China by the Rails - Greener and Faster Across the Middle Kingdom
The Chinese Ministry of Railways has just held its 2013 annual national railways work conference. It both looked back at the past year, and outlined expectations for 2013. Looking back at 2012… 1.893 billion...
The last time there was a Line 13 was during the Shanghai World Expo in 2010. During the expo, that line was probably better known as the World Expo Special Line, or the World...
All 2,298 kilometres of the Beijing-Guangzhou High Speed Railway has opened up on 26 December 2012. This means it is now possible to travel by HSR on the world’s longest HSR line — from...
Hangzhou’s first metro line has just opened to traffic. Ticketing began and stations opened at 14:30 on 24 November 2012. The 48 km long line comprises of 31 stations. The main line has 25...
China’s first HSR line to run through freezing climates in the Great Northeast will be opened on 01 December 2012. The line runs for 921 km and goes through Liaoning, Jilin, and Heilongjiang provinces....
The Hefei-Bengbu High Speed Railway has just opened today (16 October 2012). This line was delayed from December 2011 through to today. Local media reports that journeys by train will now take only 4...
The Ministry of Railways has just issued an order which means that railway stations with a cardinal directions are supposed to be given new names in English. This means that instead of writing it...
Trains will not be running on the eastern part of Line 2 between Guanglan Road and Shanghai Pudong International Airport. The reason for this is because of the imminent impact of Typhoon Haikui. Passengers...
There are currently delays on the following railways around Beijing, due to flooding which has hit parts of the capital, in the wake of a city-wide rainstorm. Beijing Rail reports that these affected railway...
What a rather “interesting” way to bring a new line into the network — Tianjin’s Metro Line 2 entered into operation on 1 July 2012 as two separate parts of the same line! Still, there...
This is Tracking China — check back often for updates about China's railway, HSR and city metro developments as we help you get across the Middle Kingdom greener and faster.
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