The railway department of Guizhou province was ready to receive a record number of passengers as the 2018 Spring Festival travel rush, also known as Chunyun, began on Feb 1 in China. The Spring Festival travel rush puts the Chinese transport system under a lot of pressure because migrant workers and university students need to…
DetailsA bullet train passes Bijie Railway Station during a test run on the Xingwen-Guiyang section of the Chengdu-Guiyang railway in Southwest China’s Guizhou province, Oct 9, 2019. The 632-kilometer Chengdu-Guiyang railway is a key constituent of China’s high-speed railway network, linking the capital of Sichuan province and the capital of Guizhou province with a design…
DetailsAn overhead view shows the interior of the Hong Kong West Kowloon Station for the Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong High-Speed Railway in Hong Kong, on Sept 23, 2018. [Photo/IC] China Railway Guangzhou Group Co Ltd suspended through-train service between Guangzhou and Kowloon, according to a statement on Tuesday. Seven through trains departing from Guangzhou East Railway Station…
DetailsWorkers arrange the flower bed “Ethnic unity” near the Cultural Palace of Nationalities in Beijing, Sept 20. [Photo by Wang Jing/chinadaily.com.cn] BEIJING — Beijing has recruited more than 78,000 volunteers to maintain traffic order during the upcoming National Day Holiday, local authorities said Thursday. The volunteers will provide guidance and bilingual services to the public…
DetailsZhanjiang, an emerging city in South China’s Guangdong province, is to catch rising investment opportunities with improved administrative services and better ecological environment. The local government issued a comprehensive reform plan on optimizing the business environment in July. This includes measures to improve the commercial system, a management system for corporate investment, legal system and…
DetailsA freight train of China-Europe running from Jingdezhen to Moscow is pictured before departing from a railway station in Jingdezhen, East China’s Jiangxi province, on Sept 28, 2018. [Photo/IC] HOHHOT – Manzhouli, the largest land port on the China-Russia border, has seen 5,000 China-Europe freight trains since 2013, according to local customs. There are currently…
DetailsPassengers board a train from Beijing West Railway Station to Beijing Daxing International Airport on Thursday. [Photo by Wang Zhuangfei/China Daily] Line features trains that can cover the 48 kilometer route in 30 minutes The Beijing West Railway Station-Beijing Daxing International Airport section of the intercity railway linking Beijing with Xiongan New Area was put…
DetailsA freight train loaded with materials and parts for railway construction left Jinan, capital of east China’s Shandong Province for Serbia , Sept. 24, 2019.(Photo provided to Xinhua) A freight train loaded with materials and parts for railway construction left Jinan, capital of east China’s Shandong Province for Serbia Tuesday morning, opening a new freight…
DetailsChina’s first self-developed 160 kilometer-an-hour magnetic levitation train, made by CRRC Zhuzhou Locomotive Co Ltd, undergoes a test in Hunan province. [Photo by Liang Chao/For China Daily] China is expected to build a comprehensive modern transport system by 2035, according to the country’s transport authority. The transport system will provide strong support for major national…
DetailsIn celebration of the first anniversary of the “Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong” High Speed Rail (Hong Kong Section) on Sept 23, 2019, Operations Director Mr Adi Lau, Chief of Operating-High Speed Rail & Intercity Ms Cheris Lee and other management representatives of MTR Corporation distribute souvenirs to passengers who pass through Hong Kong West Kowloon Station. [Photo…
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