China HSR News And Information: Original Translation

[AndrewJin]

Also don't forget Lanzhou-Yinchuan-Baotou-Huhehaote-Zhangjiakou-Beijing HSR。

Zhangjiakou-Beijing section will soon start construction, i'm not sure about the rest.

 

[TaiShang]

China undertakes feasibility study for high-speed train along Yangtze River

China is undertaking a feasibility study for building a new high-speed railway along the Yangtze River from Shanghai to Chengdu, West China Metropolis Daily reports on Monday.

After completion, the east-west high-speed railway will link 22 major cities along the Yangtze River, starting from Shanghai, running through Nanjing, Hefei, Wuhan and Chongqing, and ending in Chengdu.

The new line has a design speed of 350 km per hour and it is called "double track" of Shanghai-Wuhan- Chengdu high-speed line, the current east-west high-speed railway artery.

According to the transportation corridor planning of the Yangtze River economic belt (2014-2020) released by China's State Council, two high-speed rail lines will appear in the region. One is from Shanghai, passing through Nanjing, Hefei, Wuhan and Chongqing, to Chengdu; the other is from Shanghai, running through Hangzhou, Nanchang, Changsha and Guiyang, to Kunming.

http://en.people.cn/n/2015/0914/c90000-8949598.html

 

[AndrewJin]

China undertakes feasibility study for high-speed train along Yangtze River

China is undertaking a feasibility study for building a new high-speed railway along the Yangtze River from Shanghai to Chengdu, West China Metropolis Daily reports on Monday.

After completion, the east-west high-speed railway will link 22 major cities along the Yangtze River, starting from Shanghai, running through Nanjing, Hefei, Wuhan and Chongqing, and ending in Chengdu.

The new line has a design speed of 350 km per hour and it is called "double track" of Shanghai-Wuhan- Chengdu high-speed line, the current east-west high-speed railway artery.

According to the transportation corridor planning of the Yangtze River economic belt (2014-2020) released by China's State Council, two high-speed rail lines will appear in the region. One is from Shanghai, passing through Nanjing, Hefei, Wuhan and Chongqing, to Chengdu; the other is from Shanghai, running through Hangzhou, Nanchang, Changsha and Guiyang, to Kunming.

http://en.people.cn/n/2015/0914/c90000-8949598.html

This railway plan will start another around of pro-HSR demonstrations.
The Hubei Province section is already in.

 

[cirr]

Also don't forget Lanzhou-Yinchuan-Baotou-Huhehaote-Zhangjiakou-Beijing HSR。

The Lanzhou-Yinchuan stretch is the only section that remains at the planning stage。

 

[AndrewJin]

15. September 2015 | 00.00 Uhr
Duisburg
"Wuhan" fährt nun quer durchs Ruhrgebiet
@Götterdämmerung
Duisburg: 'Wuhan' fährt nun quer durchs Ruhrgebiet

First time a German train named after a city abroad
Duisburg‘s sister city, Wuhan China

长江日报讯（记者余熙）昨天中午，记者连线位于德国的中国驻杜塞尔多夫总领事馆获悉，9月11日，德国联邦铁路局在武汉友好城市杜伊斯堡市举行仪式，隆重命名行驶于鲁尔区的一列客运列车为“中国武汉号”（“Wuhan China”）。仪式结束后，“中国武汉号”列车从该站首发运营。

“中国武汉号”车厢簇新，车体通红，洋洋喜气。冠名字样的前方位置，饰有中文篆体的深红底色白字“汉”，图案十分提神，“Wuhan China”醒目庄重，一目了然；车窗下方德文“Bahn Rhein-Ruhr”，意为“鲁尔地区城际快车”。

在杜伊斯堡中心火车站9号站台举行的这一仪式上，德国联邦铁路局鲁尔区铁路局负责人西格科夫致辞，称在德铁历史上，以外国城市命名客运列车尚属首次。他说，德铁通过参与中欧专列等国际铁路联运大通道的运营，与中国的合作不断增多，希望冠名能为德中友好合作发挥更大作用。

杜伊斯堡市市长林克致辞指出：“1982年，杜伊斯堡市与武汉市结为友好城市，这是德中两国间的第一对友城。近年来，杜伊斯堡市与中国、特别是与武汉市的交流合作越来越密切，杜伊斯堡已成为中欧（武汉）班列等国际铁路联运大通道的欧洲终点。我作为武汉在德友好城市市长，深为‘中国武汉号’列车从此在德国鲁尔地区运行而高兴。”

中国驻杜塞尔多夫总领事冯海阳积极评价德铁首次以外国城市命名客运列车、并将地名选择于中国的武汉市。他说，杜伊斯堡与中方的交流合作更加广泛和深入，该市所在的德国北威州在“丝绸之路经济带建设”中发挥着越来越重要的支点作用，德国联邦铁路与中方在中欧铁路联运大通道方面的合作也呈现方兴未艾之势。他希望中德各界共同努力，以中国的“一带一路”战略为载体，使中德友好合作列车又快又好地向前奔驰。

记者于2013年7月巡访20国际友城、2015年7月参加湖北省全媒体新丝路新闻采访团期间，曾两次采访过杜伊斯堡的市长林克。当记者向他大力推介湖北省武汉市的对外开放区位优势和发展前景时，林克市长告知，杜伊斯堡市政府将推出新的项目，以期促成与友城武汉的全面合作。

记者今年7月在采访冯海阳总领事时也获悉，中国总领事馆正致力于推进德国北威州、特别是杜伊斯堡与中国、特别是与武汉市的合作。这次命名活动，便是中德双边合作的最新成果。

http://www.ditiezu.com/home.php?mod=spacecp&ac=favorite&type=thread&id=427881

 

[cirr]

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15. September 2015 | 00.00 Uhr
Duisburg
"Wuhan" fährt nun quer durchs Ruhrgebiet
@Götterdämmerung
Duisburg: 'Wuhan' fährt nun quer durchs Ruhrgebiet

First time a German train named after a city abroad
Duisburg‘s sister city, Wuhan China

长江日报讯（记者余熙）昨天中午，记者连线位于德国的中国驻杜塞尔多夫总领事馆获悉，9月11日，德国联邦铁路局在武汉友好城市杜伊斯堡市举行仪式，隆重命名行驶于鲁尔区的一列客运列车为“中国武汉号”（“Wuhan China”）。仪式结束后，“中国武汉号”列车从该站首发运营。

“中国武汉号”车厢簇新，车体通红，洋洋喜气。冠名字样的前方位置，饰有中文篆体的深红底色白字“汉”，图案十分提神，“Wuhan China”醒目庄重，一目了然；车窗下方德文“Bahn Rhein-Ruhr”，意为“鲁尔地区城际快车”。

在杜伊斯堡中心火车站9号站台举行的这一仪式上，德国联邦铁路局鲁尔区铁路局负责人西格科夫致辞，称在德铁历史上，以外国城市命名客运列车尚属首次。他说，德铁通过参与中欧专列等国际铁路联运大通道的运营，与中国的合作不断增多，希望冠名能为德中友好合作发挥更大作用。

杜伊斯堡市市长林克致辞指出：“1982年，杜伊斯堡市与武汉市结为友好城市，这是德中两国间的第一对友城。近年来，杜伊斯堡市与中国、特别是与武汉市的交流合作越来越密切，杜伊斯堡已成为中欧（武汉）班列等国际铁路联运大通道的欧洲终点。我作为武汉在德友好城市市长，深为‘中国武汉号’列车从此在德国鲁尔地区运行而高兴。”

中国驻杜塞尔多夫总领事冯海阳积极评价德铁首次以外国城市命名客运列车、并将地名选择于中国的武汉市。他说，杜伊斯堡与中方的交流合作更加广泛和深入，该市所在的德国北威州在“丝绸之路经济带建设”中发挥着越来越重要的支点作用，德国联邦铁路与中方在中欧铁路联运大通道方面的合作也呈现方兴未艾之势。他希望中德各界共同努力，以中国的“一带一路”战略为载体，使中德友好合作列车又快又好地向前奔驰。

记者于2013年7月巡访20国际友城、2015年7月参加湖北省全媒体新丝路新闻采访团期间，曾两次采访过杜伊斯堡的市长林克。当记者向他大力推介湖北省武汉市的对外开放区位优势和发展前景时，林克市长告知，杜伊斯堡市政府将推出新的项目，以期促成与友城武汉的全面合作。

记者今年7月在采访冯海阳总领事时也获悉，中国总领事馆正致力于推进德国北威州、特别是杜伊斯堡与中国、特别是与武汉市的合作。这次命名活动，便是中德双边合作的最新成果。

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This deserves a can of German beer and a pack of Iranian pistachios for celebration tonight。

 

[TaiShang]

Chengdu-Chongqing bullet train operational by year end
September 17, 2015

A high speed rail (HSR) linking Chengdu and Chongqing, both in southwest China, is expected to be operational by the end of the year, local authorities said Wednesday.

The 308-km railway will reduce travel time between the two cities from around two hours to about one and a half hour during its initial operational stage.

On Wednesday, engineers began to test the new line, which stretches 185 km across Sichuan Province and runs 123 km through Chongqing City. A total of 309 bridges and 38 tunnels were built along the main line.

The railway is part of a major east-west high-speed rail corridor project included in China's national high-speed railway development plan.

 

[AndrewJin]

Chengdu-Chongqing bullet train operational by year end
September 17, 2015

A high speed rail (HSR) linking Chengdu and Chongqing, both in southwest China, is expected to be operational by the end of the year, local authorities said Wednesday.

The 308-km railway will reduce travel time between the two cities from around two hours to about one and a half hour during its initial operational stage.

On Wednesday, engineers began to test the new line, which stretches 185 km across Sichuan Province and runs 123 km through Chongqing City. A total of 309 bridges and 38 tunnels were built along the main line.

The railway is part of a major east-west high-speed rail corridor project included in China's national high-speed railway development plan.

The first section of 350km/h Shanghai-Wuhan-Chongqing-Chengdu HSR!

 

[cirr]

A Sino-American company will be established to construct and operate a 370km HSR connecting Los Angeles and Las Vegas。

This will be China's first high-speed rail project in the US。

 

[AndrewJin]

@anant_s @ahojunk @powastick @Rajaraja Chola @Gufi @WAJsal @Rasengan @Götterdämmerung @Armstrong @Malik Abdullah @terranMarine

 

[anant_s]

@anant_s @ahojunk @powastick @Rajaraja Chola @Gufi @WAJsal @Rasengan @Götterdämmerung @Armstrong @Malik Abdullah @terranMarine

please do post some pics of stations.
here in India the new stations have an architecture that honestly look like run of mill stuff (aluminum panels, glass etc) and while they are quite modern, these are devoid of individuality almost monotonous.
i hope they have maintained glimpses or touches of Oriental architecture in here.
that would surely be a nice way to tell history to next generation.

 

[AndrewJin]

please do post some pics of stations.
here in India the new stations have an architecture that honestly look like run of mill stuff (aluminum panels, glass etc) and while they are quite modern, these are devoid of individuality almost monotonous.
i hope they have maintained glimpses or touches of Oriental architecture in here.
that would surely be a nice way to tell history to next generation.

Major stations in Wuhan, my city
https://defence.pk/threads/chinese-hsr-news-and-information：original-translations.363685/page-22

Suzhou Railway Station

Xiamen North

@anant_s I have uploaded a lot of photos on Chinese railway stations in this thread from page one, check it out.

 

[anant_s]

beautiful pics @AndrewJin
hope to travel on those railway lines someday

 

[cirr]

Friday, September 11, 2015

China to invest $US 22.4bn in three new lines

Written by Keith Barrow

CHINA's National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) gave the go-ahead on September 11 for three new lines in central and southwest China, representing a total investment of Yuan 142.8bn ($US 22.4bn).

The largest of the three projects is the 818km Zhengzhou - Wanzhou high-speed line, which will run via Nanyang, Xingshan, Badong, and Wushan. The line will be designed for 350km/h operation, although the initial maximum speed will be 300km/h, with a design capacity of 60 million passengers per year. The total budget for the project is Yuan 118bn, including Yuan 3.6bn for rolling stock. Construction of the Zhengzhou - Xiangyang section will take four years to complete and the remainder of the line will be completed within six years.

In the southwestern province of Yunnan, the NDRC has approved two new lines totalling more than 300km. The 128.5km Maitreya - Mengzi line has a budget of Yuan 9.2bn, including Yuan 420m for rolling stock and will be designed to carry up to 40 passenger trains per day and 10 million tonnes of freight per year. The line is expected to open within six years.

The 201.8km Dali - Lincang line will be designed to accommodate up to 30 passenger trains per day and 10 million tonnes of freight per year. The total projected investment is Yuan 15.1bn, including Yuan 430m for rolling stock. Construction will take five-and-a-half years to complete. Both lines will be electrified and designed for 160km/h operation.

These two projects are a continuation of China's policy of developing the rail network in Yunnan. Last October the NDRC approved the construction of two new lines which will link the province with Myanmar and Laos.

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

 

[AndrewJin]

beautiful pics @AndrewJin
hope to travel on those railway lines someday

Welcome!
If I have the chance(i mean enough money), I'd like to experience that super expensive tourism trains in India.
We don't have those trains. Once we had the plan, but opposition from the society was too fierce.
Now we have a lot of tourism trains of the same price as normal traditional trains, not that luxurious but very affordable.
(1133km,12 hours, $39)
Train of Dunhuang
some photos
https://defence.pk/threads/chinese-hsr-news-and-information：original-translations.363685/page-35

The largest of the three projects is the 818km Zhengzhou - Wanzhou high-speed line, which will run via Nanyang, Xingshan, Badong, and Wushan. The line will be designed for 350km/h operation, although the initial maximum speed will be 300km/h, with a design capacity of 60 million passengers per year. The total budget for the project is Yuan 118bn, including Yuan 3.6bn for rolling stock. Construction of the Zhengzhou - Xiangyang section will take four years to complete and the remainder of the line will be completed within six years.

This is a vital corridor connecting Southwestern China to Central China.
6 years too slow!
They are wasting money.