Chinese Rail Transport Appreciation & News

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Editor's note: About 200 high-speed electric multiple unit (EMU) trains from Beijing EMU Depot will operate during the National Day holiday rush from Oct. 1-7, according to depot authorities. Trains scheduled for the holiday are currently undergoing special inspections and preparations.



A high-speed EMU train pulls into Beijing EMU Depot after finishing the day's shift, Sept. 28, 2024. [Photo by Chen Boyuan/China.org.cn]


A staff engineer at Beijing EMU Depot inspects trains at midnight on Sept. 28, 2024. [Photo by Chen Boyuan/China.org.cn]



An EMU train parked at Beijing EMU Depot has its cabin light on before undergoing routine inspection at midnight on Sept. 28, 2024. [Photo by Chen Boyuan/China.org.cn]







Several high-speed EMU trains await routine inspection at Beijing EMU Depot, Sept. 28, 2024. [Photos by Chen Boyuan/China.org.cn]

Sorry about missing photos. I posted them on postimages.org. They are unreliable to say the least. I'll will be using imgur henceforth.

Photos taken on Oct. 6, 2024 shows the construction site of Chongqing East Railway Station and affiliated comprehensive transportation hub in southwest China's Chongqing. Workers are busy constructing the Chongqing East Railway Station during the National Day holiday as the station is expected to start operation in 2025. (Xinhua/Wang Quanchao)

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A policewoman helps passengers on the platform at Taizhou Railway Station in Taizhou, east China's Jiangsu Province, Oct. 6, 2024. China sees a surge in return trips on Sunday as the week-long National Day holiday draws to a close.

China's railway operator said that the railway network is experiencing a peak in return travel, with a sharp rise in long-distance trips. For six consecutive days since the holiday rush began, daily passenger numbers have surpassed 17 million, reflecting the sustained high demand during this period.

China's railway network is expected to handle 175 million passenger trips during the 10-day National Day holiday travel rush from Sept. 29 to Oct. 8. (Photo by Tang Dehong/Xinhua)



Passengers are pictured at Shenzhen North Railway Station in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province, Oct. 7, 2024. (Xinhua/Mao Siqian)



Passengers wait to board a train at the platform at Hengyang East Railway Station in Hengyang City, central China's Hunan Province, Oct. 6, 2024.(Photo by Cao Zhengping/Xinhua)



Passengers walk towards the exit at Nanjing Railway Station in Nanjing, east China's Jiangsu Province, Oct. 6, 2024. (Photo by Liu Jianhua/Xinhua)



Passengers walk on the platform at Yantai Railway Station in Yantai, east China's Shandong Province, Oct. 6, 2024. (Photo by Sun Wentan/Xinhua)



Passengers are pictured on the platform of Harbin Railway Station in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Oct. 7, 2024. (Xinhua/Zhang Tao)



Passengers go through ticket barriers at Qinhuangdao Railway Station in north China's Hebei Province, Oct. 6, 2024.
(Photo by Cao Jianxiong/Xinhua)



A staff member guides passengers at Bazhong East Railway Station in Bazhong City, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Oct. 6, 2024.(Xinhua/Wang Xi)

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These photos shows the facade of China's first hexagonal transportation hub complex - Suzhou South Railway Station in the Fenhu High-tech Zone, east China's Jiangsu Province, Oct. 9, 2024. (All Photos: China News Service/Yang Bo)











The complex is a convergence of railway services, including the Shanghai-Suzhou-Huzhou Railway, the Nantong-Suzhou-Jiaxing-Ningbo Intercity Railway and the Shuixiang Tourism Intercity Railway. Combined with the characteristics of Chinese garden architecture, it shows the beauty of Jiangnan, which literally translates into “land south of the (Yangtze) river”.

Sorry. My mistake.

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The first international freight train loaded with bananas imported from Laos departs from Wangjiaying West Railway Station in Kunming, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Oct. 14, 2024. (Photo: China News Service/Li Jiaxian)







The Beijing-Yunnan-Lancang-Mekong Railway Express started operation on Monday opening up a new international freight route connecting Beijing and southwest China with Southeast Asia.(Photos: China News Service/Li Jiaxian)

The wealthiest and most populated regions in China are already getting many parallel HSR lines to meet the demand for travel

Unless they are switching lower speed HSR to the faster 350 kph HSR building a parallel track to serve high passenger demand is kind of a waste of money. It would be much cheaper to just switch to two floor trains like the French do in the LGV Méditerranée.

gelgoog said:

Unless they are switching lower speed HSR to the faster 350 kph HSR building a parallel track to serve high passenger demand is kind of a waste of money. It would be much cheaper to just switch to two floor trains like the French do in the LGV Méditerranée.

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China Railways previously experimented with double-decker train cars on its classic network but phased them out rather quickly in most places due to quite a few issues:
- higher center of gravity reduces ride quality
- the Chinese loading gauge isn't quite high enough to allow taller people to stand all the way up on double decker train cars
- the two sets of stairs in each car slows down boarding and departing, makes it tough for passengers in wheelchairs, and impedes food and beverage sales carts (reducing revenue)
- the aforementioned stairs take up valuable space, so the net seat gain isn't quite as much as one would think

I believe the Chinese HSR carriages are even lower (~4.2m high) than carriages on the classic network (~4.4m high), so I think double deckers on the Chinese HSR network is unlikely