Chinese Rail Transport Appreciation & News

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On the last day of the May Day holiday, a peak in return trips was observed nationwide. China's railway network handled approximately 112 million passenger trips during the May Day holiday travel rush, which kicked off on April 29.



Passengers arrive at Beijing South Railway Station, May 5, 2025. (Photo: China News Service/Jia Tianyong)



Passengers pass through the self check-in gates at Beijing South Railway Station, May 5, 2025. (Photo: China News Service/Jia Tianyong)



Passengers walk on the platform at Nanjing Railway Station, east China's Jiangsu Province, May 5, 2025. (Photo: China News Service/Yang Bo)



Passengers walk on the platform at Nanjing Railway Station, east China's Jiangsu Province, May 5, 2025. (Photo: China News Service/Yang Bo)



Passengers walk on the platform at Nanjing Railway Station, east China's Jiangsu Province, May 5, 2025. (Photo: China News Service/Yang Bo)

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Railway staff wait for the departure inside the high-speed test train in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, May 9, 2025. With the departure of the high-speed test train from Chongqing East Railway Station, the joint debugging and test of Chongqing section of the newly-built Chongqing-Xiamen high-speed railway were successfully completed and started its test operation on Friday. (All photos by Xinhua/Tang Yi)



Railway staff prepare to board the high-speed test train in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, May 9, 2025.



An aerial drone photo shows the high-speed test train departing from Chongqing East Railway Station in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, May 9, 2025.




The high-speed test train parks at Chongqing East Railway Station waiting for the departure in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, May 9, 2025.



The high-speed test train departs from Chongqing East Railway Station in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, May 9, 2025.

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A drone photo shows an exterior view of Yunnan Railway Museum in Kunming, southwest China's Yunnan Province, May 14, 2025. Housed in Kunming North Railway Station, the Yunnan Railway Museum takes the century-long development history of Yunnan railway as the leading story line to narrate the frog-leaping evolution railway gauge standards from meter gauge to inch gauge, and standard gauge, as well as railway technologies from steam locomotives to high-speed rails. (Photo by Yang Zixuan/Xinhua)



Samples of different railway tracks are pictured at Yunnan Railway Museum in Kunming, southwest China's Yunnan Province, May 14, 2025. (Xinhua/Chen Xinbo)




People visit Yunnan Railway Museum in Kunming, southwest China's Yunnan Province, May 16, 2025. (Photos by Xinhua/Chen Xinbo)

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People visit Yunnan Railway Museum in Kunming, southwest China's Yunnan Province, May 14, 2025. Housed in Kunming North Railway Station, the Yunnan Railway Museum takes the century-long development history of Yunnan railway as the leading story line to narrate the frog-leaping evolution railway gauge standards from meter gauge to inch gauge, and standard gauge, as well as railway technologies from steam locomotives to high-speed rails. (Photos by Chen Xinbo/Yang Zixuan/Xinhua)

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Passengers board a Sanxingdui-themed train at Chengdu East Railway Station in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, May 18, 2025. The tourist train left Chengdu on Sunday, marking the launch of the first train themed around the legendary Sanxingdui Ruins site.

The train takes 18 minutes to reach the Sanxingdui Ruins and around two hours to reach Jiuzhai Valley, two of Sichuan's most prominent attractions. It operates daily with 13 round trips and is expected to carry about 30,000 passengers per day. (All photos China Railway Chengdu Group Co., Ltd./Handout via Xinhua)



A docent from Sanxingdui Museum is pictured on a Sanxingdui-themed train linking Chengdu, Sanxingdui Ruins and Jiuzhai Valley in southwest China's Sichuan Province, May 18, 2025.




Passengers and crew pose for a photo on a Sanxingdui-themed train linking Chengdu, Sanxingdui Ruins and Jiuzhai Valley in southwest China's Sichuan Province, May 18, 2025.

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First box girder of Dazu section of middle line of Chengdu-Chongqing railway installed-
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Photos taken on May 16, 2025 shows a scene during the installation of the first box girder in a super major bridge of Dazu section of the middle line of Chengdu-Chongqing railway in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality. The first box girder weighting 697 tonnes at a length of 32.6 meters was accurately set up on Friday.

Upon completion, the 292-km middle line of the Chengdu-Chongqing railway will allow trains to run at a top speed of 350 km/h on it, and is expected to reduce a trip between the two cities to merely 50 minutes. (All photos by Xinhua/Chen Cheng)

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The themed tourist train Y64, named Longtai, departed from Harbin, Heilongjiang province, on Wednesday, carrying 680 senior tourists for the Altay region of the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region. [Photos provided to chinadaily.com.cn]




The train, dubbed the "silver-haired express", hosted a group of senior travelers aged 64 on average. It was scheduled for a 19-day journey, featuring visits to notable attractions such as Tianshan Tianchi (Heavenly Lake), Kanas, Turpan, Sailimu Lake, and Kashgar Ancient City, according to China Railway Harbin Group.

Since beginning operations in 2017, Longtai has transported over 30,000 tourists with 37 trains as part of Heilongjiang's aid-Xinjiang project.

Harbin East Station opened a green channel and exclusive waiting area for the seniors to ensure a smooth and safe trip.




To enhance the passenger experience, Harbin Railway Culture and Tourism Group has organized various activities, including revolutionary song recitals and chess competitions.

Doctors are also on the train to provide healthcare services.

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Staff members and workers pose for a group photo at the construction site of a tunnel along a railway linking Suifenhe and China's border with Russia in Suifenhe, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, May 28, 2025. Construction of this 602-meter railway tunnel started last May and was completed on Wednesday. The new tunnel will significantly boost line capacity of a railway linking Suifenhe and the China-Russia border, which is under renovation with a designed speed of 120 kilometers per hour. (All photos Xinhua/Wang Song)




Photos taken on May 27, 2025 shows the construction site of a tunnel along a railway linking Suifenhe and China's border with Russia in Suifenhe, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province.




Staff members work at the construction site of a tunnel along a railway linking Suifenhe and China's border with Russia in Suifenhe, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, May 27, 2025.

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