The sketch design of electric multiple units for Chilean State Railways by CRRC Sifang, a unit of China Railway Rolling Stock. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] CRRC Sifang, a unit of China Railway Rolling Stock — the country’s largest rolling stock manufacturer by production volume — was officially awarded the contract to build multiple electric units…
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…