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Wujiang railway bridge set to boost trans-regional transport
By Ma Chenguang in Fuling, Chongqing | China Daily | Updated: 2018-10-24 09:49

Engineers completed the major section of a railway bridge on Tuesday on the Wujiang River, considered the most difficult and complicated project of a 625-kilometer-long railway linking Southwestern China and Central China.

Staff members from the China Railway Engineering Corp (CREC) finished the main span of the Wujiang Right-Line Bridge, which is 460.1 meters long with four piers, on the river, a "natural barrier" that flows through rolling hills in Fuling district of Chongqing and empties into the Yangtze River in the north.

The Yangtze is the longest river in Asia while the 1,037-kilometer-long Wujiang is the largest river in Southwest China's Guizhou province.

The enormous metal and concrete bridge is part of the Line 2 Railway of the existing artery linking southwestern Chongqing and Huaihua in Central China's Hunan province, and the line is considered a key project in the national railway network, according to Wang Wei, Party secretary of the working team from the No 2 Branch Company of CREC No 4 Group Co Ltd - the company building it.

Upon completion by 2020, the single-track Line 2 will run side by side along the Chongqing-Huaihua Railway to boost trans-regional transport, with the section between Fuling and Huaihua having a length of 499 kilometers.

According to Wang, construction of the railway bridge started in October 2016 and it is part of the 10.5-kilometer-long project they built with an investment of 327 million yuan ($47 million).

The railway bridge, which has to span the Wujiang River and the G319 national highway, is really a hard nut to crack, as the foundations of the tallest No 3 pier stand 137.19 meters high and the pier's weight reaches some 1,400 metric tons, he said.

As most of the hard work is on the Wujiang River, the technicians have created 16 patents, which they have applied to the State patent regulator granting five of them so far to the No 2 Branch Company of CREC4.

According to Zhang Haolong, manager of the working team from the CREC4 No 2 Branch Company, building Line 2 of the existing Chongqing-Huaihua Railway is of vital importance to the southwestern, central and southern regions.

Chongqing, located in southwestern China, is the fourth municipality under the direct leadership of the central government after Beijing, Shanghai and Tianjin, while Fuling district, with a known history of more than 2,000 years, was renowned as the ancient capital of the Ba State.

Fuling, where the Yangtze and the Wujiang rivers converge and whose mountain ranges present a spectacular appearance, boasts exquisite scenery, rich cultural and modern industry, Zhang said, adding that the district's shale gas capacity has reached a record amount of 10 billion cubic meters.

Fuling is also known as the "hometown of Zhacai (or Cha Tsai)", a type of pickled mustard plant stem originating from Chongqing and serves as a commodity distributing center for the 20-odd counties and cities in the Wujiang River Valley, noted Gao Lian, deputy publicity chief of the No 2 Branch Company of CREC4.

While its traditional manufacturing industry is making great advances, Fuling's six expanding industries are also gaining ground, Gao said.

The district is also known for its 816 Underground Nuclear Project - the largest man-made cave complex as an industrial base for nuclear raw materials, which was suspended in 1984 due to the adjustment of national strategy, he said.

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Direct railroad routes turn vision into profitability
By Cecily Liu in London | China Daily | Updated: 2018-10-24 09:46
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The Decathlon freight train transports goods between China and France. CHINA DAILY

Last year, the French sports retailer Decathlon started to transport products made in its factory in Wuhan, capital of Hubei province, to its warehouses in Dourges, northern France, direct by rail.

The company said the option was "more economical, faster and more ecological" than shipping by sea.

The weekly 41-container freight train allowed Decathlon's products to reach France in 16 to 18 days, compared with the 20 days previously needed when transported by sea.

The time and money the company saved as a result boosted Decathlon's profitability and prompted it to further invest in its Wuhan factory. As a result, its supply chain procurement from cities near Wuhan grew by 15 percent.

"We have seen many European companies start or scale up their manufacturing in Wuhan thanks to the logistics cost savings that can be achieved by direct freight trains, and Decathlon is one early example," said Deng Xinchen, of Wuhan Asia-Europe Logistics, which operates the Decathlon train.

Wuhan Asia-Europe Logistics started operating direct freight trains between China and Europe in 2016, when it spotted a business opportunity in the surging trade.

Its trains have linked Wuhan with cities in Russia, Poland, the Czech Republic, Germany and France. The trains have allowed many European companies to open trade links to areas that were previously not economical to reach because sea freight was too slow and air freight too expensive.

On average, rail links reduce costs by 70 percent compared with air freight, and transit times can be reduced by as much as 50 percent compared with cargoes transported by sea.

Wuhan Asia-Europe Logistics is one of several Chinese companies that began operating direct trains between China and Europe in recent years.

Industry estimates suggest that by last year such trains connected more than 30 Chinese cities with 12 European countries.

In doing so, they have turned the vision of Belt and Road connectivity into profitability for many businesses in China and Europe.
 
All about Changchun City
Subway+tram+light rail+ CRRC Changchun Factory

Capital of Jilin Province
in Northeast China



Nostalgic tram
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Light rail

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Changchun Subway

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Xi'an City's subway train manufactured by CRRC Changchun
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CR400BF manufactured in CRRC Changchun

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Amazing and I hope China will share tech and transfer of industry to Pakistan in coming future....

We always consider China and Turkey our true brothers....

Long live friendship....
Prosperity for all the humanity!
 
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Driver's view:
Nanchang-Wuhan CRH380A bullet train

Wuhan-Nanchang HSR

Long slope
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approaching Lushan Mountains
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Ezhou Station
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Crossing Wuhan-Huanggang HSR
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Suburban Wuhan's lakes
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Approaching Wuhan
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Arrive at Wuhan Station
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Pretty as a postcard. What a scenery :smitten:
A new version of Chinese railway bible will be published, telling people where to take classical photos!
 
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My 5 year old daughter is delighted to see this picture. this is classic railway image even my generation grew up watching in story books.
Nostalgia although i wish those modern buildings in background were somehow not in the image.
 
Another nostalgic paradise for railfans
New industrial tourist site set to open in Northeast China
Yenan Forestry Bureau, Heilongjiang Province

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@anant_s @Daniel808 @cirr @JSCh

Some years back I learnt China still has many industrial narrow gauge steam railways in operation. Was really surprised when I found that. Glad to see some of these are being preserved in running condition. Hopefully one day I will visit one of these.
 
Some years back I learnt China still has many industrial narrow gauge steam railways in operation. Was really surprised when I found that. Glad to see some of these are being preserved in running condition. Hopefully one day I will visit one of these.
Good news is that industrial tourism is booming in China, many locomotive festivals and locomotive parks have opened and more to come!


Annual Liaoning Fuxing Mine Locomotive festival

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Shibanxi Railway
The most popular locomotive tourist site in China, now part of Jiayang National Mining Park, is now applying for UNESCO heritage recognition.

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