A train running along the Hangzhou-Shaoxing-Taizhou intercity high-speed railway departs from Taizhou Railway Station in Taizhou, Zhejiang province, on the official opening day of the rail line in January. [Photo by Pan Kanjun/for China Daily] Given the notable role that it plays in China’s economic development, measures to help boost private investment have been consistent…
A passenger walks at Waterloo Station as rail workers strike over pay and terms, in London, Britain Dec 13, 2022. [Photo/Agencies] October saw the highest number of working days lost to industrial action in the United Kingdom in more than a decade, according to newly-released figures from the Office for National Statistics, or ONS. The…
A bullet train runs along the Harbin-Dalian High-Speed railway. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] During the past decade, China has made historic progress in transportation development, with an improved transport network, strengthened transport service capacity and deepened international cooperation, writes a veteran journalist with China Daily. I was 18 when I first traveled by train and…
Passengers seek information from staff as barriers block access to platforms during a rail strike at Euston Station in London on Oct 5, 2022. [Photo/Agencies] Travel across the United Kingdom will be disrupted this Christmas after a fresh round of industrial action on the country’s railway network was announced, following unions’ rejection of a new…
The China-Laos Railway performed well in the transport of both passengers and goods over the last month, boosting tourism, trade and bilateral exchanges. [Photo by Zhang Weiming/For chinadaily.com.cn] Laotian businessman Phetsamone worked as a driver for three years serving the electricity team of the China-Laos Railway before the line opened to traffic. As a driver,…
An aerial view of shipping containers and freight railway trains at the BNSF Los Angeles Intermodal Facility rail yard in Los Angeles, California, US, Sept 15, 2022. [Photo/Agencies] On Nov 29, US President Joe Biden again urged Congress to quickly pass legislation to prevent the largest strike by freight rail workers in the United States…
A China-Laos freight train departs from Kunming, Yunnan province. [Photo by Yang Zixuan/For chinadaily.com.cn] The value of international freight handled on the China-Laos Railway has surpassed 10 billion yuan ($1.4 billion) nearly one year after the railway was put into operation, according to Yunnan International Railways Service Trade. Dec 3 marks the first anniversary of…
Employees of the China Railway 24th Bureau Group Corp Ltd work at the construction site of the Shanghai-Chongqing-Chengdu high-speed railway on June 23, 2022. [Photo provided to China Daily] Construction has begun on two major high-speed railways in southwestern China, which are expected to be completed in 2027 and 2028, improving the region’s high-speed railway…
With a 900-metric-ton beam being safely positioned along the No 24 Bridge on the Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway on Oct 16, all the box beams on the line had been successfully installed, meaning that track-laying work can begin. At present, all 13 tunnels for the HSR in Indonesia are fully connected, laying a solid foundation for…
A train runs on the China-Laos Railway. [Photo by Pu Hongsi/For chinadaily.com.cn] VIENTIANE – The China-Laos Railway has significantly bolstered passenger transportation, greatly facilitated travel, and helped promote tourism in Laos since its launch in December 2021. The China-Laos railway has shortened the traveling time between cities along the route, enabling people along the line…