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The sixth speedup may have little impact on airlines
(China Daily)
Updated: 2007-04-23 14:42 Further speedups ahead? Two-hundred-fifty kph is the fastest speed that can be reached on the existing tracks, said Hu Yadong at a recent press conference. However, on sections where the speed will remain comparatively low, there will be room for further speedups, Hu said. The ministry has no timetable for further increases. Still, it is looking ahead by building passenger rail lines capable of running high-speed trains at 300 kph and beyond to further expand the country's railway transport capacity. These faster passenger rail lines will mostly parallel existing rail lines, but will be used only for passenger transport. For example, the Beijing-Shanghai high-speed passenger rail line has been designed to run trains at a speed of 300 kph, with a possible maximum speed of 350 kph. Though the project has not started construction yet, Nanfang Weekly reported that the electric multiple units to be used on such lines are being built. Such trains will be coded CRH3. CRH stands for China Railway of High Speed. Once the fast cars are completed, passenger and cargo transportation will be divided and the railways' transport capacity can be further enhanced, the ministry said. (For more biz stories, please visit Industries)
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