China HSR News And Information: Original Translation

[JSCh]

China has an ambitious plan to establish three rail routes called the "Pan-Asia Railway Network" to foster rail connections between the country and mainland Southeast Asian nations, with Bangkok serving...

Bangkok set to be China's rail hub | Bangkok Post: news

 

[TaiShang]

Shenzhen Futian High-speed Railway Station
The second HSR station in Shenzhen
Will be the gateway to HK when the Shenzhen-HK underground HSR is finished
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@Chinese-Dragon @Daniel808 @powastick @ahojunk @Yizhi @terranMarine

Fantastic. Looks like Umbrella Corp.'s headquarter in Resident Evil movie.

 

[JSCh]

Largest underground railway station in Asia to open
Xinhua, December 28, 2015

Asia's largest underground railway station in Shenzhen. [People.cn]​

Asia's largest underground railway station will open on Wednesday in the southern city of Shenzhen, slashing the travel time between Guangzhou and Hong Kong to half an hour.

The Futian High-speed Railway Station in downtown Shenzhen covers a total area of 147,000 square meters, or the size of about 21 football fields.

Its three underground floors are installed with more than 1,200 seats, allowing 3,000 passengers to wait simultaneously, according to Guangzhou Railway Corporation, which operates the station.

The travel time between Guangzhou and Hong Kong will be slashed to half an hour. Residents in Shenzhen only need 15 minutes to go to Hong Kong.

According to the operation table, there will be 11 pairs of high-speed trains running in and out of the station from Wednesday to Jan. 9. Another 12 pairs will be added to the schedule from Jan. 10.

 

[AndrewJin]

Largest underground railway station in Asia to open
Xinhua, December 28, 2015

Asia's largest underground railway station in Shenzhen. [People.cn]​

Asia's largest underground railway station will open on Wednesday in the southern city of Shenzhen, slashing the travel time between Guangzhou and Hong Kong to half an hour.

The Futian High-speed Railway Station in downtown Shenzhen covers a total area of 147,000 square meters, or the size of about 21 football fields.

Its three underground floors are installed with more than 1,200 seats, allowing 3,000 passengers to wait simultaneously, according to Guangzhou Railway Corporation, which operates the station.

The travel time between Guangzhou and Hong Kong will be slashed to half an hour. Residents in Shenzhen only need 15 minutes to go to Hong Kong.

According to the operation table, there will be 11 pairs of high-speed trains running in and out of the station from Wednesday to Jan. 9. Another 12 pairs will be added to the schedule from Jan. 10.

Impressive project!

 

[AndrewJin]

Photos of the underground Shenzhen Futian Railway Station

Bus station which is not underground

Automatic ticket vending machines

Check-in

Platform

Served by 3 subways (2 at the moment), right in the middle of Futian CBD

@Yizhi

 

[Yizhi]

Largest underground railway station in Asia to open
Xinhua, December 28, 2015

Asia's largest underground railway station in Shenzhen. [People.cn]​

Asia's largest underground railway station will open on Wednesday in the southern city of Shenzhen, slashing the travel time between Guangzhou and Hong Kong to half an hour.

The Futian High-speed Railway Station in downtown Shenzhen covers a total area of 147,000 square meters, or the size of about 21 football fields.

Its three underground floors are installed with more than 1,200 seats, allowing 3,000 passengers to wait simultaneously, according to Guangzhou Railway Corporation, which operates the station.

The travel time between Guangzhou and Hong Kong will be slashed to half an hour. Residents in Shenzhen only need 15 minutes to go to Hong Kong.

According to the operation table, there will be 11 pairs of high-speed trains running in and out of the station from Wednesday to Jan. 9. Another 12 pairs will be added to the schedule from Jan. 10.

did not know it's the largest in Asia!!

i shall try use the new station this spring festival, must be an exciting travel experience..

 

[AndrewJin]

did not know it's the largest in Asia!!

i shall try use the new station this spring festival, must be an exciting travel experience..

Remember to share with us your own photos!
I must be a wonderful experience.

 

[Echo_419]

Hainan Island's West Ring HSR
and Asia's biggest underground railway station Shenzhen Futian
inaugurated on 30 December

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26 December: Chongqing-Chengdu HSR(350km/h), Ganzhou-Longyan HSR(250km/h), Jinhua-Wenzhou HSR(250km/h)
29 December: Tianjin-Baoding HSR(250km/h)
30 December: Hainan Island's Western Ring HSR(250km/h), Shenzhen Futian Railway Station
31 December: Zhengzhou-Airport Intercity HSR(250km/h)

@ahojunk @cirr @TaiShang @Jguo @Martian2 @Nan Yang @powastick @anant_s @Echo_419 @JSCh et al

I would appreciate some pics

 

[AndrewJin]

I would appreciate some pics

Pictures about?

Zhengzhou-Xinzheng Airport Intercity HSR inaugurated on 31 December
The first section of future Zhengzhou-Hefei High-speed Railway

Underground Xinzheng Airport Railway Station

12 yuan(19 minutes) to Zhengzhou, capital of Henan Province
Bullet trains to Zhengzhou, Jiaozuo, Kaifeng, etc
Part of the Zhongyuan Intercity HSR Network
The first section of the 500km Zhengzhou-Hefei HSR
@ahojunk

 

[AndrewJin]

China's railway construction robust despite investment slowdown
BEIJING - Investment in China's railways in 2015 is still growing despite an economic slowdown.

China spent 820 billion yuan ($126 billion) on rail projects in 2015 and put more than 9,000 kilometers of new track into operation, meeting its annual targets of 800 billion yuan investment and 8,000 kilometers of new lines, according to China Railway Corporation.

With a newly completed high-speed railway track in the southern Hainan province, China now has 19,000 kilometers of high-speed rail.

The fast growth of railway construction projects came at a time when the country is enduring continuous deceleration in the growth of fixed-asset investment. In the first 11 months of 2015, fixed-asset investment grew 10.2 percent year on year, slowing from 13.9 percent of growth seen at the beginning of this year.

 

[Echo_419]

Pictures about?

Zhengzhou-Xinzheng Airport Intercity HSR inaugurated on 31 December
The first section of future Zhengzhou-Hefei High-speed Railway

Underground Xinzheng Airport Railway Station
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12 yuan(19 minutes) to Zhengzhou, capital of Henan Province
Bullet trains to Zhengzhou, Jiaozuo, Kaifeng, etc
Part of the Zhongyuan Intercity HSR Network
The first section of the 500km Zhengzhou-Hefei HSR
@ahojunk

About Asia's biggest UNDERGROUND RAILWAY station

 

[AndrewJin]

About Asia's biggest UNDERGROUND RAILWAY station

Not many photos yet, since Shenzhen-HK HSR is still under construction.
Most bullet trans will stop at Shenzhen North instead of Shenzhen Futian.
It's basically a bigger subway station with a big waiting room which has 1200 seats.

 

[ahojunk]

@AndrewJin

This underground HSR station is very beautiful.
It's better looking than airports located in other countries, lol.

For a distance of 45 km, you pay 12 yuan (19 minutes) to Zhengzhou, capital of Henan Province.

That's a pretty good deal for a quick ride.

 

[AndrewJin]

@AndrewJin

This underground HSR station is very beautiful.
It's better looking than airports located in other countries, lol.

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For a distance of 45 km, you pay 12 yuan (19 minutes) to Zhengzhou, capital of Henan Province.

That's a pretty good deal for a quick ride.

I'm waiting for the airport intercity line in my city, delayed for years.
BTW, I have never taken a plane from my city.

 

[cirr]

About Asia's biggest UNDERGROUND RAILWAY station

Futian-Shenzhen North Section Opened Today