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China's high-speed rail network passes 50,000km mark
Beijing (AFP) Dec 26, 2025 China's sprawling high-speed rail network passed 50,000 kilometres (31,000 miles) in total operating distance with the opening of a new line on Friday, state media reported. The country has the world's largest rail network - one-fifth longer than the circumference of the earth. The trip begins in the city of Xi'an - home to China's famed Terracotta Warriors - and ends in Yan'an to its north, state broadcaster CCTV said. Both cities are in northern China's Shaanxi province. Some homes were ... read more |
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China, Zambia kick-start revamp of mineral railwayLusaka (AFP) Nov 20, 2025 China and Zambia launched Thursday a $1.4 billion project to modernise a railway line that will transport minerals from the copper-rich southern African country to Indian Ocean ports for export. ... more 
Austria train operator starts to use China-made trainsVienna (AFP) Nov 12, 2025 Austrian train operator Westbahn on Wednesday became the first in the EU to start using China-made trains for regular long-distance travel, which has sparked criticism in the Alpine nation. ... more 
Europe hyperloop test hits new speed record in Dutch trialThe Hague (AFP) Sept 10, 2025 A Dutch tech startup said Wednesday it had set a European speed record for its futuristic hyperloop transport system and could reach 700 kilometres (435 miles) per hour once longer tracks are built. ... more 
'Fortress' on wheels: Kim Jong Un's bulletproof trainSeoul (AFP) Sept 2, 2025 An olive-green North Korean train, emblazoned with a gold stripe, carried leader Kim Jong Un into China on Tuesday for a grand military parade that President Xi Jinping and Russia's Vladimir Putin will also attend. ... more |
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Vietnam parliament approves $8 billion rail link to ChinaHanoi (AFP) Feb 19, 2025 Vietnam's parliament approved plans on Wednesday for an $8 billion rail link from its largest northern port city to the border with China, boosting links between the two communist-ruled countries and making trade easier. ... more 
France-Italy trains to return after 19-month landslide closureParis (AFP) Jan 21, 2025 The hugely popular train line linking Paris with the Italian cities of Turin and Milan is to reopen in March and April after a 19-month closure forced when a landslide damaged a tunnel, French railway operator SNCF and Italian counterpart Trenitalia announced Tuesday. ... more 
New high-speed train sets global standard with speed and efficiencySydney, Australia (SPX) Jan 01, 2025 The CR450 high-speed train prototypes, unveiled in Beijing on Sunday, promise to redefine rail travel by achieving a test speed of 450 kilometers per hour and an operational speed of 400 km/h. Once ... more 
Kyrgyzstan starts building railway linking China, UzbekistanBishkek, Kyrgyzstan (AFP) Dec 27, 2024 Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov on Friday inaugurated the construction of a new railway linking China, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan, aimed at opening up the region as a supply route to Europe. ... more 
DLR tests reveal aerodynamic solutions for efficient freight trainsBerlin, Germany (SPX) Dec 13, 2024 A specialized measurement container developed by the German Aerospace Center (DLR) has traversed Europe's rail networks, collecting extensive aerodynamic data to improve freight train performance. T ... more |
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Japan eyes Chinese tram for Mount Fuji
Tokyo (AFP) Nov 18, 2024 Japan has scrapped plans to build a light railway part-way up Mount Fuji and is instead considering a Chinese-made cross between a bus and a tram, a local governor said Monday. Authorities are now considering a hydrogen-powered transport system developed by China's state-owned railway company CRRC, as well as alternatives from Japanese firms. The Chinese Autonomous Rail Rapid Transit (ART) resembles a tram with its different sections but has more in common with a bus, running on rubber tyres and ... read more
Tokyo Metro shares rocket on debutTokyo (AFP) Oct 23, 2024 Shares in Tokyo Metro, one of the world's busiest subways, soared almost 50 percent on its debut Wednesday after its government owners raised $2.3 billion in Japan's biggest initial public offering in six years. ... more |
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Tokyo Metro: Asia's oldest subway goes publicTokyo (AFP) Oct 21, 2024 Every day six and a half million people ride Tokyo Metro's nine lines, part of a dizzyingly complex transport network serving the Japanese megacity and its sprawling suburbs. ... more 
Austria Greens leave transport pass as legacy ahead of voteVienna (AFP) Sept 28, 2024 Sunday's national vote in Austria is expected to punish the Greens, whose support has plunged since 2020 when they formed an unprecedented coalition with the conservatives. ... more 
Japan plans driverless bullet trainsTokyo (AFP) Sept 11, 2024 Shinkansen bullet trains could be whizzing around Japan without drivers from the mid 2030s, one of its main rail operators said, motivated in part by the country's demographic crisis. ... more 
First step for Europe's hyperloop vehicles with test launchVeendam, Netherlands (AFP) Sept 9, 2024 The dream of hurtling between European cities at speeds of more than 700 kilometres per hour moved a step closer Monday with the first successful vehicle tests at the European Hyperloop Centre. ... more 
India's strategic railway bridge closes the gap to KashmirReasi (AFP) July 24, 2024 Soaring high across a gorge in the rugged Himalayas, a newly finished bridge will soon help India entrench control of disputed Kashmir and meet a rising strategic threat from China. ... more |
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