在中国坐火车

在中国坐火车 Take a Train Journey in China One century has passed since the Beijing-Zhangjiakou Railway, China’s first railway in a real sense, designed by Chinese engineer Zhan Tianyou, was completed and put into use in 1909. Over the past six decades since the founding of new China, tremendous changes have taken place in the development of China’s railway industry. China’s railway traffic mileage has increased from 11,000 kilometers in the early 1950s to 86,000 kilometers by the end of 2009, ranking second place in the world. The running speed has soared from only tens of kilometers per hour to 350 kilometers per hour. With speed upgrade launched six times for the country’s railway system, China is now taking a lead in railway traffic efficiency in the world. China’s efforts in modernizing its railway system have primarily focused on upgrading traffic speed, raising traffic capacity and electrifying railroads. Cutting-edge technologies have been applied to renovate existing railways in a large-scale manner. The Beijing-Tianjin Intercity Railway, the Wuhan-Guangzhou High-speed Railway, the Qinghai-Tibet Railway as well as the Beijing-Shanghai High-speed Railway under construction have captured the attention of the whole world. By 2012, China’s railway traffic mileage will reach up to 110,000 kilometers and a nationwide railway network for fast passenger traffic will be basically completed featuring four north-to-south arteries and four east-to-west arteries. The total mileage of high-speed railways with 250 to 350 km/h will add up to 4,044 kilometers and China will rank the world’s top place in terms of high-speed railway in use. By that time, it will cost at most 8 hours when passengers take a train journey from Beijing to any of almost all major cities throughout the country. Today, riding on a train has become the most popular choice when Chinese passengers take a long-distance journey. A train journey, which is now faster, easier, safer and more comfortable, brings better life quality to Chinese travelers. 1 20100901 The Beijing-Tianjin Intercity Railway, China’s first high-speed railroad with 350 km/h, runs across the Yongdingmen Bridge in Beijing. This railroad is generally recognized as a world-class high-speed railroad, with excellent quality, traffic performance and synergy among various systems. 20100902 Dashengguan Railway Bridge in Nanjing, a control project for the Beijing-Shanghai High-speed Railway, was completed on September 28, 2009. With a total length of 9.273 kilometers, this bridge is the world’s largest railway bridge with the six parallel rail tracks and a designed hourly speed of 300 kilometers. This bridge, with the longest arch span, is a project requiring the most difficult technology and construction throughout the whole construction process of the Beijing-Shanghai High-speed Railway. 20100903 The driver is driving a CRH-2 train with 200 km/h in a steady and smooth way. From April 18, 2007, the sixth speed upgrade was launched in China’s railway system nationwide. The CRH train, an abbreviation for “China railway high-speed”, with 200 km/h, was put into operation, which has shortened operation hours, increased traffic capacity and brought easier and more comfortable journeys to train passengers. 20100904 Beijing South Railway Station is China’s first high-standard, modern railway station for passenger traffic only. This large-scale terminal, integrating railway, city rail, bus and taxi traffic, is the world’s largest railway station whose passenger flow ranks the world’s third place. 20100905 The Pudong International Airport Line in Shanghai is China’s only operating magnetic suspension railway with a total length of 31 kilometers. 20100906 On the Eve of Chinese New Year, or the Spring Festival, crew members serving on the train No. 1515 from Hangzhou to Guiyang offered candies to passengers, hoping that they could enjoy a happy Chinese New Year’s Eve. 20100907 The month around the Spring Festival is called the “Spring Traffic Season”, as there is frequent and intensive population flows during these days. During the spring trafffic season in 2010, a total of 210 million Chinese passengers took train journeys, which highlights the important role of railway transporation in China. 20100908 China International Railway Technology Exposition has attracted enterprises from more than 20 countries around the world, including Germany, UK, USA as well as China’s Taiwan Province. This picture shows that a local Beijing visitor is watching a CRH train model. 2 20100909 On July 1, 2006, the section from Ge’ermu to Lhasa was put into operation, indicating that the whole line of the Qinghai-Tibet Railway, the world’s longest plateau railroad with the highest altitude, was completed. 20100910 On July 1, 2010, the Jinghe-Yining-Huo’erguosi Railway, the first electrified railway in Xinjiang, was put into operation for passenger traffic. 20100911 On December 26, 2009, the Wuhan-Guangzhou Railway was put into operation. This high-speed railway, with an hourly speed of 350 kilometers and a total length of 1068.8 kilometers, runs through Hubei, Hunan and Guangdong provinces, stopping at 15 stations. 20100912 Beijing South Railway Station is known for its eco-friendly and energy-saving designs. It is the first large-scale railway station using solar energy to generate electricity. Solar energy photo-electric plates are equipped on top of the roof of the waiting hall, generating electricity for the station’s use. 20100913 A technician in Huaibei, Anhui Province is testing the newly-installed TDCS railway dispatching and controlling system. The TDCS system is a new-generation comprehensive system which is highly reliable and secure. In case of any failure, the safety of railway traffic and station interlock facilities would not be affected. This system has increased the capability of dispatchers and controllers for responding to and coping with accidents. The system has also enabled China’s railway management system to transform from upgrading safety and efficiency to upgrading traffic efficiency. 20100914 Modern high-speed trains operating in China, which are faster and more spacious, comfortable and steady, have brought greater convenience to Chinese passengers. 20100915 Train crew members are now recruited with more strict criteria, in order to come up with new facilities and environments of modern high-speed trains. Train crew members are also required to receive training in appearance, courtesy, English conversation, body language and reaction to emergency. 20100916 On July 1, 2010, the Shanghai-Nanjing intercity high-speed railway was put into operation. With this railway, Nanjing passengers can enjoy easy and comfortable train journeys. As the first high-speed railway in the Yangtze River Delta, this railway has shortened the operating hour to only 73 minutes from Shanghai to Nanjing. 3 20100917 An attendant in a CRH train’s dining car is cleaning a dining table. CRH trains serve not only more than one hundred different Chinese dishes but also foreign food like pizza and Japanese meals as well as various types of drinks. 20100918 The D96 CRH Train, from Nanchang to Hangzhou, is running through the Qiantang River Bridge. This important bridge links railways to Shanghai, Zhejiang and Jiangxi. Completed in September 1937, it is the first double-layer bridge for both railway and road traffic, which was designed and built by Chinese. 20100919 A CRH train is passing through the Xinglin Cross-sea Bridge in Xiamen. The Fuzhou-Xiamen High-speed Railway has been put into operation. This railway is called a “green fast track”, for it consumes less energy, produces less pollution, uses less land and enjoys safer operation. With a total length of 274.9 kilometers, this railway is an important part of the country’s fast passenger traffic network featuring four north-to-south arteries and four east-to-west arteries. 20100920 On August 18, 2010, the last two rails of the Yiwan Railway were successfully fixed together, indicating that the rail pavement for this mountainous railway was completed. This railway has seen the most difficult construction in China’s railway history. China is a country with large population and vast territory. In particular, its vast inland areas have resulted in imbalanced development between urban and rural areas and among different regions and imbalanced distribution of resources including industrial resources. The large-scale construction of railways has considerably promoted economic development in local areas, in particular, in poverty-stricken areas. 20100921 The parents and their kid are watching the steamed locomotives displayed in China Railway Museum in Beijing. China Railway Museum is a national-level museum collecting and displaying railway-related objects and conducting railway-related publicity, education and scientific research. 20100922 This is the map about China’s railway traffic. Tremendous changes have taken place in the country’s railway sector over the past six decades. China’s railway traffic mileage will reach up to 110,000 kilometers by 2012 and a nationwide railway network for fast passenger traffic, featuring four north-to-south arteries and four east-to-west arteries, will be basically completed. 4