China to Launch 350km/h Trains on Beijing-Tianjin Line in August
Liao Shumin
DATE:  Jul 06 2018
/ SOURCE:  Yicai
China to Launch 350km/h Trains on Beijing-Tianjin Line in August China to Launch 350km/h Trains on Beijing-Tianjin Line in August

(Yicai Global) July 6 -- China Railway will put new high-speed trains into service from August capable of running at 350 kilometers per hour to serve the intercity route between Beijing and Tianjin.

China leads the world with its state-of-the-art high-speed rail technology especially in terms of safety, reliability and transportation efficiency, state-backed news outlet the Paper reported Lu Dongfu, general manager of China Railway, as saying at a forum on smart trains in Beijing.

China Railway will carry also out a pilot operation of electronic ticketing in the fourth quarter this year 2018 and aims to expand nationwide in 2019. Longer Fuxing Hao trains with 17 carriages will also start operating on the Beijing to Shanghai route next year.

China Railway will also roll out intelligent Fuxing model trains next year, the first autonomous trains capable of reaching 350 kilometers per hour, serving the Beijing to Zhangjiakou, he added. The route is integral to the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic Games as Beijing and Zhangjiakou are major host cities.

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Keywords:   Beijing-Tianjin Line,Fuxing Hao Train