China Feels the Need for Speed
The author examines 200 km/h passenger train service between Suzhou and Shanghai, the sixth and latest in a series of "speed-ups" which have transformed China's passenger operations over the past decade. More than 6,000 km of the Chinese rail network now operates on 200 km/h lines. In addition to reducing journey times, the introduction of China Railway High-speed (CRH) trains, considered a highlight of the latest railway speed-up, has improved passenger comfort. Inserts describe the rapid growth of Chinese railways, in terms of both passenger and freight traffic, as well as details of a decade of speed increases across China.
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Authors:
- Hui, Wang
- Publication Date: 2007-8
Language
- English
Media Info
- Media Type: Print
- Features: Figures; Photos;
- Pagination: pp 26-27, 30, 32
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Serial:
- International Railway Journal
- Volume: 47
- Issue Number: 8
- Publisher: Simmons-Boardman Publishing Corporation
- ISSN: 0744-5326
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Freight and passenger services; Freight and passenger traffic; High speed rail; High speed track; Passenger comfort; Railroad electrification; Speed
- Geographic Terms: China
- Subject Areas: Freight Transportation; Operations and Traffic Management; Passenger Transportation; Railroads;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01055716
- Record Type: Publication
- Files: TRIS
- Created Date: Aug 23 2007 4:05PM