Tibet hits highs driven by roads, infrastructure

Region’s Party secretary: Govt investment over seven decades has created ‘miracles’ The building of roads and other infrastructure funded by government investment has helped transform the Tibet autonomous region into a prosperous new world, according to the region’s leaders. Over the past 70 years, the central government has invested 1.63 trillion yuan ($253.3 billion) to…

China Railway employee honored for work in Pakistan

Cao Mengjie, an operational technology supervisor from China Railway Electrification Bureau (Group) Co Ltd, trains local staff at a facility owned by Pakistan’s Orange Line, in April 2021. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] As this year marks the 70th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Pakistan, Cao Mengjie, an employee of a…

New rail cars handle super hot iron at steel plants

Six intelligent unmanned torpedo cars, each capable of carrying 335 tons of molten iron, roll off the production line at a plant of Dalian Huarui Heavy Industry Group Co in Dalian, Liaoning province on Saturday. [Photo by Han Yongtao/For chinadaily.com.cn] Six torpedo-shaped container cars, each capable of carrying 335 tons of super hot molten iron,…

Returning a favor of a drop of water with a spring

A crane loads containers onto a China-Europe freight train carrying automobiles, furniture and daily necessities before its departure from Tianjin on Feb 24. [Photo by Sun Lijun/For China Daily] Editor’s Note: Why is China helping other countries with investments and loans and other forms of financial assistance? The obvious answer is to help them develop…

Transport to play key role in Bay Area

A high-speed train runs on the Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong Express Rail Link after departing from Shenzhen North Railway Station in Shenzhen, South China’s Guangdong province, on May 11, 2018. [Photo/IC] Transport was a priority when the Outline Development Plan for the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area was released in 2019, with the word appearing 29 times…

High-speed rail line in Heilongjiang starts construction

Construction started with drilling a pile for a bridge along a high-speed railway in northeastern China on May 13, 2021. [Photo/people.com.cn] China began to build a high-speed railway in northeastern China on Thursday, injecting vitality into the old industrial hub, China Media Group reported. The 300-kilometer line will link Harbin and Yichun in Heilongjiang province,…

Smart tech boosts ‘most beautiful rail’

A CTCE employee signals while 500-meter-long ballastless tracks, part of the Zhangjiajie-Jishou-Huaihua High-speed Railway, are laid over the weekend. The project is supported by smart track-laying facilities, which help in reducing manpower and expediting project work. [Photo by Wu Huaiqiu/For China Daily] The 246-km Zhangjiajie-Jishou-Huaihua high-speed line to wrap up by year-end   China Tiesiju Civil…

Road networks are essential to sustainable development

Editor’s Note: From railways including high-speed trains and aviation including state of the art airports to a comprehensive road network including world-class expressways, China has become a global leader in transportation in just four decades. How did this come about? In the fourth of a series of commentaries, a senior journalist with China Daily searches…

China’s CRRC unveils Sanxingdui-themed self-driving train

The Sanxingdui-themed self-driving bullet train is decorated with elements of cultural relics from the Sanxingdui Ruins in Sichuan, such as bronze images of birds and golden masks. [Photo/CCTV News]   CHANGCHUN – A Chinese train maker has tailor-made a Sanxingdui-themed self-driving bullet train for Chengdu, capital of Southwest China’s Sichuan province, to help the city cash in…

Special train caters to migrant workers

A train designated for migrant workers heading to plant rice seedlings stops at the Suihua Railway Station in Suihua, Heilongjiang province, Feb 27, 2021. [Photo/Xinhua] A special train carrying more than 500 migrant workers left the railway station in Suihua, Heilongjiang province, on Thursday for the rice fields of the Sanjiang Plain. Zhao Zhongshan, 50,…