Qingbaijiang district in Chengdu, Southwest China’s Sichuan province, has achieved outstanding results in its support for the Belt and Road Initiative and regional economic development. It has done so by making full use of Chengdu International Railway Port. After starting operations in 2013, the China-Europe (Chengdu) Railway Express, departing from the railway port, now outperforms…
A more streamlined customs clearance procedure has been implemented for China-Europe freight trains to boost efficiency, according to customs authorities in Southwest China’s Chongqing. On Friday, the first outbound train using the new procedure departed Urumqi, in northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, bound for Germany and Austria, while the first inbound train entered China…
Services on three of the seven subway lines in Zhengzhou, Henan province, resumed on Sunday after disruptions caused by heavy downpours nearly two months ago. The service intervals on lines 1, 9 and part of line 2 will be more than six minutes, operator Zhengzhou Metro said. It said it will monitor changes in passenger…
A major equipment test has been launched on the Jiangxi section of Jiangxi-Shenzhen high-speed railway, which is scheduled to operate by the end of 2021. Engineers tested the operations of its tracks, catenary system, communications and signals of the rail line in east China on Wednesday. Trains are designed to run on the 436 km…
The Alataw Pass and Horgos Port, major rail ports in northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, handled more than 8,000 China-Europe freight train trips in the first eight months of 2021, said local railway authorities. Alataw Pass reported a 28.4-percent growth of the trips during the period, while the other port registered a nearly 40-percent…
The China-Europe (Chengdu) Railway Express, departing from Chengdu International Railway Port, has become a major channel to connect Chinese businesses with global markets, and making Chengdu an active player in the modern Silk Road Economic Belt. Starting operation in 2013, China-Europe freight trains on the Chengdu route now outperform many other areas in China in…
New line to significantly cut traveling time between Jakarta and Bandung Company director David So, who is based in the Indonesian capital Jakarta, is looking forward to the bullet train service connecting the city with Bandung, the provincial capital of West Java and the country’s third-largest city. The line is scheduled to be completed next…
The increase in net profits of Beijing-Shanghai High Speed Railway Co Ltd more than quadrupled in the first half of this year, The Paper reported on Monday. The operating revenue of the Beijing-Shanghai High Speed Railway Co Ltd witnessed a 50.3 percent year-on-year increase, reaching 15.1 billion yuan ($2.33 billion) in the first half of…
Website improves accessibility for seniors wanting to travel by train China’s railway ticket booking system has launched an elderly-friendly version of its internet interface, national railway operator China State Railway Group said recently. Clicking on the “elderly friendly “button on the right side of the landing page for 12306.cn, the official railway ticket booking website,…
A China-Europe Express Train from Jinhua, Zhejiang province, sets off for Budapest, Hungary, on June 7, carrying 100 containers loaded with electronic products and machinery parts. The train arrived in Budapest 18 days later. [Photo/Xinhua] More than 10,000 freight train services operated between China and Europe in the first eight months of this year, ensuring…