A high speed train set a new record on Tuesday in eastern China during a test run, highlighting the country's leadership position in this sector.
CRH380A The train, made entirely in China, reached a speed of 416.6 kilometers per hour world record for this type of vehicle, on a trip between the eastern municipality of Shanghai and Hangzhou City, capital of the neighboring province Zhejiang.
The train is designed to move at a speed of 350 kilometers per hour on the route of 202 kilometers has been built between the two cities.
Industry sources have estimated that some 80 million passengers used the route every year.
Normally, a trip takes two hours, but with the new train that will eventually reduce to less than 40 minutes.
"China has in service 7,055 miles of high speed railways. It is the longest network and world's fastest and has the most advanced and complete," said He Huawu, chief engineer of Ministry of Railways.
"We have the ambition to lead the world in building high speed railways," he added.
China established its first world speed record for trains on June 24, 2008, when the model showed CRH3 394.3 km / h in Beijing-Tianjin line.
Subsequently, the country put into service more quickly train lines, including Wuhan-Guangzhou, which joins the center and south, Zhengzhou, Xi'an, which connects downtown to the west and Shanghai-Nanjing, one of the busiest routes in the east.
Liu Zhijun, minister of Railways, said the opening of the Shanghai-Hangzhou line will ease the pressure of transport on the Yangtze River Delta, one of the most economically dynamic regions of China.
"also has great significance for economic development, cultural and social development of the region," Liu.
Because of the importance of railroads on economic development, China is working hard on expanding its network of high speed rail.
2012, the country will have a tendency of 110,000 kilometers, 13,000 of which will be for high-speed trains, according to the portfolio.
line speed of 1,318 kilometers which connects Beijing to Shanghai is under construction and will open in 2012. The total investment in this project is estimated at 220,900 million yuan (U.S. $ 32,500 million).
After completing this work, the travel time by train between the two cities China's most important is halved, ie less than five hours.
The rapid development of technology for high-speed railways in China at a reasonable cost has caught the attention of the world.
Many countries, including USA, Brazil and Argentina have expressed interest in Chinese contractors involved in construction projects for high-speed rail. (Xinhua) 29/09/2010
CRH380A The train, made entirely in China, reached a speed of 416.6 kilometers per hour world record for this type of vehicle, on a trip between the eastern municipality of Shanghai and Hangzhou City, capital of the neighboring province Zhejiang.
The train is designed to move at a speed of 350 kilometers per hour on the route of 202 kilometers has been built between the two cities.
Industry sources have estimated that some 80 million passengers used the route every year.
Normally, a trip takes two hours, but with the new train that will eventually reduce to less than 40 minutes.
"China has in service 7,055 miles of high speed railways. It is the longest network and world's fastest and has the most advanced and complete," said He Huawu, chief engineer of Ministry of Railways.
"We have the ambition to lead the world in building high speed railways," he added.
China established its first world speed record for trains on June 24, 2008, when the model showed CRH3 394.3 km / h in Beijing-Tianjin line.
Subsequently, the country put into service more quickly train lines, including Wuhan-Guangzhou, which joins the center and south, Zhengzhou, Xi'an, which connects downtown to the west and Shanghai-Nanjing, one of the busiest routes in the east.
Liu Zhijun, minister of Railways, said the opening of the Shanghai-Hangzhou line will ease the pressure of transport on the Yangtze River Delta, one of the most economically dynamic regions of China.
"also has great significance for economic development, cultural and social development of the region," Liu.
Because of the importance of railroads on economic development, China is working hard on expanding its network of high speed rail.
2012, the country will have a tendency of 110,000 kilometers, 13,000 of which will be for high-speed trains, according to the portfolio.
line speed of 1,318 kilometers which connects Beijing to Shanghai is under construction and will open in 2012. The total investment in this project is estimated at 220,900 million yuan (U.S. $ 32,500 million).
After completing this work, the travel time by train between the two cities China's most important is halved, ie less than five hours.
The rapid development of technology for high-speed railways in China at a reasonable cost has caught the attention of the world.
Many countries, including USA, Brazil and Argentina have expressed interest in Chinese contractors involved in construction projects for high-speed rail. (Xinhua) 29/09/2010
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