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. BEIJING – China plans to launch new rail lines totaling 3,300 kilometers this year along with a slew of measures to improve its comprehensive transport network,…
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The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region government and Chinese mainland authorities are eyeing the use of rail lines to ensure the steady supply of goods to Hong Kong. In a statement issued on Sunday night, the HKSAR govt said it was working closely with the Guangdong provincial government and the Shenzhen municipal government to explore…
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A China-Europe freight train pulls out of Alataw Pass in northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Feb. 7, 2021. (Xinhua/Ma Kai) URUMQI, Feb. 22 (Xinhua) — Alataw Pass, a major rail port in northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, is handling an increased amount of imported farming supplies as the spring farming season has kicked…
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The Chinese-built Addis Ababa-Djibouti Standard Gauge Railway is bound to further facilitate regional integration and prosperity for the Horn of Africa with united efforts from China and Ethiopia, China’s ambassador to Ethiopia said. Speaking on Monday during a seminar themed “Significance of the Addis Ababa-Djibouti Railway for the Horn of Africa” in Addis Ababa, the…
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BERLIN－A new freight train connection of around 12,300 kilometers between Germany’s Mannheim and Qingdao, Shandong province has been launched to further link the two countries together. The first train of the line set off from Qingdao last Friday. According to operator China Ocean Shipping Co, the train was loaded with 100 standard containers and is…
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Recent weeks have been busy for He Zhigang, a train driver in Fuzhou, as the number of passengers and goods rose during the Spring Festival travel rush. A driver for more than three decades, he dreams of one day returning to Taiwan, his father’s home, by train. Born in 1968 in Fujian province, He graduated…
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As construction of the Nairobi Expressway, a major infrastructure development in Kenya, nears completion, beautification work that will make it environmentally friendly is unfolding. James Macharia, the country’s transport cabinet secretary, said last month that China Road and Bridge Corporation, the contractor, will plant trees and flowers along the 27-kilometer expressway in an effort to…
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The cost of traveling on public transport in London is set to rise by an average 5 percent next month, the biggest jump in a decade. The organization that operates the capital’s transport network, Transport for London, or TfL, said the price hike matches the inflation rate and would help it reach “financial sustainability”. London…
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XI’AN — A freight train carrying a total of 50 containers of solar panels and solar modules departed from the Xi’an international port station Monday, heading for the Huangdao Port in East China’s coastal city Qingdao, and then transporting the goods to India by ferry. This is the first Sino-Indian rail-sea freight train launched from…
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As China encourages more people to take public transport in cities to reduce carbon emissions, Beijing’s rapidly developing metro network will continue to play an important role. By the end of last year, the capital’s metro network stretched 783 kilometers with 27 lines and 459 stations. It operates more than 10,000 metro train services and…
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