China by the Rails – Greener and Faster Across the Middle Kingdom
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
The Ministry of Railways announced in a 16 May 2011 Announcement Regarding Station Names on the Beijing-Shanghai Railway the official, final names of the new HSR line. These are: BEIJING SOUTH (北京南) — change...
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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