by lpetrich
California High Speed Rail Blog » China, India Continue HSR Expansion Plans
China's High-speed Rail Cautiously Back on Track
Passengers are gradually returning to China's HSR lines after the Wenzhou accident.
Beijing - Wuhan will connect to the existing Wuhan - Shenzhen high-speed line, which stops 26 km from Hong Kong. That remaining segment is now under construction and should open in 2016. The total Beijing - Hong Kong route length will be 2229 km.
Seems like they've been building a bit too fast.
China HSR map in Wikipedia: File:Eastern Asia HSR2011.svg
China's High-speed Rail Cautiously Back on Track
Passengers are gradually returning to China's HSR lines after the Wenzhou accident.
n response to the fatal accident, China slowed down work on new lines, conducted nationwide safety checks and ordered train to cut speeds -- some of the lines have cut train speeds to less than 200 kilometers per hour.They plan to open:
In late May, the Ministry of Railways (MOR) told Xinhua that only 2,322 kilometers of new high-speed lines would open this year, down from a plan of seven high-speed lines totaling 3,500 kilometers in March, and that the opening of the remaining lines could be postponed.
- Beijing - Wuhan, 1125 km, 350 km/h / 300 km/h, 10h to 4h
- Wuhan - Yichang, 293 km, 200 km/h
- Harbin - Shenyang - Dalian, 904 km, 9h to 3h
Beijing - Wuhan will connect to the existing Wuhan - Shenzhen high-speed line, which stops 26 km from Hong Kong. That remaining segment is now under construction and should open in 2016. The total Beijing - Hong Kong route length will be 2229 km.
China set itself a target to raise 500 billion yuan (79.4 billion U.S.dollars) for both high-speed and conventional line development this year. But in the first four months, the MOR only invested 89.6 billion yuan, down 48.3 percent year-on-year.The Ministry of Railways is now inviting private investors to participate.
Debt has remained high in the railway sector. The MOR, the main investor in China's railway projects, reported a loss of 7 billion yuan in the first quarter, with its debt-to-asset ratio standing at around 60 percent.
Seems like they've been building a bit too fast.
China HSR map in Wikipedia: File:Eastern Asia HSR2011.svg