China Railway has set itself an ambitious task: introduce 400km/h commercial operation on key high-speed lines. Kevin Smith reflects on how China reached this milestone and reports from the 12th UIC World Congress on High-Speed Rail held in Beijing on July 8-11, where progress with these plans, the next great paradigm shift in high-speed rail, were revealed.
400km/h - The new frontier in high-speed operation
China Railway has set itself an ambitious task: introduce 400km/h commercial operation on key high-speed lines. Kevin Smith reflects on how China reached this milestone and reports from the 12th UIC World Congress on High-Speed Rail held in Beijing on July 8-11, where progress with these plans, the next great paradigm shift in high-speed rail, were revealed.
There are suggestions, that CR might be ready to run its first 400km/h operation trains by the end of next year or early 2027.
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Categories: Asia, High-speed
Tags: Beijing, China, China Academy of Railway Sciences (Cars), China State Railway Group (CR), CRRC Changchun, maglev, Premium, UIC