China to have 12,000 km of express rail lines by 2020
BEIJING, Nov. 18 (Xinhua) -- China has started construction on 16 new express passenger rail projects and is expected to have 12,000 kilometers of express rail lines by 2020, the Ministry of Railways said Sunday. New express rail lines w...
+ MoreThe largest rail production, repair base starts operation in China
China's largest rail production and repair base in the central Hubei Province began operation on Monday. The Changjiang Company of China South Locomotive and Rolling Stock Industry (Group) Corporation in the provincial capital Wuhan will be capable of producing 11,000 cargo train cars and repairing1...
+ MoreWork on Beijing-Shanghai rail link set to start
The Beijing-Shanghai high-speed railway has got the green light from the central government and construction on the long-awaited project is expected to start soon. A bullet train departs from Shanghai Railway Station in this January 28, 2007 file photo. The construction of the Beiji...
+ MoreRail services continue to pick up speed
China's first genuinely fast locomotive capable of traveling at 300 kilometers per hour is scheduled to enter service at the end of the year, Xinhua learned from the Ministry of Railways. The CRH-3, the latest model in the country's China Railway High-speed (CRH) Series, is expected to come o...
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