CR24 speeds up Jiangxi-Fujian rail

A test train runs on the Qingliu-Quanzhou rail section of the Xingguo-Quanzhou Railway. The project is built to facilitate trips between Fujian and Jiangxi provinces. [Photo by LIN TAO/FOR CHINA DAILY] Passenger and freight railway services between inland Jiangxi province and coastal Fujian province will be more convenient, as the railway between Qingliu station, Jiangxi,…

Interview: Chinese-built modern railway plays key role in promoting Kenya’s economic growth, says official

Philip Jamuhuri Mainga, managing director of state-owned enterprise Kenya Railways Corporation, speaks during an interview with Xinhua in Nairobi, capital of Kenya, July 28, 2022. (Xinhua/Bai Lin) NAIROBI, Aug. 2 (Xinhua) — The Chinese-built Mombasa-Nairobi Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) has played an important role in boosting Kenya’s economic growth, a senior Kenyan official told Xinhua…

China-Europe freight train services see a sharp rise in July

BEIJING – China-Europe freight train services saw robust growth in July amid a safe and smooth operation, according to China State Railway Group Co Ltd on Tuesday. The number of China-Europe freight train trips surged by 11 percent year-on-year to hit a record 1,517 last month. The freight trains handled 149,000 20-foot equivalent units of…

Freight volume, transport investment back to normal

The Ministry of Transport said on Thursday that national freight volumes, transport investment and express deliveries returned to normal levels in the first half of this year. According to latest figures from the ministry, commercial freight volume for the first six months totaled 24.3 billion tons, down by 2.2 percent year-on-year. That gap narrowed in…

Commuting efficiency in urban Beijing placed under scrutiny

Series of measures announced to ease travelers’ woes Commuting costs in megacities have been increasingly in the spotlight in recent years. These metropolises typically boast a wealth of government policy resources, public welfare services and individual career opportunities. In Beijing last year, people living in central urban areas of the Chinese capital spent 51 minutes…

Reforms helping keep SOEs in good shape

China’s centrally administered State-owned enterprises have completed over 95 percent of the measures outlined in the country’s three-year action plan (2020-22) for SOE reforms by the end of June, the country’s top State-owned assets regulator said on Friday. The three-year action plan is designed to implement measures outlined by the 19th National Congress of the…

Cross-border e-commerce adds vitality to growth in SW China

CHONGQING – As a new channel for foreign trade, cross-border e-commerce has been injecting endless vitality into Chongqing municipality, a Southwest inland city with massive import and export potential. At the 4th Western China International Fair for Investment and Trade (WCIFIT), held from Thursday to Sunday in Chongqing, researchers, e-commerce platform representatives, and foreign trade…

Commuter train linking Beijing and Hebei city starts trial run

Two high-speed trains between Beijing and Zhuozhou in neighboring Hebei province started trial runs on Monday for a route providing even more convenience for commuters. The departure route starts from Zhuozhou East Railway Station at 6:23 am and arrives at Beijing West Railway Station in 24 minutes, while the return train starts from Beijing at…