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
• 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