CHINA | Railways

[big-dog]

Originally Posted by whatever123

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Thats surprisingly low . Indian railways for example carries 30 million every day. So rail travel is not that popular in china then.

It's not so surprising. In most Chinese major cities traffic is handled by city metro, not railways, i.e. Beijing or Shanghai's metro system carries up to 7 ~ 8 million trips per day.

[FM 2258]

That's probably be a mistake in the article.

[hmmwv]

The bulk of Indian railway passenger figures come from daily riders on suburban commuter trains, which is served by light rail and metro in China and not count towards the railway passenger count.

[saiho]

Originally Posted by whatever123

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Thats surprisingly low . Indian railways for example carries 30 million every day. So rail travel is not that popular in china then.

Firstly, Indian railways carries 20 million not 30 million per day.
http://www.680news.com/news/world/article/387350--fire-on-overnight-train-kills-32-in-southern-india-dozens-burned
Secondly, India's figure is essentially the ridership of the entire country's urban, suburban, regional and intercity train network. Due to the small size and low number of metro systems in India the ridership of Chennai, Bangalore and Kolkata metros are pretty insignificant; so its pretty much safe to say as long as its a passenger train in India its ridership counts. The Delhi Metro is big but it still "only carries" ~2 million daily, meanwhile the Mumbai Suburban Railway alone carries about 7.5 million per day. That's almost 1/2 of the total in only one commuter rail network, which lines up with the transport in Mumbai wikipage. Not to mention Delhi's, Kolkata's, Chennai's and a bunch of other smaller suburban systems haven't been added to the mix yet. China's situation only counts intercity as regional rail is almost non-existent though that's changing. The daily ridership of China's 5 biggest metros (Shanghai, Beijing, Guangzhou, Shenzhen and Hong Kong) is already way over 20 million and some sizeable networks (Chongqing, Nanjing, Tianjin, etc.) and many starter networks haven't even been counted yet.

[hmmwv]

In addition Chinese trains only allow a certain number of standing tickets to be sold (other than during Chunyun), whereas in India, well, you get the picture.

[hkskyline]

Not too sure if this is regular rail or HSR :







A rail laying machine works at the rebuilding site of Liuzhou-Yongzhou section of Xianggui railway line in Liuzhou, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, July 30, 2012. The Liuzhou-Yongzhou section is the only route for trains to inland provinces and cities from Guangxi. The 350.7-kilometer-long rebuilding rail route is expected to be put into operation in 2013. (Xinhua/Zhang Cunli)



Workers carry rail laying equipments at the rebuilding site of Liuzhou-Yongzhou section of Xianggui railway line in Liuzhou, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, July 30, 2012. The Liuzhou-Yongzhou section is the only route for trains to inland provinces and cities from Guangxi. The 350.7-kilometer-long rebuilding rail route is expected to be put into operation in 2013. (Xinhua/Zhang Cunli)

[hmmwv]

Xianggui Railway is a conventional railway that is in the process of being rebuilt to high and sub high speed standards. From Hengyang to Guilin (356km) it's 200km/h with the potential to upgrade further to 250km/h, Guilin to Liuzhou (182km) is 250km/h, Liuzhou to Nanning (255km)is a new 250km/h PDL.

[hmmwv]

Typhoon Damrey caused heavy rain and major flooding at Shanhaiguan Station.

[FM 2258]

I hope the waters didn't do too much damage and receded quickly.

hkskyline those track laying pictures look really cool.

Originally Posted by hmmwv

Xianggui Railway is a conventional railway that is in the process of being rebuilt to high and sub high speed standards. From Hengyang to Guilin (356km) it's 200km/h with the potential to upgrade further to 250km/h, Guilin to Liuzhou (182km) is 250km/h, Liuzhou to Nanning (255km)is a new 250km/h PDL.

Thanks for the explanation, you answered all my questions about this line! Looks like we'll see some CRH1 or CHR6 trains going up and down this line. Guilin is a very nice city, love the mountains especially down by Yangshuo.

[big-dog]

Lining up locos



from weibo.com/csrxcb

[hmmwv]

EuroSprinter FTW!

[KingNick]

Super reliable locos, yes.

[big-dog]

China finishes railway linking ASEAN

TONGHAI, Yunnan -- Construction workers on Tuesday laid the last piece of a railway that will link southwest China's Yunnan province with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) countries.

The Yuxi-Mengzi Railway has a total length of 141 km with a designed maximum speed of 120 km per hour. It passes through 35 tunnels and crosses 61 bridges, which together account for 54.95 percent of the line's total length.

The railway is part of the eastern line of the planned Pan-Asia Railway network, an international railway project that will also consist of central and western lines.

Funded by the Ministry of Railways and the Yunnan government, the railway has a total investment of 4.5 billion yuan (709.78 million U.S. dollars).

The railway is expected to become operational later this year and will boost land transportation between China and ASEAN countries.

The eastern route is designed to start in Kunming, capital of Yunnan, and pass through the cities of Yuxi, Mengzi and Hekou in Yunnan to connect with Vietnam, Laos, Thailand and Singapore.

Construction in Yunnan of the eastern line's last section, which will link Mengzi with the border city of Hekou, is going to plan, likely enabling the Sino-Vietnam railway to become operational first in the Pan-Asia Railway network, said a local railway official.

The new line will be a much more modern replacement to the 100-year-old line that links Kunming with Haiphone of Vietnam, the first transnational railway in southwest China, said Han Zhongping, deputy director of the Kunming railway bureau.

The 854-km Kunming-Haiphone line has a designed maximum speed of only 30 km per hour. It is the world's longest "narrow" line -- one meter wide, compared to the standard 1.435 meters wide.

Complete story

[Rail1435]

Does anybody know what it is done with DJG2 research locomotive for 200 km/h?

[hkskyline]

Railway facilitates lives in Tibet

BEIJING, Aug. 19 (China Daily) -- The Qinghai-Tibet Railway has passed safety and environmental tests and brought economic prosperity to formerly inaccessible Tibetan areas.

Around 550 kilometers of the 1,956-km railway on the world's highest plateau is laid on permafrost. Linking Xining, capital of Qinghai province, and Lhasa, capital of the Tibet autonomous region, it has transported more than 52 million people and 240 million metric tons of goods since it became fully operational in July 2006.

In 2011, Tibet received 8.6 million tourists, up from 1.8 million visitors in 2005. Tibet's tourism industry generated 9.7 billion yuan ($1.53 billion) in revenue in 2011, five times the amount in 2005.

Qinghai attracted 60 million tourists, bringing revenue of 35 billion yuan, in the past six years.

Tibetan nomads and farmers are benefiting from businesses such as home inns, restaurants and tour guide services. More than 236,000 people work for the tourism industry in 1,363 companies in Tibet.

Pasang Dondrub, a Lhasa resident, makes a living by accompanying tourists during their tours of Tibet. His business has boomed because of the increasing number of tourists brought by the railway.

He earned 60,000 yuan from May to October 2011, three times his yearly income before 2006. With 20 years' experience, he is frequently recommended to new clients, and sometimes the number of calls is overwhelming.

His nephews, Purbunamgyl, Dradul and Gunganamgyl, have joined the car rental business and each earned about 50,000 yuan during the six-month peak season last year.

They often pick up guests at Lhasa Railway Station. "Each time I see a train arriving, I tell myself the railway has brought me friends from across the country and a good income," Pasang Dondrub said.

Purbu Dondrub, head of Liuwu village, which is separated from Lhasa by a river, said villagers used to take ferries or climb mountains to go to the city. Now the village is included in the new Liuwu district where Lhasa Railway Station is located. Participating in the construction of both the station and the new district, Purbu Dondrub said his household income has jumped to 50,000 yuan from 2,000 yuan before 2006.

The railway also facilitates communication and exchange of goods between Tibet and other parts of China. Specialty goods, such as barley wine, mineral water and yak meat, as well as Tibetan medicine, incense and carpets, are popular outside the region.

"The railway ended the era of supply shortages in Tibet," said Liang Chunming, a solar power businessman in Tibet.

Liang, from Xi'an, Shaanxi province, used to worry about shipping goods to Tibet. Without the railway line, shipment could only be done on a small scale and took a long time.

Since the railway was completed, transportation costs and the damage rate have been reduced and the sales volume significantly increased, allowing his business to continue to boom, he said.

Geleg, 23, from Lhasa's rural suburbs, is a third-year student at the University of Science and Technology Beijing. After a summer vacation at home, he took the train back to school on Aug 13, a 42-hour trip costing 180 yuan at the student discount rate.

Ten years ago, it took him more than four days when he traveled to study in East China's Zhejiang province. His father drove a truck and dropped him off in Lhasa, where he took a bus to the airport and flew to Chengdu, Sichuan province. He then traveled by train to Zhejiang province.

For years, he did not go back home during the winter and summer vacations because he could not afford such trips.

"The Qinghai-Tibet Railway has greatly helped students like me," Geleg said.

During the construction of the railway, planners and construction companies worked hard to protect the plateau's fragile ecology, biodiversity and rich ethnic traditions.

To ensure the normal migration of wild animals, 33 special passages were built along the railway. All passenger trains leaving or entering Tibet are equipped with an advanced system to collect waste and sewage to prevent pollution.

[hmmwv]

Originally Posted by Rail1435

Does anybody know what it is done with DJG2 research locomotive for 200 km/h?

It's nice that there are people still remember that oddball, the DJG2 electric AC high speed loco was a private venture by Datong, it's purpose is still debatable but was along the line of providing quasi high speed passenger service on non-CRH lines. Obvious none of the passenger carriages (such as 25T) can get to 200km/h (DJG2's operating speed), so new cars need to be developed as well. I believe the effort has been terminated and the prototype is now retired as HXD1D is selected as the primary future passenger loco by MOR. The gap between 160km/h and 200km/h is now being filled with CRH6.

[Rail1435]

Thank you hmmwv.
Two HXD1d can be seen:

1. Windscreen in one part, #unknown.
2. Windscreen in two parts with central pillar, #0001.

Is one yet selected for serial production?

[hmmwv]

Originally Posted by Rail1435

Thank you hmmwv.
Two HXD1d can be seen:

1. Windscreen in one part, #unknown.
2. Windsreen in two parts with central pillar, #0001.

Is one yet selected for serial production?

Of course, the two piece windshield one is the serial production version, the other one is a prototype and rumor says it's ready been scrapped.

[luhai]

BEIJING (AP) — Two passenger trains collided at a railway station in northeast China, injuring at least 24 people, state media said Friday.

The collision occurred Thursday evening at the Jiamusi railway station in Heilongjiang province, the official Xinhua News Agency reported. Station officials reached by phone said they had no information. Officials at the Jiamusi Communist Party Propaganda office said they had not heard about the collision.

Xinhua cited a railway spokesman in the provincial capital as saying most of the injured were preparing to get off a train when the other train collided with it, causing them to fall.

Most of the injuries were slight and five people were under medical observation, Xinhua said, adding that an investigation was under way.

Elsewhere in Heilongjiang, three trucks plunged into a river after a bridge collapsed early Friday, killing three people, Xinhua reported.

Train and road accidents are relatively common in China due to lax safety and maintenance procedures.end of story marker

http://www.boston.com/news/world/asi...c2K/story.html


Wait, or is it a accidental operation of trainset hook up

新华网哈尔滨8月23日电(记者 邹大鹏)记者23日晚从哈尔滨铁路局证实，23日17时24分，佳木斯火车站两列旅客列车发生事故，造成24名未来得及下车的旅客摔伤。

　　哈尔滨铁路局的消息称，事故是由于两车车厢在连接过程中由于连挂冲动较大造成视频：佳木斯两列火车连挂冲动较大致24人摔伤来源：黑龙江电视台《共度晨光》的。

　　据哈尔滨铁路局相关工作人员介绍，23日17时24分，佳木斯火车站两列旅客列车车厢在连接过程中由于连挂冲动较大，造成24名未下车旅客轻微摔伤。事件发生后，车站开展了紧急救治工作。

　　目前，共有5名旅客留院观察，留院观察人员均为表皮擦伤，身体无大碍。其他旅客伤势轻微，已由车站安排车辆分批送回家。车站现正在组织进行深入调查，待责任认定后，将依法依规进行严肃处理。同时，铁路部门对由此给旅客造成的影响和伤害深表歉意。

http://news.sina.com.cn/c/2012-08-24/001825024288.shtml


In the end no one really knows....
http://news.v1.cn/domestic/b/2012-8-...5397944v.shtml

[hmmwv]

Sounds like the transfer loco drive was in a hurry and hooked up the car a little too fast.