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CHINA: HIGH SPEED
Currently there is one high speed line in China: Qinshen Passenger Railway from Qinhuangdao to Shenyang, Many more are in progress or planned. Planning Beijing-Shanghai High-Speed Railway: The area along this route has 26.6% of the Chinese population generating 37.9% of the GNP. The per capita income is twice the national average. Although its share of the service kilometers is small (14.4%), the existing line earns five times more operating income than the national average. As a result, the railways in this area are operating at almost full capacity. To solve these problems, it is necessary to expand the railway from a double-track to four-track system so high- and low-speed trains can run on different tracks. It would be best to construct a new line dedicated to super-express and express passenger trains. The design conditions should allow operation at 250 km/h at the opening (350 km/h in future). In addition to super-express trains connecting Beijing directly with Shanghai, other express trains connecting other cities outside the line will run on it. However, these express trains will operate at maximum speeds of 160 km/h on the new line and at the current speed limits on the conventional lines. The Chinese railway network runs across a vast land, so it is inevitable that medium-speed (160 km/h) trains will run on high-speed sections (250 km/h or more). Consequently, sidings and ATC systems are needed to control trains efficiently. Voor de laatste ontwikkelingen zie: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High-speed_rail_in_China

CHINA: HIGH SPEED

Currently there is one high speed line in China: Qinshen Passenger Railway from Qinhuangdao to Shenyang, Many more are in progress or planned.

Planning Beijing-Shanghai High-Speed Railway:

The area along this route has 26.6% of the Chinese population generating 37.9% of the GNP. The per capita income is twice the national average. Although its share of the service kilometers is small (14.4%), the existing line earns five times more operating income than the national average. As a result, the railways in this area are operating at almost full capacity.

To solve these problems, it is necessary to expand the railway from a double-track to four-track system so high- and low-speed trains can run on different tracks. It would be best to construct a new line dedicated to super-express and express passenger trains. The design conditions should allow operation at 250 km/h at the opening (350 km/h in future). In addition to super-express trains connecting Beijing directly with Shanghai, other express trains connecting other cities outside the line will run on it. However, these express trains will operate at maximum speeds of 160 km/h on the new line and at the current speed limits on the conventional lines. The Chinese railway network runs across a vast land, so it is inevitable that medium-speed (160 km/h) trains will run on high-speed sections (250 km/h or more). Consequently, sidings and ATC systems are needed to control trains efficiently.

Voor de laatste ontwikkelingen zie:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High-speed_rail_in_China