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Sichuan–Tibet Railway
The Sichuan–Tibet railway, Sichuan–Xizang railway or Chuanzang railway () is a high-elevation higher-speed railway in China that will connect Chengdu, the provincial capital of Sichuan, and Lhasa, the provincial capital of Tibet, when fully completed. The line will be long, and significantly cut travel time from Chengdu to Lhasa from 48 to 13 hours. History The first segment to enter operation was from Chengdu–Ya'an on 28 December 2018. The second segment to enter operation, from Nyingchi–Lhasa, opened on 25 June 2021. The final Ya'an–Nyingchi segment is expected to complete in 2030. It is the first electrified railway in the Tibet Autonomous Region, and the first higher-speed rail on the plateau. China high-speed railway service runs China Railway CR200J Fuxing series trainset on this line. Construction According to Chinese media, the Sichuan–Tibet railway is extremely difficult to construct. The railway has a huge elevation difference of 3000m. The starting point ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Higher-speed Rail
Higher-speed rail (HrSR), also known as high-performance rail, higher-performance rail, semi-high-speed rail or almost-high-speed rail, is the jargon used to describe inter-city passenger rail services that have top speeds of more than conventional rail but are not high enough to be called high-speed rail services. The term is also used by planners to identify the incremental rail improvements to increase train speeds and reduce travel time as alternatives to larger efforts to create or expand the high-speed rail networks. Some countries use the term medium-speed rail, or semi-high speed rail instead. Though the definition of higher-speed rail varies from country to country, most countries refer to rail services operating at speeds up to . The concept is usually viewed as stemming from efforts to upgrade a legacy railway line to high speed railway standards (speeds in excess of ), but usually falling short on the intended speeds. The faster speeds are achieved through various ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
