China rail industry news

News about railway infrastructure, operations, policy and the supply industry in China.

  • Beijing metro station (Image Beijing gov cn)
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    Shanghai metro extension hiatus ends as networks grow in five cities

    2024-12-17T11:00:00Z

    CHINA: More than 100 km of new metro line has opened in China in the last quarter, including a link to a key main line station in Beijing and an automated route in Shanghai.

  • Macau LRT Hengqin Line Officially Opens (Photo Macau LRT)
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    Macau opens Hengqin Line

    2024-12-03T12:00:00Z

    CHINA: Macau Light Rail Transit’s Hengqin Line opened on December 2, its second new line in a month. The 2·2 km shuttle links Macau with Hengqin in Zhuhai in mainland China, where there is interchange with the Zhuhai Airport Intercity Railway Trains run every 6 min ...

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    Work starts on Hunan inter-city maglev

    2024-12-03T07:00:00Z

    CHINA: Construction has begun of a 48·7 km maglev line from Changsha Dong to Liuyang. This would be the first maglev in China to run between urban areas. Branching from the existing 18·6 km Maglev Express Line S2 from Changsha Nan station just west of the ...

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    Sanya – Ledong tourist railway inaugurated

    2024-12-02T10:00:00Z

    CHINA: The first part of the 108·8 km long Sanya – Jianfeng Bei railway line running from Sanya to Yazhou was inaugurated on November 16. Leisure-oriented services are operated over a combination of the West Ring conventional line and sections of the Hainan Western Ring high ...

  • Hong Kong transport model (Photo MTR Corp)
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    Digital twin helps optimise Hong Kong passenger flows

    2024-11-29T07:00:00Z

    CHINA: The Hong Kong University of Science & Technology-MTR Joint Research Laboratory has used artificial intelligence and big data to predict changes to travel patterns and assist MTR Corp’s operations team in implementing appropriate plans. The dynamic simulation digital twin uses daily operational data from metro, ...

  • Macau Seac Pai Van Line opneing (Photo Macao LRT Corp)
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    Seac Pai Van opening marks a new stage for Macau’s light metro network

    2024-11-05T11:00:00Z

    CHINA: Macau’s Chief Executive Ho Iat Seng presided over the opening of the Light Rapid Transit network’s Seac Pai Van Line on November 1. The line, which uses Mitsubishi Heavy Industries’ Automated Guideway Transit rubber-tyred light metro technology, runs 1·6 km from Seac Pai Van to ...

  • Xuancheng-Jixi high speed railway (Photo China Railway Group Ltd)
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    High speed lines add to National Day celebrations

    2024-10-30T05:00:00Z

    CHINA: The 75th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic on October 1 saw three days of public holidays marked by the opening of several high speed lines. On September 29 a section of the 350 km/h Chongqing – Kunming high-speed corridor opened between Chongqing ...

  • Hong Kong MTR train (Photo MTR Corp)
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    MTR launches scholarship programme for students interested in rail careers

    2024-10-24T05:00:00Z

    CHINA: To celebrate 45 years of metro services in Hong Kong, MTR Corp is offering 45 scholarships for local students who are interested in pursuing a career in the railway sector. Applications for the HK$5m Ride to Success programme will open in January 2025. It aims ...

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    Four Chinese metros expand during anniversary events

    2024-10-18T05:00:00Z

    CHINA: Public holidays marking the 75th anniversary of the proclamation of the People’s Republic of China on October 1 saw metro and suburban lines opened in four cities. On September 26 Xi’an opened a new line and extended two others. This added over 43 route-km, with ...

  • Carbon fibre composite lightweight wagon (Photo CRRC)
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    Carbon fibre composite lightweight wagon unveiled

    2024-10-16T05:00:00Z

    CHINA: A wagon made of a lightweight carbon fibre composite material has been developed by CRRC Qiqihar, China Energy Railway Equipment Co and the National Institute of Clean-and-Low-Carbon Energy. CRRC said the roll out of the wagon in September ‘marks a major breakthrough in China’s manufacturing, ...

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    Hangzhou – Wenzhou high speed line bypasses bottlenecks

    2024-09-20T11:00:00Z

    CHINA: Services over the Hangzhou – Yiwu – Wenzhou high speed line began on September 6. Construction of the direct 350 km/h route between two of Zhejiang’s largest cities started in 2017. Previously, services south to Wenzhou or further down the coast had to run on ...

  • Suzhou metro Line 8 (Photo Suzhou Government)
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    Suzhou opens metro Line 8

    2024-09-17T11:00:00Z

    CHINA: On September 10 Suzhou Rail Transit inaugurated metro Line 8, adding 35·6 km and serving 28 stations. The line opened only 2½ months after metro Line 6 had entered service. Running from Xijinqiao on Line 3 to the west of the city centre, Line 8 ...

  • Belt & Road railway training programme to be launched
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    Belt & Road railway training programme to be launched

    2024-09-03T05:00:00Z

    CHINA: Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Beijing Jiaotong University and MTR Academy are to launch a Belt & Road Advanced Professional Development Programme in Railway Transport. This will combine the teaching and research capabilities of the two universities with MTR Corp’s practical experience. They plan to launch ...

  • Foshan metro Line 2 (Photo Foshan Metro)
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    Two sections of Foshan Line 3 open on the same day

    2024-08-27T11:00:00Z

    CHINA: On August 23 Foshan Metro opened a 5·8 km extension of its Line 3 north from Zhen’an to Zhongshan Park, to the east of Foshan main line station which is currently closed for rebuilding as part of the Guangzhou – Zhanjiang high speed line project. ...

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    Elevated peoplemover opens in Xi’an

    2024-08-19T05:00:00Z

    CHINA: Revenue services began on Xi’an’s Yunba Line on August 12. This 17·4 km elevated peoplemover runs from the southwest terminus of metro Line 3 at Yuhuazhai south to Hengye Dadao with 18 stops, including an interchange with metro Line 6. The 22 three-car rubber-tyred trains ...

  • CRRC Yongji Electric urban rail loco (Photo CRRC)
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    Battery shunting and rescue locomotive for metro networks unveiled

    2024-08-15T05:00:00Z

    CHINA: CRRC Yongji Electric has unveiled a battery locomotive for low-noise and zero-emission shunting and rescue operations on underground metro lines. The manufacturer estimates that the electricity required for operation will be about 10% of the cost of the equivalent diesel fuel, and maintenance will be ...

  • CRRC Puzhen Type C trainset (Photo CRRC) (1)
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    CRRC unveils 250 km/h Type C trainset

    2024-08-11T05:00:00Z

    CHINA: CRRC Puzhen has unveiled a 250 km/h Type C inter-city trainset designed to offer a low life-cycle cost and high capacity with capability for GoA4 unattended driverless operation. The trainset has four 3 300 mm wide cars and has a capacity ...

  • Kazakhstan freight train (Photo KTZ) (2)
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    Expedited rail freight service cuts China – Uzbekistan transit time

    2024-08-06T11:00:00Z

    ASIA: An expedited freight service making use of upgraded border facilities has transported containers 4 486 km from Xi’an in China to Toshkent in Uzbekistan in what Kazakh national railway KTZ says is a record five days. The service was organised within a framework for the ...

  • Hong Kong Smart & Green Mass Transit System map
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    Smart & Green Mass Transit System planning contract awarded

    2024-07-29T05:00:00Z

    CHINA: The Hong Kong government’s Highways Department and a consortium of Arup & Partners and Asia Infrastructure Solutions signed HK$262·5m contract on July 22 covering detailed planning and design for what is branded a Smart & Green Mass Transit System to serve east Kowloon. The 3½-year ...

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    UIC World Congress on High Speed Rail to be held in Beijing

    2024-07-18T09:00:00Z

    CHINA: The International Union of Railways and China Railway have announced that the 12th World Congress on High Speed Rail will take place in Beijing on July 8-11 2025, with the theme of ‘High speed rail: innovation and development for a better life’. The event is ...