The Beijing-Tianjin intercity high-speed railway, to run during the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, will use a new ticketing system that will replace the traditional paper tickets with an electronic ticket that is difficult to duplicate. At a cost of 13.324 billion yuan, the Beijing-Tianjin intercity high-speed railway project began on July 4, 2005; and will be integrating debugging and testing operations in the first quarter of 2008. The railway will be operational before the opening of the Beijing Olympic Games on August 1.
The Beijing-Tianjin intercity high-speed railway is China's first special, high-class passenger railway line with a full speed of 350 kilometers per hour. It is an 117-kilometer test section of the Beijing-Shanghai high-speed passenger special railway which is under construction. The Beijing-Tianjin intercity high-speed railway is designed for a speed of 300 kilometers per hour, with a starting interval of 3 minutes, and a maximum of 20 sets of cars running on the new rail route every hour. The 900-passenger cars and the trains are expected to carry up to 18,000 passengers every hour. Once the Beijing-Tianjin intercity high-speed railway begins operation, the journey from Beijing to Tianjin will take 30 minutes.
By People's Daily Online
|
Comment
Tell A Friend
Print Format
Save Article