Beijing Subway Line 9: Is Fengtai Dongdajie Out Of Action?
Of the 9 stations on the southern part of Line 9 due to enter service by late December 2011, one of them will be missing in action. That bit is — Fengtai Dongdajie station....
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Beijing Subway Line 8: Schindler Elevators, Huoying Interchange, More
From what we’ve found out from the Ditiezu forums… on Beijing’s Subway Line 8. (Note: This post refers to the section of Line 8 from the South Gate of Forest Park to Huilongguan Dongdajie,...
Shanghai-Nanjing HSR: Timetable Changes (5 Nov 2011)
With effect from 5 November 2011: Train G7042 will not stop at Baohuashan. This train will now additionally call at Zhenjiang (arr 08:56, dep 08:58). Train G7122 will not stop at Danyang. This train...
Beijing: Exit A, Military Museum Subway Station, Out of Use Until Autumn 2012
Works on Subway Line 9 are progressing at a steady rate. After digging a hole underneath Yuyuantan Lake, we’re seeing the end of that bit of work. As Line 9 connects to Line 1...
Harbin-Dalian HSR Ready to Rock in July 2012
And it rocks exactly a year after the Beijing-Shanghai HSR took off. The Harbin-Dalian (Hada) HSR (哈大高速铁路) will be ready to ferry riders from Heilongjiang’s capital, Harbin, down to Dalian in Liaoning, in under...
Breaking News: Two Killed, Two Injured by CRH Train in Shenzhen
Coming out from Sina Weibo: This just in — four unauthorized pedestrians who made their way onto a railway bridge suffered a collision with a CRH train on the Guangzhou-Shenzhen Railway. The exact location...
Shijiazhuang-Wuhan Stretch of Beijing-Hong Kong High Speed Rail Nearly Ready
The Shijiazhuang to Wuhan stretch of the Beijing-Hong Kong HSR is getting increasingly closer to completion, following reports that tracks have been laid in full on this stretch. This bit of the Beijing-Hong Kong...
Business Class on the CRH380AL: Not Always in Car 3…
Ah, Business Class. Where your seat becomes an instant lie-flat bed in 30 seconds after you summon it by the push of a button. That’s the good thing. The bad: it’s prohibitively expensive. And...
On the Rails This October Break? Don’t Forget Your Passport!
This is the first-ever weeklong holiday to hit China since the June 2011 implementation of mandatory ID for travellers on CRH high speed trains (all trains prefixed C, D, or G). For foreigners, this...
Beijing: Xizhimen’s New Interchange Passageway Now Reality
In brief: The new interchange passageway complex at the Beijing Subway’s Xizhimen interchange has entered service. The new interchange complex just opened, bringing ultimate relief to commuters. You’ve just shaved up to five minutes...
