A general view of the site of a crash, where two trains collided, near the city of Larissa, Greece, March 1, 2023. [Photo/Agencies] ATHENS – Greece will do everything possible so that a tragedy like the one it is currently faced with will never happen again, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Wednesday following…
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A high-speed train of the Beijing-Tangshan Intercity Railway crosses a bridge in Tangshan, Hebei province. [Photo by Liu Quanguo/For chinadaily.com.cn] As of last year, China’s transportation network has grown to cover more than 6 million kilometers, the minister of transport said recently. From 2018 to 2022, China’s transportation sector saw investments of 17 trillion yuan…
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A high-speed train of the Beijing-Tangshan Intercity Railway crosses a bridge in Tangshan, Hebei province. [Photo by Liu Quanguo/For chinadaily.com.cn] At 6:15 one Friday morning, He Peng stood in line at Zhuozhou East Railway Station in Zhuozhou, Hebei province. The 43-year-old was on his way to Beijing for work. His train leaves at 6:23 and…
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A Fuxing CR400BF-GZ bullet train runs in Heilongjiang province. [Photo by Yuan Yong/For chinadaily.com.cn] Six-percent growth logged last year as expenditure pours into infrastructure China will continue to invest in fixed transportation assets this year to contribute to economic development, the transport minister said on Thursday. “Last year, China’s transportation sector saw investments of 3.8…
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Passengers wait to board a train at Luoyang Longmen Railway Station in Luoyang, Central China's Henan province, Feb 15, 2023. [Photo/Xinhua] Pent-up desire to see families released after COVID travel restrictions dropped Some 4.73 billion passenger trips were made during the 40-day Spring Festival travel rush this year, with people across the nation able to…
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A Fuxing bullet train runs on the Lhasa-Nyingchi railway during a trial operation in Shannan, Southwest China's Tibet autonomous region, June 16, 2021. New alliance aims to research key tech, promote achievements and train talent A railway science and technology innovation alliance was established in Beijing on Friday, aimed at gathering resources to conduct joint…
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Zhang Geming [Photo/rails.cn] Political adviser Zhang Geming has contributed his wisdom in promoting the high-quality development of China’s railway system. Zhang, 55, chief researcher from the China Academy of Railway Sciences, served as a member of the 13th National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference from 2018 to 2022. He was reelected as…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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