave-ins, which can ruin engineers’ efforts in the blink of an eye. The overall volume of floods that have occurred is 150 million cubic meters, enough to fill Hangzhou's West Lake 15 times.

The work done to cross a water-rich fault called Yanziwo is a typical example of the difficulties workers have encountered. Compared to digging into a piece of tofu, the process of getting through the 156-meter-long fault took two years, and workers were forced to battle numerous mudslides. Engineers had to dig through 39 different kinds of rock, one of which reaches temperatures of 40 degrees Celsius; workers had to pause every two hours to cool down by sitting on ice cubes.

Dazhushan tunnel is a key connector of the Dali-Ruili Railway, also known as Darui Railway. Designed to run from Dali in central Yunnan to Ruili in southwestern Yunnan, Darui Railway is also an important component of the broader China-Myanmar railway project.

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Construction of the tunnel is now entering its final stage. Jiang Dong, project manager from the China Rail First Group, expects Darui Railway to enter full service by 2021, as long as construction goes as planned from here on out. Once completed, it will take the train only seven minutes to run through the entire tunnel.

 

[cirr]

This will be the third railway linking Xinjiang with the rest of China!

One year ago

The north end of this railway, Korla City

Tracklaying begins on Xinjiang - Qinghai Railway

June 05, 2017

TRACKLAYING has reportedly commenced on a 1213km line connecting China’s western Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region with the neighbouring province of Qinghai.

Construction began on the line from Korla in southern Xinjiang to Golmud in Qinghai in 2014 and according to China's state news agency Xinhua the 505km Qinghai section is now expected to open by the end of next year.

The line will create a new north-south corridor in western China, linking Urumqi with the Qinghai - Tibet Railway.

A line running north from Golmud to Dunhuang in Gansu province, which will significantly reduce the distance by rail between eastern Xinjiang and Qinghai, is also under construction.

http://www.railjournal.com/index.php...ml?channel=540

 

[AndrewJin]

Tracklaying begins on Xinjiang - Qinghai Railway

June 05, 2017

TRACKLAYING has reportedly commenced on a 1213km line connecting China’s western Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region with the neighbouring province of Qinghai.

Construction began on the line from Korla in southern Xinjiang to Golmud in Qinghai in 2014 and according to China's state news agency Xinhua the 505km Qinghai section is now expected to open by the end of next year.

The line will create a new north-south corridor in western China, linking Urumqi with the Qinghai - Tibet Railway.

A line running north from Golmud to Dunhuang in Gansu province, which will significantly reduce the distance by rail between eastern Xinjiang and Qinghai, is also under construction.

http://www.railjournal.com/index.php...ml?channel=540

Qinghai-Sichuan railway/expressway is also under construction.

 

[TaiShang]

CRRC on the fast track for global expansion
China Daily, June 8, 2017

China Railway Rolling Stock Corp, the country's railway vehicle manufacturer, plans to establish 11 regional branches throughout the world by 2020 and further target key markets including Europe, North America, Russia and Central Asian countries, said a top executive.

The 11 regional branches will be set up in countries such as Russia, the United Kingdom, South Africa and Australia. The company wants to manufacture trains, purchase parts, and build maintenance and service facilities through a localization strategy and hiring local employees in key markets in 2020.

CRRC set up its first regional branch for North America in Massachusetts last year. The branch is designed to coordinate its businesses and participate in project bidding in the United States, Canada and Mexico.

CRRC President Xi Guohua said the group plans to conclude one or two overseas acquisition deals this year and accelerate exports of both its products and technical standards for 160-kilometer-per-hour electric trains, cargo EMU trains, new energy trains and piggyback wagons.

CRRC is currently in talks with the Czech Republic's Skoda Transportation AS for a 100 percent stake, a move to increase its market share in Europe's railway markets.

The Czech company mainly produces trams, electric locomotives, carriages and electric buses, as well as traction motors and complete drives for traffic systems. If the deal is sealed, this will be the first time the Chinese group has taken over a full-set rail transit equipment manufacturer.

"Our market development strategy has already shifted from only shipping trains to overseas markets to building a global network to compete with established foreign rivals," said Xi.

CRRC hopes to take a 10 to 15 percent global market share and is expecting to raise the total volume of its overseas orders to $15 billion in 2020.

"Even though a lot of money can be made from selling trains, providing maintenance services and selling trains directly in overseas markets can also be profitable and convenient," said Feng Hao, a rail transportation researcher at the National Development and Reform Commission.

The competition is fierce. Foreign rivals such as Siemens AG of Germany, France's Alstom Group and Bombardier Inc of Canada, have all built their global service and sales networks to boost their sales revenue in major overseas markets in Asia, the Middle East and Europe.

CRRC has so far pushed a number of products, including high-speed trains that can run at 350 kph, middle-to-low speed magnetically levitated shuttles, high-speed commuter trains running at a maximum speed of 140 kph, piggyback wagons, hydrogen-powered tramcars and oil-electricity hybrid locomotive, into both the global and domestic markets.

In addition to producing trains, CRRC has diversified its product categories to include semiconductors, new energy vehicles, new materials, offshore engineering products and industrial robots.

Hunan-based CRRC Zhuzhou Locomotive Co Ltd, a subsidiary of CRRC, announced last week that it has developed a smart bus to tap lucrative urban transit markets in both the domestic and global markets.

A standard bus is about 30 meters long and equipped with sensors that can read the dimensions of roads and plan its own route, and a standard bus has three carriages with a capacity of 300 people.

It costs around 400 million yuan ($58 million) to 700 million yuan to build a kilometer of metro line. Such a bus costs up to 15 million yuan.

http://www.china.org.cn/business/2017-06/08/content_40988603.htm

@Shotgunner51 , @cirr