Reshaping to an efficient transport network

[AndrewJin]

Beijing-Shanghai HSR is becoming the most profitable high speed rail line in the world, while Taiwan high speed rail that uses Japanese Shinkansen technology is in the blink of bankruptcy. Something to chew on, dear Indian friends!

Taiwan's hsr ridership is not that bad. But the costly maintenance and subsequent fee for rolling stock is killing it. Though the price is charged twice as what we pay on mainland! Yes, twice the price, 0.90yuan per km! We pay 0.42yuan per km. If we are charged 0.90 yuan per km, there will be at least 20 lines here to be profitable.

But we have to consider our affordability (though no much difference between mainland's coastal provinces and Taiwan) especially in Western China where average per capita GDP is less than $8000. We just need to wait for people's salary reaching a higher level, then more and more HSRs in China will be profitable. At that time, not just ridership will increase to a new level, but we can also consider increasing ticket price a little bit. The success of HSR stories in Guangxi and Guizhou provinces of Western China is very inspiring.

btw, I think ticket price in the East is already too cheap for locals, especially in Yangtze River delta. My salary as a postgraduate can afford a ticket from Shanghai to Beijing every 1.5 days. Even in the western region, mostly they pay for a 200-250km/h train at 0.3yuan per km, insanely cheap compared to long-distance coach.
@TaiShang @bobsm

 

[cirr]

It's time to build the 2nd Beijing-Shanghai HSR line!!

It is in the works

 

[AndrewJin]

It is in the works

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The proposed second Shanghai-Beijing HSR will connect so many big cities in the wealthy Jiangsu Province and Shandong Province, must be another success!

 

[AndrewJin]

Both videos from the Swedish Parliament delegation to China
Smoothest HSR in the world, not one of the smoothest

 

[AViet]

Cannot wait to see the Hanoi Lang sơn Nanning become materialize.

Congratulation to the great achievement of the Chinese people.

 

[AndrewJin]

郑徐高铁前期计划开行56对列车 时速300公里以上

　“由于郑徐高铁要通过徐州接入京沪高铁，要经过徐州至蚌埠段，该段虽然距离短，只有百十公里，但是运力已经基本饱和。”铁路部门人士透露，徐州至蚌埠段现运行列车140多对，发车密度太大，郑徐新开线路，车次不好加进去!!!
@cirr When Zhengzhou-Xuzhou HSR opens in September, there will be at least 56 pairs of bullet trains added in the initial phase. I believe a lot of them are thru services which will eventually use Beijing-Shanghai HSR. But there are already 140+ pair of bullet trains between Xuzhou and Bengbu, how many trains could be actually added? Seriously doubted. This bottleneck will definitely decrease Chinese HSR's capacity in the coming decade before the second Beijing-Shanghai HSR is finished.

Cannot wait to see the Hanoi Lang sơn Nanning become materialize.

Congratulation to the great achievement of the Chinese people.

Nanning benefits a lot from Nanning-Guangzhou HSR and Nanning-Guilin HSR.
https://defence.pk/threads/world-ba...inas-guiguang-and-nanguang-rail-lines.380030/

The HSR to Yunnan Province will open at the end of 2016 or early 2017.
The HSR to Guizhou and Sichuan Provinces will start construction in 2016.
The HSR to Pingxiang City which is at the Sino-Viet border will also start construction in 2016 or 2017.

We have HSRs connected to or planned to Sino-Korea border(already operational), Sino-Russia border, Sino-Kazakhstan border, etc.
The question is not really at China's side.

 

[Jlaw]

Beijing-Shanghai HSR is becoming the most profitable high speed rail line in the world, while Taiwan high speed rail that uses Japanese Shinkansen technology is in the blink of bankruptcy. Something to chew on, dear Indian friends!

No need to bring the indians here. Not really called for. IF India want to use Japanese HSR it's their choice.

 

[AndrewJin]

Crazy RAILWAY FLYOVERs before entering Shanghai Hongqiao Hub!!!

Entering Nanjing South Railway Station!

@anant_s @ahojunk @Bussard Ramjet @Daniel808 @PaklovesTurkiye

 

[Echo_419]

Beijing-Shanghai HSR is becoming the most profitable high speed rail line in the world, while Taiwan high speed rail that uses Japanese Shinkansen technology is in the blink of bankruptcy. Something to chew on, dear Indian friends!

your reasoning ability is mind blowing

 

[terranMarine]

Looks more like an Airport than a Railway Station

 

[AndrewJin]

Looks more like an Airport than a Railway Station

haha, get used to it in China
The one in my city, not even top 10 in China

 

[AndrewJin]

your reasoning ability is mind blowing

I think India uses which one and Taiwan HSR is a failure, two things.

 

[seven7seven]

China's high-speed rail network is a technological and engineering marvel and envy of the rest of the World

 

[Echo_419]

I think India uses which one and Taiwan HSR is a failure, two things.

2 totally different things, Taiwanese system was horribly mismanaged. This won't happen with us
On topic-
Looks like you are building HSR like sausages

 

[AndrewJin]

2 totally different things, Taiwanese system was horribly mismanaged. This won't happen with us
On topic-
Looks like you are building HSR like sausages

Sausages?