The speed of a major high-speed rail line in China has increased from Monday, cutting travel time between Beijing and a number of major cities in the south. Bullet trains can now operate at a maximum speed of 350 kilometers per hour along the line linking Beijing and Wuhan, Hubei province, up from the previous…
Unique design in remodeling turns rail terminal in capital into multilevel hub The reopening of a remodeled railway station on Monday in Beijing has not only attracted a great deal of attention because of its innovative designs, but also because it bears witness to a century of railway development. After four years of reconstruction, the…
A new railway is opening on Thursday in Northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, forming the world’s first railway loop circling a desert, national railway operator China State Railway Group said on Wednesday. The 825-kilometer line, linking the city of Hotan with the county of Ruoqiang in the Bayingolin Mongol autonomous prefecture, is on the…
China will mount consistent efforts to tap the potential of a green Belt and Road Initiative in helping drive the transition to a global low-carbon economy, said Zhao Yingmin, the vice-minister of ecology and environment. He made the remark at a forum about the BRI held on Tuesday on the sidelines of the annual general…
JAKARTA — The No 4 casting yard of the Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway (HSR) on Monday completed the erection of 981 box girders as originally planned, marking a stage victory for the casting yard. With a total length of 142 km, the Jakarta-Bandung HSR has three casting yards, among which the No 4 casting yard was…
Nation invested over 7 trillion yuan in railway construction between 2012, 2021 China’s transport sector has registered significant growth in the past decade, with expanding transport and logistics networks serving increasingly more people and freight, and connecting with the world via much improved high-quality services, officials said on Friday. “In the past 10 years, China’s…
Growth remained robust for freight transportation via railway in China last month, the national railway operator China State Railway Group said. A record 340 million metric tons of cargo was shipped by rail in May, a year-on-year increase of 6.6 percent, the group said. The railway network aims to increase capacity to ensure unimpeded logistics.…
BEIJING — China’s rail cargo volume, a key indicator of economic activities, rose 6.6 percent year-on-year and hit a new record high in May, data from the China State Railway Group Co Ltd showed. A total of 340 million metric tons of cargo were transported through China’s railway network last month, up 21.1 million tons…
China is building on its longstanding cooperation to help drive Africa’s green transformation When you travel through the Kenyan city of Mombasa, all of a sudden, a green oasis reveals itself. After passing blocks of run-down buildings and visible poverty, you enter a brand-new world. It is the Mombasa railway station, end station of the…
CRRC Sifang America Inc, an Illinois-based subsidiary of China Railway Rolling Stock Corp, announced it has started delivery of subway cars to Chicago, marking a breakthrough for the country’s high-end rail transit products operating in the United States. The company sent the first of its 400 subway cars to its client－the Chicago Transit Authority－earlier this…