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Tag Archives: high speed trains
Changing tracks on the Shanghai Maglev
There has been plenty written about the Shanghai Maglev train and the magnetic levitation technology which allows to reach a maximum speed of 431 km/h on the journey from Pudong International Airport. But none of it covers the operational details […]
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Tagged China, high speed trains, maglev, Pudong International Airport, Shanghai, Shanghai Maglev Train, trains
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MTR Through Trains and the Express Rail Link
September 2018 saw first high-speed train service travel between between Hong Kong and Mainland China, following the opening of the the new Express Rail Link and the new West Kowloon Terminus. So what has happened to the locomotive hauled Intercity […]
Mixing conventional and high speed trains in China
China’s high speed rail network is the biggest in the world, but not all of it is dedicated to high speed trains – on some routes conventional trains also share the tracks. Combined traffic Shanghai Railway Station was the first […]
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Tagged Beijing, China, China Railway High-speed, high speed trains, Shanghai, Xian
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