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HIGH-TECH SERVICES SET OFF BEIJING'S WINTER OLYMPICS TO ADVANTAGE
The cold weather in Beijing will not affect the high-speed rail... READ MORE›
CHINA EYES 30,000 KM HIGH-SPEED RAILWAY NETWORK BY 2020
When completed, the high-speed rail network will cover 80 percent of major cities in China... READ MORE›
RACE ON CONTRACT TO BUILD BRITAIN'S FASTEST TRAINS FOR HS2 LINK
The new trains will also serve destinations beyond the core HS2 network, including York, Newcastle, Liverpool, the North West, Glasgow and Edinburgh... READ MORE›
GET READY TO BE SWIRLED BY "CHINA WAVE"
People's Daily Comment Get ready to be swirled by China Wave... READ MORE›
FRENCH HIGH-SPEED TRAIN MAKER ALSTOM TO MERGE WITH SIEMENS
The group headquarters will be in the Paris area and 50 percent of the shares in the new entity owned by Siemens, an Alstom statement said... READ MORE›
Trending News Headlines : High-speed Rail
INDIA TO INVEST $17BN ON JAPANESE BULLET TRAINS
The network, which will run 508km between Mumbai and Ahmedabad, was announced on Thursday by Prime Minister Narendra Modi... READ MORE›
FIRST PASSENGERS ON JAPANESE MAGLEV TRAIN TRAVEL AT SPEEDS OF 311 MPH
Japan's reputation for high-speed rail started in 1964 with the unveiling of its first bullet train coinciding with the Summer Olympics... READ MORE›
NETWORK RAIL UPGRADE DELAYED BY GOVERNMENT
The government says it will delay or cut back a number of modernisation projects planned for Network Rail... READ MORE›
FIVE DEAD AFTER TRAIN DERAILS INTO CANAL IN STRASBOURG IN FRANCE
Seven dead and ten injured after high speed train derailed off a bridge, burst into flames and plunged into canal in france... READ MORE›
CHINA TURNS TO $503 BILLION RAIL EXPANSION TO BOOST GROWTH
Shares of China Railway Construction climbed as much as 2.1 percent, and China Railway Group rose 0.8 percent in Hong Kong... READ MORE›
PAKISTAN RULES OUT BULLET TRAINS IN NEAR FUTURE, SAYS CAN'T AFFORD
We cannot afford an actual bullet train, there is no market for it, the railway minister said... READ MORE›
HIGH-SPEED RAIL IN ONTARIO, FINALLY? NOT SO FAST
Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne announced Friday that the province is proceeding with a plan to build a high-speed rail route stretching along the Toronto-Windsor corridor... READ MORE›
INDIA STARTS WORK ON BULLET TRAIN LINE WITH ?12BN LOAN FROM JAPAN
India is reportedly considering another six potential high-speed rail corridors, including one connecting Mumbai and Delhi... READ MORE›
BRITISH RAILWAY PASSENGERS COULD BE FORCED TO USE FULL BODY SCANNERS
The European Commission's research and home affairs departments are funding new transport surveillance technologies... READ MORE›
FRANCE TGV CRASH: CHILDREN ON BOARD DERAILED TRAIN
Several children were on board when a high-speed train derailed during a test run in France, killing 11 people, the rail company SNCF has said... READ MORE›
FIRST GREAT WESTERN RAIL STRIKE TO GO AHEAD AFTER LATEST TALKS FAIL
The union is in dispute over the introduction of new high-speed trains a move which it says will hit jobs and on-board catering... READ MORE›
CHINA PLANS WORLD'S DEEPEST HIGH-SPEED RAIL STATION, RIGHT UNDER THE GREAT WALL
The station will be situated at Badaling, 50 miles northwest of Beijing, which is already the most popular spot on the Great Wall... READ MORE›
MEET CHINA'S NEWEST HIGH-SPEED TRAIN - THE FUXING HAO
The Fuxing Hao's projected life-span is a decade longer than Hexie Hao's 20 years... READ MORE›
ON BOARD THE WORLD'S FASTEST TRAIN
It has been more than 50 years since Japan completed the world's first dedicated high-speed rail line between Tokyo and Osaka... READ MORE›
CHINA TO PITCH HIGH-SPEED TRAINS TO CALIFORNIA
22 to the California High Speed Railway Authority, which will later issue formal requests for proposals... READ MORE›
RUSSIA UNVEILS PLANS FOR EUROPE-U.S. SUPERHIGHWAY
Plans drawn up by President Obama to develop high speed rail corridors across the United States have stalled amid opposition... READ MORE›
CHINA'S NEW HIGH-SPEED TRAIN DEBUTS ON BEIJING-SHANGHAI ROUTE
Two China-standard new high-speed trains, whose design and intellectual property rights are completely owned by China, started operation on Beijing-Shanghai high-speed railway line on Monday... READ MORE›
CHINA'S SEPTEMBER INFLATION COOLER THAN EXPECTED
Blair also said that in the 10 years he was prime minister, he put a great deal of emphasis on establishing a strong relationship with China... READ MORE›
DISRUPTED PARIS RAIL SERVICE TO GET BACK ON TRACK WEDNESDAY
All trains departing for the Atlantic will once again resume services at Montparnasse station tomorrow, read an SNCF statement... READ MORE›
MORE RELAXED NATURE OF RAIL TRAVEL LEAVES IT VULNERABLE
Rail workers cut a wagon of the train which exploded the day before at the Atocha train station, 12 March 2004 in Madrid... READ MORE›
THE REAL ROADBLOCK TO TRUMP'S BIG BUILDING DREAMS
Many Democrats will support a Trump-backed infrastructure bill, in the name of boosting short-term job creation and long-term economic productivity... READ MORE›
CAN GLOBAL SALES OFFSET CHINA SLOWDOWN FOR STATE RAIL MAKER?
CRRC got another black eye in November 2014 when Mexico's government canceled a high-speed rail project with China... READ MORE›
JOB SAVING PROMPTS PARIS TO ORDER FAST TRAINS FOR SLOW TRACKS
The French government has moved to preserve Alstom jobs by ordering 21 high speed trains even without high speed lines for them to run on... READ MORE›
TERRORISTS TARGET VULNERABLE RAIL NETWORKS
In late 2013, citing intelligence sources, the German tabloid Bild reported that jihadists had targeted Europe's high-speed rail network... READ MORE›
CHINA TO RELAUNCH ONE OF THE WORLD'S FASTEST BULLET TRAINS
China is relaunching one of the world's fastest bullet trains, running at 350 kph. The trains will service the route from Beijing to Shanghai starting next... READ MORE›
EUROSTAR SALES FALL AFTER PARIS AND BRUSSELS TERROR ATTACKS
Eurostar says it saw a fall in passenger numbers in the first three months of this year, down by three percent overall to 2.2 million... READ MORE›
PREMIER LI AND CEE LEADERS TAKE HIGH-SPEED TRAIN RIDE
Premier li and cee leaders take high-speed train ride... READ MORE›
EURO 2016 SOCCER: PILOTS PLAN STRIKE AT START OF MONTH-LONG EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS IN FRANCE
The Socialist government in France refuses to scrap labor changes despite fears the standoff could disrupt Euro 2016, which kicks off on June 10... READ MORE›
LIBYAN OIL OUTPUT CREEPS HIGHER AHEAD OF OPEC DECISION ON CUTS
Turkey plans to build 3500-km-long high-speed railway and 8500-km-long fast track by 2023, when the country marks its centennial anniversary, said the TCDD... READ MORE›
THAILAND-CHINA RAILWAY SERVES THAILAND'S LONG-TERM DEVELOPMENT
Thai cabinet early this month approved the Bangkok-Nakhon Ratchasima high speed railway project under Thailand-China rail cooperation, which is set to start operation in 2021... READ MORE›