China by the Rails - Greener and Faster Across the Middle Kingdom
One of the beauties of the Beijing South (Beijingnan) Railway Station is that it was built for the future — future-proofed both in terms of dimensions, the direct subway link (two lines!), and a...
Local media including Xinhua (Chinese; via peoplerail.com) report that Shanghai Rail is considering making good on a pilot programme which has seen rail ticketing machines being introduced across the city — but no longer...
If you imagine a subway station 50 km southwest of Tian’anmen Square, then you’ve imagined it: the westernmost terminus of the new Yanfang Line, stretching from the built-up part of Fangshan in the southwestern...
Nope, we don’t regard the train tracks as “the military line” or “part of an army that is closest to the enemy”, in case you looked up “front line” up in the dictionary. But...
Due to roadworks extending Beiyuan Road further north, trains on Beijing Subway Line 13 will not run between Lishuiqiao and Dongzhimen from 01 October 2016 through to 07 October 2016. During this period of...
This update incorporates content from peoplerail.com. This is the official national railway Web news and information portal for China. Track-laying work has begun on the Zhangjiakou-Hohhot HSR, and on 12 September 2016, the first...
This update incorporates content from peoplerail.com. This is the official national railway Web news and information portal for China. Works has begun on the Yinchuan-Xi’an HSR, according to the national rail operator, China Railways....
Following 42 days of trial operations, the new Ürümqi Railway Station, which is on the Lanzhou-Xinjiang HSR, officially opened to the public on 12 August 2016. (Some time earlier, the “old” Ürümqi Railway Station...
If you wanted to get places earlier — or simply have a train ticket with you before everyone else — there’s good news from 12306.cn, the official China Railways e-ticketing service: E-ticketing (both via...
You might have seen the action if you were passing by on the Beijing-Shanghai HSR between Dezhou and Ji’nan: there’s another HSR line being built! This new line, the Shijiazhuang-Ji’nan HSR, is slightly slower...
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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