5G technology in a rail freight terminal brings outstanding value for transport, operations and connections and builds safer and more efficient smart rail facilities. This is the case – and a milestone for Hungary – of the East-West Gate rail terminal in Fényeslitke, Hungary, an essential facility and a gate for freight traffic between Europe…
Students from Ngamprah No.3 Junior High School show their tickets before getting on board a Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway (HSR) Electric Multiple Unit (EMU) train in Padalarang Station in Padalarang, Indonesia, Oct. 24, 2023. (Xinhua/Xu Qin) JAKARTA, Oct. 25 (Xinhua) — Indonesian teenagers feel the charm of “China Speed” and light up their dreams for the…
Guests invited to the inauguration of the Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway take selfies at Halim Station in Jakarta, Indonesia, on Oct 2. The bullet train, which is part of a Belt and Road project, reduces travel time between the two cities to just 45 minutes from three hours. Yasuyoshi CHIBA / AFP The impressive facts and…
Indonesian President Joko Widodo (center) delivers a speech during a ceremony to mark the launch of the Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway at Halim Station in Jakarta, Indonesia, on Monday. ACHMAD IBRAHIM/AP Indonesian President Joko Widodo officially launched on Monday the operation of Southeast Asia’s first high-speed railway, one of the key Belt and Road Initiative projects…
Indonesian President Joko Widodo poses for photo beside a high-speed railway train on the platform of Halim Station of the Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway in Jakarta, Indonesia, Sept. 13, 2023. (Xinhua/Xu Qin) Speaking highly of the efforts made by Chinese and Indonesian workers, Indonesian President Joko Widodo said the Jakarta-Bandung HSR would officially start commercial operation…
Indonesia’s Transportation Minister Budi Karya Sumadi speaks during the opening ceremony of the Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway (HSR) Electric Multiple Unit (EMU) Educational and Cultural Exchange Base and the first Open Day for Rail Enthusiasts event in Bandung, Indonesia, Sept. 9, 2023. The opening ceremony of the Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway (HSR) Electric Multiple Unit (EMU) Educational…
Visiting Chinese Premier Li Qiang, accompanied by Indonesia’s Coordinator for Cooperation with China and Coordinating Minister of Maritime Affairs and Investment Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan, inspects the Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway in Indonesia, Sept. 6, 2023. [Photo/Xinhua] JAKARTA, Sept. 6 — The Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway is a successful example of developing countries in the region working together…
An inspection train runs along the Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway in Bandung, Indonesia, on June 23. XU QIN/XINHUA Initiative boosts Chinese investment in Indonesia, becoming its largest trade partner For Indonesian businessman Suwito, the Belt and Road Initiative has taken China-Indonesia relations “to the next level”. Ten years after China put forward a global infrastructure and…
A model of Kunlun, one of the world’s only two mobile bridge building machines that are able to both transport and erect 40-meter box girders, is displayed at the equipment factory of Hanjiang Heavy Industry in Xiangyang, Hubei province on last Tuesday. [Photo by Wang Qingyun/chinadaily.com.cn] The rapid development of China’s high speed railway industry…
A freight train departs from Yiwu West Railway Station in Yiwu, East China’s Zhejiang province, March 9, 2023. [Photo/Xinhua] HANGZHOU — A China-Europe freight train departed from the city of Yiwu in East China’s Zhejiang province on last Saturday morning for Madrid, Spain, marking the 10,000th trip of China-Europe freight trains this year. Loaded with…
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…
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…
New contract for Colas Rail in the Philippines Mitsubishi has awarded a contract to an Alstom-led consortium with Colas Rail to provide an integrated railway system for the extension of the North-South Commuter Railway project (NSCR) in the Philippines. It aims to enhance travel between Metropolitan Manila and the suburban areas in Luzon to make…
Indonesian High-Speed Railway to Begin Operations in August The $7.2 billion project, a key part of China’s Belt and Road Initiative, will be officially opened on Indonesia’s independence day. Indonesia’s first high-speed railway will begin operations in August, a senior cabinet minister told reporters recently, the Chinese-backed project to a successful terminus after years of…
Indonesia Announces National 2030 Railway Plan, Sparks $100 Billion Investment in Rail Transit Market The Indonesian government has emphasized the importance of integrating urban transportation systems with spatial planning. The government needs inter-modal transportation and continuity, including MRT, light rail, electric rail, bus rapid transit systems, and other modes of transportation. These measures will significantly…
A freight train loaded with auto parts, home appliances, textiles, elevator equipment and other goods departed from Zhangjiakou, Hebei province on Tuesday. [Photo by Yuan Yushun/For chinadaily.com.cn] A freight train loaded with auto parts, home appliances, textiles, elevator equipment and other goods departed from the Horgos railway port in Northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region…
This aerial photo taken on July 29, 2022 shows a China-Europe freight train leaving the Xi’an International Port in Xi’an, northwest China’s Shaanxi Province. (Xinhua/Zhang Bowen) XI’AN, Aug. 2 (Xinhua) — When Juan Carlos in Malaga, Spain, ordered a made-in-China ceiling light using the cross-border e-commerce platform AliExpress, he never imagined he would receive the…
This aerial photo taken on Aug. 7, 2023, shows a view of Kunming Dianchi International Convention and Exhibition Center, the venue for the seventh China-South Asia Expo in Kunming, southwest China’s Yunnan Province. (Xinhua/Chen Xinbo) KUNMING, Aug. 17 (Xinhua) — Muhammad Fazle Rabby from Bangladesh was impressed by the convenience of the China-Laos Railway during…
Olli Pohjanvirta, CEO of Nurminen Logistics, poses for a photo during an interview in Helsinki, Finland, on Aug. 15, 2023. (Photo by Matti Matikainen/Xinhua) Thanks to the initiative, not only has the railway infrastructure along the route been greatly improved, but a road of solidarity and cooperation has also emerged, Pohjanvirta said. HELSINKI, Aug. 15…
A passenger does not wear a mask while taking a subway train of Line 5 in Beijing on April 16, 2023. [Photo by Du Lianyi/chinadaily.com.cn] Editor’s note: Subways or metros are one of the best ways to solve traffic congestion. The growing population and increasing number of motor vehicles have made building subways in cities…
This aerial photo taken on Aug. 10, 2023 shows the construction site of a medium-and-low speed maglev line in Qingyuan City, south China’s Guangdong Province. (Xinhua/Liu Dawei) BEIJING, Aug. 12 (Xinhua) — China’s fixed asset investment in railways hit 371.3 billion yuan (about 51.9 billion U.S. dollars) in the first seven months of 2023, representing a 7…
The first freight train connecting North China’s Hebei province to Hanoi, capital of Vietnam, arrives in a station in Hanoi on Aug 2, 2023. [Photo/Xinhua] A freight train carrying 46 containers traveled from North China’s Hebei province to Hanoi, capital of Vietnam, last week, the latest route linking China and an Association of Southeast Asian Nations economy.…
Passengers at Futian Railway Station in Shenzhen, Guangdong province. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] A flexible cross-border travel program, jointly launched by China Railway Guangzhou Group and its counterpart in Hong Kong, will soon take effect, aiming to further boost connectivity between the special administrative region and the Chinese mainland. Under the program, which will begin…
The special Fuxing bullet train for the Asian Games. ZHANG YAO/CHINA NEWS SERVICE GUIYANG – A Fuxing bullet train, with a designed speed of 350 km/h, departed on Tuesday morning from the Southwest Chinese city of Guiyang, marking the operation of the Guiyang-Libo section of the Guiyang-Nanning High-speed Railway. As one of the most typical…
This aerial photo taken on May 11, 2023 shows an automatic container terminal of Qinzhou Port and a railway container distribution center in Qinzhou City, south China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Zhang Ailin) NANNING, Aug. 4 (Xinhua) — China’s rail-sea intermodal trains are expected to make over 9,000 trips along the New International Land-Sea Trade…
A train, loaded with goods from ASEAN countries, departs from a railway container distribution center in Qinzhou city, South China’s Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, May 11, 2023. [Photo/Xinhua] NANNING — China’s rail-sea intermodal trains are expected to make over 9,000 trips along the New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor this year, according to a press conference…
An attendant distributes commemorative brochures to passengers on the Beijing-Tianjin intercity high-speed railway, which celebrated its 15th anniversary on Tuesday. TONG YU/CHINA NEWS SERVICE Bullet train driver Zhang Yan has witnessed not only the evolution of the Beijing-Tianjin High-Speed Railway over the past decade and a half, but also the country’s rapid development. “Fifteen years ago,…
A train attendant interacts with passengers aboard the train D887 on July 16, 2023. [Photo/Xinhua] With half the summer season over, more than 400 million passenger trips have been made across China’s railway network, according to the national railway operator China State Railway Group. The 2023 summer season started on July 1 and will end on…
An international freight train departs from the Chengdu International Railway Port. [Photo provided to China Daily] Thousands of years ago, specialties from the Sichuan region such as Shu brocade, lacquerware and tea were sold along the ancient Silk Road to Central Asia, Western Asia and Europe. Today, via the “modern Silk Road” — a transportation…
A group of students and their teacher go on a study trip by train along the Hotan-Ruoqiang railway in Northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region in May. [Photo/Xinhua] Transport mode, key infrastructure propel Xinjiang onto accelerated development track URUMQI — As student Abdulrehim Abduleli traveled toward the hometown of his childhood role model, he was…
Passenger travel via railways with the China Railway Guangzhou Group increased dramatically in the first 10 days of the summer travel rush. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] Passenger travel via railways with the China Railway Guangzhou Group increased dramatically in the first 10 days of the summer travel rush, according to the railway operator. More than…
A photo taken by a drone shows the construction site of two railway bridges on the Shanghai-Chongqing-Chengdu High-speed Railway in Jingmen, Hubei province, in May. The HSR is being partly built by China Railway 24th Bureau Group Corp Ltd. [ZHU JUNBO/FOR CHINA DAILY] Integrated regional development is expected to reach a higher level, as infrastructure…
A Fuxing (Rejuvenation) bullet train runs on the Beijing-Zhangjiakou High-Speed Railway in Beijing. LUO CHUNXIAO/FOR CHINA DAILY Though several years have passed, Zhu Yan still feels a thrill when recalling moments from helping to develop the Fuxing (Rejuvenation) bullet trains for the Beijing-Zhangjiakou High-Speed Railway, a route that linked the two host cities of the…
A train runs on the China-Laos Railway. [Photo by Pu Hongsi/For chinadaily.com.cn] KUNMING — The China-Laos Railway that started cross-border passenger services in April had transported 41,735 passengers as of last Saturday, when it marked the 100th day of operation. On this railway, a train departing from Kunming, capital of Southwest China’s Yunnan province, travels…
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…
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…
[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…
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…
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…
Rail Business Daily is pleased to announce it is partnering with Rail + Metro Asia. This partnership will see both organisations working together to champion UK and Asian rail industry collaborations. The Asian rail market offers huge potential for UK companies, following the launch of Indonesia’s National 2030 Railway Plan, which has sparked a $100…
In 2023, China and ASEAN will celebrate the 20th anniversary of their strategic cooperative partnership, coinciding with the inauguration of the Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway, the first high-speed railway in ASEAN countries. Against this backdrop, the 2023 Asia International Summit and Exhibition on Railway and Urban Rail Transit will take place in Jakarta, Indonesia, from October…
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…
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…
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…
A train started on Saturday morning from Chengdu, the capital of southwest China’s Sichuan Province, heading for Hong Kong. It marked the opening of a direct high-speed train service between Chengdu and Hong Kong. The train left Chengdu at 8:48 a.m. and arrived in Hong Kong after about ten hours, passing ten other stops, including…
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…
Rail+Metro Asia: Full steam ahead with powerful partnerships, a strong line-up of exhibitors and professional events From 1 – 3 November 2023, the rail industry will gather for Rai+Metro Asia 2023 at the ICE(Indonesia Convention Exhibition) in Jakarta. The exhibition provides opportunity to meet with national and international players and thought leaders, all looking to…
Rail+Metro ASIA 2023: Around 60 percent of display areas have already reserved • Huge numbers of reservations were booked in the second quarter of 2023 • The trade fair for railway and metro technology will take place from 01 to 03 November 2023 in Jakarta. Rail+Metro 2023, regarded as the leading exhibition and display platform…
2023 ASEAN International Railway Conference Date: November 1st – 3rd Location: Indonesia Convention Exhibition (ICE) In 2023, China and ASEAN will mark the 20th anniversary of the establishment of the strategic partnership and also the commencement of the Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway, the first high-speed railway in ASEAN countries. In this context, the 2023 ASEAN International…