China HSR News And Information: Original Translation

[GeraltofRivia]

3rd CRH380A for Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong HSR is ready!

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Wow, it has such a futuristic look.
Are the ones in orange massage chairs (dreaming)?

 

[Realtalk108]

due to Pakistan India is not able to achieve this. bloody hell this country has created lot's of trouble in South asia.. neither developing itself not letting others develop.

???

Achieve what? Are you talking about HSR?

 

[cirr]

Online meal ordering available for high-speed railway passengers

2017-07-12 09:36

Xinhua Editor: Gu Liping

High-speed railway passengers can now order meals online to enjoy more diverse dishes, according to China Railway Corporation (CRC).

Starting from July 17, passengers can order meals offered by the trains as well as other restaurant brands via the official train ticket booking website 12306.cn and its mobile app. The meal will be delivered to the passenger's seat by railway staff.

The online meal ordering service will initially only cover high-speed railway stations in Shanghai, Tianjin, Guangzhou, and other 24 major cities.

The move aims to meet passenger demand for more individualized services, according to the CRC.

Approved restaurant brands can list their products on the website and will be subject to food safety supervision by railway authorities.

http://www.ecns.cn/2017/07-12/265030.shtml

 

[JSCh]

Jul 12, 2017 04:59 AM BUSINESS & TECH
Curtain Lifts on Hong Kong’s High-Speed Trains As Rail Link Nears Completion
By Jiang Bowen, Lu Bingyang, and Teng Jing Xuan

Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam on Sunday inspects a high-speed train that will be one of the nine operating on the high-speed rail system linking Hong Kong to the Chinese mainland. The system is expected to be up and running in about a year. Photo: IC

(Hong Kong) — One of Hong Kong’s new high-speed trains, which will cut connections to the mainland to under 15 minutes, made a public appearance for the first time when city Chief Executive Carrie Lam inspected one Sunday.

The train Lam inspected, which had arrived in the city on Friday, was the third to be delivered out of the nine that Hong Kong’s MTR Corp. ordered.

It was the first to arrive by rail from Qingdao, where it had been built by CRRC Qingdao Sifang Co. Ltd. — a sign that the tunnel linking Huanggang in Shenzhen and Mai Po in Hong Kong is now complete. The previous two trains had arrived by sea.

Hong Kong’s high-speed rail will connect to the Chinese mainland’s existing network, and is expected to begin operating by the third quarter of 2018, Lam told reporters at the inspection.

Lam also said the Hong Kong government will soon publish and invite public discussion on the “co-location” plan, which will combine mainland and Hong Kong immigration checkpoints into a single facility. The plan could see mainland immigration officers with law-enforcement powers stationed in the centrally located West Kowloon Terminus, currently under construction.

Lam said that the co-location plan in its final form must comply with Hong Kong’s Basic Law, the territory’s mini-constitution.

The Wi-Fi-equipped silver trains, painted with a red, orange and white wave pattern, will have eight cars each, seating a total of 579 passengers. Each train will have two first-class carriages, one at each end, and feature power sockets and wheelchair-accessible toilets.

The newest vehicle was put through braking-system, signal and wireless-communication tests on the stretch of railway between Guangzhou and Shenzhen, MTR projects director Philco Wong said.

The signals and communications systems on the Hong Kong stretch made their first connection with mainland systems on Wednesday, and track-laying is basically complete, Wong added.

When the line opens, trains that depart from West Kowloon will reach Futian, in Shenzhen, in 14 minutes, and Guangzhou in 48 minutes, dramatically shortening cross-border journeys. It currently takes over 30 minutes to travel by MTR trains from MTR’s Kowloon Tong station — much farther north than the planned West Kowloon Terminus — to the border with Shenzhen.

Hong Kong’s high-speed railway is part of broader efforts to integrate the Pearl River Delta area.

A three-lane bridge between Hong Kong, Macau and Zhuhai on the mainland is on track to open by 2020, with construction on the Hong Kong section due to be completed by the end of this year, according to Hong Kong authorities.

When complete, the bridge could cut travel time by road from one end to the other from as much as four hours now to under an hour.

 

[JSCh]

First section of China-Myanmar Int’l Railway passes acceptance tests in Yunnan
By Li Yan (People's Daily Online) 17:32, July 14, 2017

The first section of the Guangtong-Dali Railway, the Chinese section of the China-Myanmar International Railway, passed acceptance tests on July 14.

The rail line, running from Guangtong to Chuxiong in southwest China’s Yunnan province, will serve as a model and set an example in terms of technical and craft standards for the rest of the construction.

The Guangtong-Dali Railway will be 175 kilometers in length once complete. The modified train is designed to go as fast as 200 kilometers per hour.

The China-Myanmar International Railway starts from Kunming City, capital of Yunnan, and will end in Rangoon, the largest city in Myanmar.

 

[cirr]

18.07.2107 G9(Beijing-Shanghai) and G10(Shanghai-Beijing)

4h10m. Now if only they can do without making stop at Xuzhou East for 4 mins......

@AndrewJin

 

[Han Patriot]

18.07.2107 G9(Beijing-Shanghai) and G10(Shanghai-Beijing)

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4h10m. Now if only they can do without making stop at Xuzhou East for 4 mins......

@AndrewJin

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Wow, 350km/h is back in action. . Air ticket prices are gonna drop like flies now.

 

[AndrewJin]

18.07.2107 G9(Beijing-Shanghai) and G10(Shanghai-Beijing)

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4h10m. Now if only they can do without making stop at Xuzhou East for 4 mins......

@AndrewJin

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So thankful for your update!
Too busy these days, haven't checked news lately.

18.07.2107 G9(Beijing-Shanghai) and G10(Shanghai-Beijing)

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4h10m. Now if only they can do without making stop at Xuzhou East for 4 mins......

@AndrewJin

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4h for 1300km/h is absolutely amazing!
If no stop at Xuzhou East, the total duration will be around 3h 55min (just stop at Nanjing South and Jinan South, two provincial capitals)

wifi on the train was very stable.

 

[cirr]

So thankful for your update!
Too busy these days, haven't checked news lately.


4h for 1300km/h is absolutely amazing!
If no stop at Xuzhou East, the total duration will be around 3h 55min (just stop at Nanjing South and Jinan South, two provincial capitals)

wifi on the train was very stable.
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High-speed train to reach Shanghai from Beijing in 4 hours

chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2017-07-19

A "Hexie" bullet train stops at the Xuzhou station in Jiangsu province, Jan 3, 2014. [Photo/VCG]


Trains on the Beijing-Shanghai high-speed railway will be traveling at up to 350 kilometers per hour around this year's National Day, Beijing-based Caixin online reported.

The speeds of "Hexie" and "Fuxing" class bullet trains will both improve, and the time required for the G1 train to run between Beijing and Shanghai will be shortened by 49 minutes to 4 hours.

China Railway is currently preparing for the speed increases with multiple departments.

A China Railway Signal & Communication Corp member noted that staffers are testing tracks, train vehicles and signals.

China's high-speed rail system began to slow down from July 1, 2011. All the high-speed trains that could reach a top speed of 350 km/h were slowed to 300 km/h except for the ones running between Beijing and Tianjin.

He Huawu, chief engineer of the China Railway Signal & Communication Corp, noted that the decision to limit the top speed to 300 km/h was mainly based on operating and maintenance costs, which increase with higher speeds.

But there are always voices calling for more speed.

After the limit of the Beijing-Shanghai high-speed railway is boosted to 350 km/h, the Xuzhou to Xi'an section of the Lianyungang-Lanzhou passenger line, the Beijing to Wuhan section of the Beijing-Guangzhou high-speed railway, and the Shanghai-Hangzhou section of the Shanghai-Kunming passenger line will also increase train speed to that level.

The Beijing-Shanghai high-speed railway is 1,318-kilometre long and connects two major economic zones in China, the Bohai Economic Rim and the Yangtze River Delta. Construction began on April 18, 2008, and the line opened to the public for commercial service on June 30, 2011. The rail line is the world's longest high-speed line ever constructed in a single phase.

http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2017-07/19/content_30170356.htm

 

[Dungeness]

18.07.2107 G9(Beijing-Shanghai) and G10(Shanghai-Beijing)

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4h10m. Now if only they can do without making stop at Xuzhou East for 4 mins......

@AndrewJin

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Finally!!! I have been waiting for this moment for 6 years!

 

[AndrewJin]

Finally!!! I have been waiting for this moment for 6 years!

Pls add more trains on the newly opened Silk Road HSR!
101.2% passengers at the starting station, 172.6% passengers for the entire journey

7月17日，西安铁路局对宝兰高铁开通运营以来的客流情况进行周分析，从9日至15日，西安北开往兰州、西宁、嘉峪关方向的18对始发动车组客座率达101.2％，途中席位复用后的上座率高达172.6％。从西安西行的客流持续火爆。
　　宝兰高铁开通运营后，西安局抓住新线开通契机，科学铺图扩能，组织相关站段加大营销宣传力度，吸引西行客流。截至7月16日，这个局担当的9.5对西行动车组列车按高峰线已全部开满，新增配属的5组CRH5G型动车组已上线4组，往兰州、西宁、嘉峪关方向全程日均输送旅客19874人次，居管内各高铁线之首。

 

[AndrewJin]

On-demand food delivery on China's high-speed trains

@cirr @anant_s @TaiShang @JSCh @Dungeness et al

 

[JSCh]

Bullet train speed limit may rise in October
By Chu Daye Source:Global Times Published: 2017/7/20 23:28:40

Move will enhance competitiveness, but safety efforts should be strengthened

Experts said on Thursday efforts to restore China's bullet trains to 350 kilometers per hour will further increase the core competitiveness of Chinese railway technology and exports, but urged more efforts to ensure operational safety.

China Railway Corp made no comment on Thursday on media reports of a planned speed hike for bullet trains between Beijing and Shanghai from the current maximum speed of 300 kilometers per hour to 350 kilometers.

Financial news site caixin.com reported on Tuesday that China Railway has completed a theoretical debate process and is now working with multiple departments on preparations for the speed hike, which is scheduled for sometime around the National Day holidays in October.

An employee at the public relations department of China Railway contacted on Thursday said the company had no announcement to make.

Citing multiple sources, caixin.com reports said that the locomotives carrying out the speed hike will be the Hexie series and the Fuxing series, and the travel time between the Chinese capital and its largest commercial city will be shortened from 4 hours 49 minutes to 4 hours. Even on services with multiple stops en route, the whole journey could be completed within 5 hours.

Covering a length of 1,318 kilometers and put into operation in June 2011, the Beijing-Shanghai high-speed railway cost 220.9 billion yuan ($32.63 billion) to build. A test run once booked a record speed of 486 kilometers per hour in December 2010.

The nation's next-generation Fuxing high-speed train, which was completely designed and manufactured in China, is capable of running at 400 kilometers per hour.

By the end of last year, there were around 22,000 kilometers of high speed rail lines in China, accounting for 60 percent of the world's total.

"Currently, some countries are experimenting with or contemplating faster high-speed trains. Operating a number of high-speed train services running at a maximum speed of 350 kilometers per hour will further boost the brand value of Chinese bullet trains, helping its overseas expansion drive," Sun Zhang, a rail expert and professor at Shanghai Tongji University, told the Global Times on Thursday.

South Korea, Germany and Russia are testing or working on high-speed trains running as fast as 440 kilometers per hour, Sun noted.

Although many rail lines have the capacity to run services at 350 kilometers per hour, China has capped its high-speed trains' speed at 300 kilometers per hour since 2011.

There are some downsides, said Sun. "Increasing the top speed will lead to higher consumption of power, and cause the pressure for maintenance and safety work to rise. China Railway Corp, as the railway operator, will have to beef up its efforts in ensuring operational safety," Sun said.

Sun noted that China now operates the fastest bullet train system in the world.

 

[AndrewJin]

On-demand food delivery on China's high-speed trains

@cirr @anant_s @TaiShang @JSCh @Dungeness et al

Awesome!
Now we can choose at which station local food is delivered.
We can just take bullet trains all around China and taste different schools of cuisine without stepping outside the train!
Order food delivery on China's high-speed train

 

[AndrewJin]

On-demand food delivery on China's high-speed trains

@cirr @anant_s @TaiShang @JSCh @Dungeness et al

Awesome!
Now we can choose at which station local food is delivered.
We can just take bullet trains all around China and taste different schools of cuisine without stepping outside the train!
Order food delivery on China's high-speed train