High-Speed Rail

Mainland China moved by trains, not planes

2 Mar 2013

The report about how China's domestic air carriers are feeling the pinch from competition with high-speed rail was inevitable ("Mainland airlines fly into headwinds from high speed trains",...

Fast track to big economic benefits

21 Feb 2013

"High-speed rail will push [mainland] China's economy forward significantly," said Anthony Wong, a former president of the Hong Kong Logistics Association, citing the Chinese proverb, "When the...

2020 target for Singapore-Kuala Lumpur high-speed rail link

20 Feb 2013

A high-speed rail link between Singapore and the Malaysian capital of Kuala Lumpur may be completed by 2020, leaders of the two countries said yesterday.

China's high-speed rail network carries burden of being safe and affordable

29 Dec 2012

China's desire to be a science and technology leader was made plain when it became the third nation to put a man in space in 2003.

Shanghai's maglev passenger traffic lower than expected

22 Dec 2012

Shanghai's 30-kilometre maglev railway has seen its business so pummelled by the expansion of the city's metro system it is increasingly becoming a white elephant, leaving city officials red-faced...

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China Railway Construction Corp wins 13.2b yuan of orders

China Railway Construction Corporation has won two contracts worth 13.2 billion yuan (HK$16.4 billion), the company announced on the Shanghai Stock Exchange website yesterday.

Mainland railway firm eyes US project

Despite the China-bashing in the United States presidential election, which has entered its final week, a Chinese state-owned enterprise is in talks to win a US infrastructure project worth at...

Safety laws target high-speed railways

The central government is considering legislation that would make China's railway system safer, in part by banning the hasty completion of high-speed lines.

Funding problems delaying super transport hubs

Although Beijing plans to spend billions of yuan on transport hubs, many are being delayed and pared back because of funding problems, the recent China International Forum on Urban Mass Transit in...

Substandard parts used in railway tunnels

More than 20 high-speed railways constructed since 2005 have substandard components, according to a state media report that puts the embattled network back in the spotlight.

Super-fast trains on drawing board

Mainland authorities have revealed plans to develop a 'super-high-speed train' that can reach speeds of 500km/h or more.

Rail experts were surprised by the news, with some calling...