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K-series (trains)
The K series () is a train service speed level by China Railway. K stands for "''kuaisu''" (high-speed). However, they are likely to be the most commonly seen trains in China. Those trains make less stops than the number-only trains, but run at the same speed as them. For this, the K-series are sometimes mentioned as "''Keng''" (a scam) by Chinese Railfans. Train numbers are written in the form of K*** or K****, but the letter K reads as "kuai (快)" in station announcements and radio contacts. History 1997–2004 The K-series trains first appeared in the first railway speed-up campaign as a service speed level, lower than the T-series but faster than the number-only series. The letter K was used in a train number for the first time in China. All the train numbers in the level were K***. 2004–2009 With more and more short-distance K-series trains are made, the idea of N-series (管内列车) level was brought up in the fifth railway speed-up campaign. The train numbers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
K102 Wenzhou-Beijing Train (20141228154838)
K1, K.I, K01, K 1 or K-1 can mean: Geography * K1, another name for Masherbrum, a mountain in the Karakoram range in Pakistan * K1, a small town to north of Kirkuk city, Iraq * K1 (building), a high-rise building in Kraków, Poland Mathematics * K_1(R) denotes the first algebraic K-theory group of a ring R. Military * Denel K1, a South African mortar * Daewoo Precision Industries K1, a carbine of the South Korean army * EMER K-1, a Burmese assault rifle designated EMERK * Fokker K.I, a World War I German experimental aircraft * Kucher Model K1, a Hungarian submachine gun * , a World War I British submarine * HMS ''Acanthus'' (K01) / HNoMS ''Andenes'' (K01), a 1939 British, then Norwegian Flower-class corvette * K1 88-Tank, a modern main battle tank of the South Korean military * K-1 cart a United States Signal Corps cart for carrying signal equipment * K 1, a designation for a Swedish cavalry regiment * K1-class gunboat, planned World War II German gunboat * K1, a World ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
China Railway
China State Railway Group Company, Ltd., doing business as China Railway (CR), is the national passenger and freight railroad corporation of the People's Republic of China. China Railway operates passenger and freight transport throughout China with 18 regional subsidiaries. By September 2022, the total assets of China Railway Group are CNY 9.06 trillion (USD 1.24 trillion). History Under the Chinese Corporate Law, China Railway Corporation was reorganized into China State Railway Group Co., Ltd. on June 18, 2019, instead of Industrial Enterprises Owned by the Whole People. This meant the Ministry of Finance would act as an investor on behalf of the state and the company would be led by a board and managed by board-chosen executives. Logo The China Railway logo was designed by Chen Yuchang () (1912–1969), officially adopted on 22 January 1950. The whole logo represents the front of a locomotive. The upper part of the logo represents the Chinese character 人 (people), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Campaign To Raise The Speed Of Railway Travel In China
The Campaign to raise the speed of railway travel in China or the China Railway Speed Up Campaign (中国铁路大提速) was a series of initiatives undertaken by the Ministry of Railways from 1997 to 2007 to increase the speed of train travel in China by improving the nation’s railways. The campaign was implemented in six rounds and increased average speed of passenger trains in China from 43 km/h to 70 km/h. Overview In 1993, commercial train service in China averaged only 48 km/h (30 mph) and was steadily losing market share to airline and highway travel on the country's expanding network of expressways. The MOR focused modernization efforts on increasing the service speed and capacity on existing lines through double-tracking, electrification, improvements in grade (through tunnels and bridges), reductions in turn curvature, and installation of continuous welded rail. Through five rounds of "speed-up" campaigns in April 1997, October 1998, October 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
China Railways 25G Rolling Stock
China Railways 25G rolling stock (), or China Railways 25 improved rolling stock () is a series of passenger carriages built in China. The carriages run services in mainland China, and on the Trans-siberian railway for international services to Moscow. They are also exported to Mombasa–Nairobi Standard Gauge Railway, Addis Ababa–Djibouti Railway and Guinea railways, and also to be exported to Swedish state railways (intended to replace SJ 1960-series coaches) and Uganda Standard Gauge railways. Development After the success of building the China Railways 25A rolling stocks, the Railway Bureau of China (now China Railway) decided to develop a new type of "Upgraded 25.5 metre sized air-conditioned and non air-conditioned passenger coaches" (升级换代产品 25.5米空调和非空调客车). The development lasted for a year till the first 25G carriage was built in Changchun Rolling Stocks Factory (now CRRC Changchun) and first used on the express train 13/4 Beijing to Shan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
China Railways 25B And 25G
China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and borders fourteen countries by land, the most of any country in the world, tied with Russia. Covering an area of approximately , it is the world's third largest country by total land area. The country consists of 22 provinces, five autonomous regions, four municipalities, and two Special Administrative Regions (Hong Kong and Macau). The national capital is Beijing, and the most populous city and financial center is Shanghai. Modern Chinese trace their origins to a cradle of civilization in the fertile basin of the Yellow River in the North China Plain. The semi-legendary Xia dynasty in the 21st century BCE and the well-attested Shang and Zhou dynasties developed a bureaucratic political system to serve hereditary monarchies, or dyna ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
