Construction workers lay rails for the Hangzhou-Wenzhou High-speed Railway, which is being partly built by China Railway 24th Bureau Group Corp, in Taizhou, on July 3. WANG HUABIN/FOR CHINA DAILY Construction of Zhejiang regional line sees rapid progress toward completion Buoyed by the nation’s efforts to upgrade infrastructure and the participation of State contractors, a…
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The world’s first hydrogen-powered smart tram, developed in China, runs on a test section in Zhuzhou, Hunan province. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] China has developed the world’s first hydrogen-powered smart tram. It departed Zhuzhou, Hunan province, on Friday and will be shipped from Shanghai to Malaysia in the coming days. Developed by CRRC Zhuzhou Electric…
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[Photo/VCG] The United States left Afghanistan in a state of dangerous and monumental disorder in 2021. Soon after, it made matters still worse by confiscating the meager foreign exchange reserves of one of the world’s most deprived countries — shamelessly claiming that it was advancing certain human rights while doing so. Therefore, it took the…
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The first inspection train started its journey from Shanwei Railway Station to Zengcheng station on July 10, marking the start of official testing for the newly built high-speed railway between Guangzhou and Shanwei, Guangdong province. The test will help lay a solid foundation for the opening and operation of the railway line, according to China Railway…
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Major Chinese infrastructure builders and contractors are expected to embrace more opportunities this year amid the release of pent-up demand in the post-COVID-19 era — especially in regions involved in the Belt and Road Initiative — and alongside continued strength in the sector domestically, a report said. The report issued by CITIC Securities on Tuesday…
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The Sidi Aich Tunnel, part of the Bejaia Highway project built by the China Railway Construction Corporation Limited (CRCC) in northern Algeria, has opened to traffic. An inauguration ceremony was held on Thursday evening, attended by Lakhdar Rakhroukh, the Algerian minister of public works, Kamel Eddine Karbouche, governor of Bejaia Province, and Zhuo Lei, chairman…
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Editor’s note: On June 2, nearly 300 people were killed and more than 1,000 were injured in a triple train collision in the eastern Indian state of Odisha. One month after the deadly accident, China Daily reviews concerns over safety of the country’s railway networks as well as the trauma inflicted on survivors. Experts call…
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To meet the growing demand for cross-continent freight rail transportation, more cargo trains between China and Europe were operated in the first half of this year, supporting the stability of the international supply chain, operator China State Railway Group said on Thursday. From January to June, a total of 8,641 freight trains were operated between…
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Iran and Russia signed an executory contract on Tuesday for the construction of a railway inside Iran, which will be part of an international transport route linking South Asia to Northern Europe. The contract was signed on the sidelines of a trilateral meeting among Iran, Russia, and India on the facilitation of transit through the…
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China has launched performance verification tests on an even faster high-speed train, the country’s railway operator said Saturday. The tests were made on June 28 and 29 separately in east China’s Fujian Province, marking that developing the CR450 bullet train has achieved initial results, according to the China State Railway Group Co., Ltd. During the…
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