First fully prefab metro station in Qingdao begins assembly

China’s first fully prefabricated metro station, meaning all of its main structure, internal structural beams, slabs and columns are precast, has started assembly in Qingdao, Shandong province, for the coastal city’s metro line 6 due to run by the end of 2024. The first phase of Qingdao Metro Line 6, at 30.47 kilometers long with…

Center to focus on transport

The Global Innovation and Knowledge Center for Sustainable Transport will carry out research in strategy and policy to support the development of sustainable transport, the Ministry of Transport said on Thursday. The establishment of the center, which will be set up under the ministry, was announced by President Xi Jinping as he delivered a speech…

Hamburg welcomes first ‘Shanghai Express’ train

The first China-Europe freight train from Shanghai was greeted in the German port city of Hamburg on Tuesday by Chinese and German officials and business partners in a boost to bilateral trade relations. From garment to glassware, furniture, solar panels, auto parts and precision instruments, the train dubbed the “Shanghai Express” carried 50 containers of…

Rail links strengthens China-Germany ties

The first China-Europe freight train from Shanghai was welcomed by Chinese and German officials and business partners in the German port city of Hamburg on Tuesday, and hailed as a boost to bilateral trade ties. Carrying 50 containers of goods, including garments, solar panels, auto parts and precision instruments, the so-called Shanghai Express travelled more than 10,000 kilometers, through the Alataw…

China-Laos train undergoes dynamic test

A bullet train started its dynamic test run along the China-Laos railway’s Lao section on Wednesday, another milestone in the journey to the railway’s opening. The test run is between Vientiane and Boten in Laos, said China Railway International, a subsidiary of China State Railway Group. Dynamic tests are an important part of vetting before…

China-Laos train undergoes dynamic test

A bullet train started its dynamic test run along the China-Laos railway’s Lao section on Wednesday, another milestone in the journey to the railway’s opening. The test run is between Vientiane and Boten in Laos, said China Railway International, a subsidiary of China State Railway Group. Dynamic tests are an important part of vetting before…