On 31 May 2018, Kenya marked the first anniversary since the launch of the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) passenger train service amid smooth operations that has endeared it to regular travelers, entrepreneurs and tourists. Read the full story at http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2018-06/01/c_137221287.htm SOURCE: Xinhuanet
India’s bullet train project to be launched in September
By Charles F. Moreira, Editor India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s most ambitious bullet train project – the Mumbai-Ahmedabad High Speed Rail – is expected to be jointly launched by Modi and Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe during the latter’s visit to India in September 12-14 2017, according to Hindu Business Line. This launch will come […]
China’s first all indigenous bullet train makes its début run
By Charles F. Moreira, Editor A bullet train named Fuxing (rejuvenation), model CR400AF left Beijing South Railway Station for Shanghai at 11.05am on 26 June 2017, whilst at the same time, another Fuxing bullet train model CR400BF left Shanghai Hongqaio Railway Station for Beijing, with journey times of around three and a half hours. The […]
SW China’s Shanghai-Kunming high-speed railway put in trial operation
Aerial photo taken on Dec. 16, 2016 shows a bullet train running in a trial operation on the Beipan River Bridge of the 2,266-kilometer Shanghai-Kunming high-speed railway in southwest China’s Guizhou Province. The railway linking Shanghai in east China and Kunming, capital of southwest China’s Yunnan Province, is planned to be put into operation at […]
China expects progress in China-Thailand railway
China pledged to work with Thailand on the joint railway project for the benefit of both countries and peoples. Premier Li Keqiang made the remarks when met with First Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Prawit Wongsuwan of Thailand. Thai Deputy Prime Minister Somkid Jatusripitak, who was here to attend the 5th China-Thailand Joint Committee […]