File photo: the Qinghai-Tibet Railway. [Photo/IC] XINING — A group of female engine drivers, who will become the first such group on the Qinghai-Tibet Railway, have graduated and begun internships, according to railway authorities. China Railway Qinghai-Tibet Group Co., Ltd. selected and launched a training program for 24 female drivers at the end of March…
DetailsSouthwest China’s Guizhou province looks to have more overseas students from ASEAN countries to exchange experiences and advanced concepts in rail transit, due to its efforts to promote cooperation in this area. The province’s determination was obvious during the 4th China-ASEAN Rail Transit Education Training Alliance annual meeting. As part of the China-ASEAN Education Cooperation Week, the…
DetailsPhoto taken on Dec 23, 2018 shows a construction site on the Lhasa-Nyingchi section of the Sichuan-Tibet Railway in Southwest China’s Tibet autonomous region. [Photo/Xinhua] Most of the tunnels along the Lhasa-Nyingchi section of the Sichuan-Tibet Railway have been completed, railway authorities said over the weekend. The Bukamu Tunnel, one of the longest tunnels on…
DetailsPeople get train tickets on machines. [Photo/Xinhua] BEIJING — China’s railway network saw steady growth in passenger trips in July as summer holidays drove up travel demand, data from the China State Railway Group Co Ltd showed. A total of about 356 million railway passenger trips were made last month, up 9.7 percent year on…
DetailsThe high speed Xi’an-Chengdu rail line and the Sino-Euro Cargo Railway crisscross in Jiangyou, Sichuan province. YANG ANWEN/FOR CHINA DAILY Before accompanying her son 980 kilometers to check out a bar in Chengdu made famous by a hit pop song, Mei Chun thought traveling to the Sichuan capital was like going to another realm. The middle-aged…
DetailsThe picture shows China-assisted Ring Road upgrading project in Nepal. [Photo/Xinhua] Nepal and China established diplomatic relations on Aug 1, 1955. Ever since, the successive leaderships of the two countries have cultivated bilateral relations for mutual benefit. Nepal and China also share common aspirations for peace, prosperity and development, and enjoy good neighborly relations based…
DetailsBEIJING – Tapping the window to surf online, automatic in-cabin temperature control, and real-time information on how crowded the subway line is. MetroTrans 2019 in Beijing, the showcase of next-generation subway cars and technologies, drew together China’s latest innovations such as advanced materials, artificial intelligence and cloud computing, depicting smarter and greener public transport of…
DetailsSeventeen major transport projects costing 7.1 billion yuan ($1 billion) are underway this year to further connect the city’s east and west wings, ease downtown traffic, and facilitate pedestrian street crossings. For instance, the main and feeder lines for the Xianghai Bridge between Meihua and Xinfengwei interchanges will open by 2020 and the other sections…
DetailsRailway police in Lhasa, capital of the Tibet autonomous region, sort train tickets, cash and computers seized during crackdown on digital scalpers. Provided To China Daily BEIJING – As of Wednesday, Beijing’s railway police have uncovered 60 public security cases and detained 47 people during the “summer transport” season that runs from the start of…
DetailsThe first train of the Changchun-Tianjin sea-railway combined transportation service departed from the Changchun Xinglong railway port in Changchun, capital of Northeast China’s Jilin province, for Tianjin in North China on July 22. The train will travel more than 1,000 kilometers carrying 100 TEUs (Twenty-foot Equivalent Units) of cargo and is scheduled to arrive at…
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