InnovationsandPracticesof

Zh Ji Chi f Pl f th Mi i t f R il
HighSpeedRailwayinChina
The Ministry of Railways of the People's Republic of China
Zheng Jian, Chief Planner of the Ministry of Railways
C t t Contents
1. Development Plan of High-Speed Railway in China 1. Development Plan of High Speed Railway in China
2. Progress made in High-Speed Railway construction
3. Technology Innovation Achievements of Chinese High-
S d R il Speed Railway
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1. Development Plan of 1. Development Plan of
High-Speed Railway in China
1. Development Plan of High-Speed Railway in China
According to the Middle and Long Term Railway Network
Pl d b th t t t th l th f il Plan made by the state government, the length of railways
in operation will reach over 110,000 kilometers and high-
speed lines over 13,000 kilometers by 2012.
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1. Development Plan of High-Speed Railway in China
1) Four North-South Corridors and Four East-West
Corridors
B iji H bi (D li ) BeijingHarbin(Dalian)
1612Km
350Km/h
BeijingShanghai
1318Km
3 0K /h 350Km/h
BeijingGuangzhou
(Hong Kong) 2350Km
350Km/h
Shanghai Shenzhen
Coastal 1650Km
250350Km/h
Chinese high-speed railway network is designed in a
view to forming rapid and convenient passenger
transport corridors with large capacity and realizing
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transport corridors with large capacity and realizing
separation of passenger traffic from freight transport,
with Four North-South Corridors and Four East-West
Corridors as the backbone.
1. Development Plan of High-Speed Railway in China
1) Four North-South Corridors and Four East-West
Corridors
B iji H bi (D li ) BeijingHarbin(Dalian)
1612Km
350Km/h
QingdaoTaiyuan
906Km
250Km/h
X h L h
BeijingShanghai
1318Km
3 0K /h XuzhouLanzhou
1346Km
350Km/h
350Km/h
BeijingGuangzhou
(Hong Kong) 2350Km
350Km/h
ShanghaiChengdu
1922Km
200-350Km/h
Shanghai Shenzhen
Coastal 1650Km
250350Km/h
Chinese high-speed railway network is designed in a
view to forming rapid and convenient passenger
transport corridors with large capacity and realizing
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ShanghaiKunming
2264Km
350Km/h
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separation of passenger traffic from freight transport,
with Four North-South Corridors and Four East-West
Corridors as the backbone.
1. Development Plan of High-Speed Railway in China
2) Extension of trunk railways
DatongXi'an
LanzhouUrumqi
Xi'an Chengdu
Hefei Fuzhou
Chengdu Guiyang
Guiyang Guangzhou
Nanning Guangzhou
ChengduGuiyang
ChongqingGuiyang
High-speed railway network will be further expanded beyond
the Four North South Corridors and East West Corridors with
Kunming Nanning
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the Four North-South Corridors and East-West Corridors with
5000 kilometers of regional high-speed railway with a speed
over 200km/h built by 2012 to support the coordinated and
sustainable development of different regions.
1. Development Plan of High-Speed Railway in China
3) Intercity high-speed railway
Bohai urban
agglomeration
Zhengzhou Urban
Agglomeration
Guanzhong urban
agglomeration
Yangtze River urban
agglomeration
Chengyu urban
Wuhan urban
agglomeration
Pearl River Delta
urban agglomeration
Chengyu urban
agglomeration
Changzhutan urban
agglomeration
Intercity high-speed railway will be built
mainly in developed and densely populated
areas like Bohai region, Yangtze River Delta
i P l Ri i ll
Strait west bank urban
agglomeration
North bay urban
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region, Pearl River region as well as
Shandong Peninsula, Chengdu and
Chongqing region, west bank of Taiwan
Strait and etc.
agglomeration
Hainan
1. Development Plan of High-Speed Railway in China
4) Modern Railway Stations 4) Modern Railway Stations
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804 new railway stations will have been built by 2012 to
march station capacity with related railway line capacity.
2. Progress made in g
High-Speed Railway construction
2. Progress made in High-Speed Railway construction
Great achievements have been made in upgrading
railway network capacity and equipment to push railway network capacity and equipment to push
forward the modernization process, especially for high-
speed railways Currently the length of high speed speed railways. Currently, the length of high-speed
railway put into operation has reached 6,920 kilometers.
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1) High-speed Lines and Railway Stations Completed
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Beijing-Tianjin intercity train running at a speed of 350km/h with total intellectual property rights opened to traffic on 1 August 2008.
1) High-speed Lines and Railway Stations Completed
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The world's longest and fastest high-speed rail,the Wuhan-Guangzhou HSL opened to traffic on 26 December, 2009.
1) High-speed Lines and Railway Stations Completed
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Zhengzhou-XI'AN HSL opened to traffic on 6 Feburary 2010.
1) High-speed Lines and Railway Stations Completed
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Shanghai-Nanjing high speed Rail with the highest standard and fastest operation speed in the world offically opened to traffic on 1 July 2010.
1) High-speed Lines and Railway Stations Completed
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Hefei-Nanjing HSL with a speed of 250km/h opened to traffic on 1 August 2008.
1) High-speed Lines and Railway Stations Completed
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Hefei-Wuhan HSL with a speed of 250km/h opened to traffic on 1 April 2009.
1) High-speed Lines and Railway Stations Completed
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Shijiazhuang-Taiyuan HSL opened to traffic on 1 April 2009.
1) High-speed Lines and Railway Stations Completed
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Jiaoji HSL opened to traffic on 1 April 2009.
1) High-speed Lines and Railway Stations Completed
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Yongtaiwen HSL opened to traffic on 28 September 2009.
1) High-speed Lines and Railway Stations Completed
Ningde Major Bridge g j g
Baima River Major Bridge
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Wenzhou-Fuzhou HSL opened to traffic on 28 September 2009. Dingtou Harbour Bridge
Dahuo Major Bridge
1) High-speed Lines and Railway Stations Completed
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Fuzhou-Xiamen HSL opened to traffic on 26 April 2010.
1) High-speed Lines and Railway Stations Completed
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Beijing South Railway Station
1) High-speed Lines and Railway Stations Completed
Beijing South Railway Station
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1) High-speed Lines and Railway Stations Completed
Tianjin Railway Station
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1) High-speed Lines and Railway Stations Completed
Qingdao Railway Station
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1) High-speed Lines and Railway Stations Completed
Wuhan Railway Station
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1) High-speed Lines and Railway Stations Completed
Changsha South Station
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1) High-speed Lines and Railway Stations Completed
Guangzhou South Station
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1) High-speed Lines and Railway Stations Completed
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1) High-speed Lines and Railway Stations Completed
Nanjing Station
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2) High-speed Lines and Railway Stations under Construction
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By the end of July, 2010, over 10,000 kilometers of high speed
lines and 196railway stations are being built
2) High-speed Lines and Railway Stations under Construction
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Ballastless tracks laid on Beijing-Shanghai HSL
2) High-speed Lines and Railway Stations under Construction
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Beijing-Shijiazhuang, Shijiazhuang-Wuhan HSL
2) High-speed Lines and Railway Stations under Construction
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Harbin-Dalian HSL
2) High-speed Lines and Railway Stations under Construction
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Hainan East line HSL
2) High-speed Lines and Railway Stations under Construction
Tianjin-Qinhuangdao HSL Tianjin Qinhuangdao HSL
Guangzhou-Shenzhen-HK HSL
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Guangzhou-Zhuhai intercity rail Wuhan-Xiaogan intercity rail
2) High-speed Lines and Railway Stations under Construction
Shanghai Hongqiao Station
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2) High-speed Lines and Railway Stations under Construction
Tianjin West Station
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2) High-speed Lines and Railway Stations under Construction
Xi'an North Station
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2) High-speed Lines and Railway Stations under Construction
Chengdu East Station
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2) High-speed Lines and Railway Stations under Construction
Nanjing South Station
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2) High-speed Lines and Railway Stations under Construction
Hangzhou East Station
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3. Technology Innovation Achievements of gy
Chinese High Speed Railway
3. Technology Innovation Achievements of Chinese High Speed Railway
Through original innovation, integration innovation
and re-innovation after import, digestion and
absorption , Chinese Railways has achieved a series of absorption , Chinese Railways has achieved a series of
significant technological innovations. At present, China
has a high speed railway network that features fastest has a high-speed railway network that features fastest
growing speed, largest content of technology, strongest
capability of integration, longest operating length,
highest commercial speed and largest construction
scale.
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3. Technology Innovation Achievements of Chinese High Speed Railway
1) Construction Techniques
Track Structure: Packaged techniques concerning ballasted and Track Structure: Packaged techniques concerning ballasted and
ballastless tracks have been mastered and thus ballastless
tracks have been manufactured and layed in large scale. y g
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Longitudinal connected ballastless track laid on Beijing-Tianjin HSL Double-block ballastless track laid on Wuhan-Guangzhou HSL
3. Technology Innovation Achievements of Chinese High Speed Railway
Highspeed points which satisfy requirements for a speed of 350km/h
1) Construction Techniques
have been developed independently and packaged technology for
manufacturing, transport, laying and welding of extralong rails has been
mastered and technical problems of seamless track on major bridges have p j g
been solved.
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Haulage of extra-long rail
3. Technology Innovation Achievements of Chinese High Speed Railway
Longitudinal connected ballastless track laid on Beijing Tianjin HSL Longitudinal connected ballastless track laid on Beijing-Tianjin HSL
Double-block ballastless track on Wuhan-Guangzhou HSL
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Double-block ballastless track on Zhengzhou-XI'AN HSL
Slab ballastless track on Shanghai-Nanjing HSL
3. Technology Innovation Achievements of Chinese High Speed Railway
Bridges: Packaged technologies of manufacturing, transport and erection of
1) Construction Techniques
simple-supported box girder have been mastered.
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32 meter simply supported girder
3. Technology Innovation Achievements of Chinese High Speed Railway
1) Construction Techniques
Bridges: challenges of building complicated bridges such as bridges with g g g p g g
large spans and bridges on elevated stations have been conquered during
the construction of new-structure bridges with large spans like Wuhan
Tianxingzhou Bridge, Nanjing Dashengguan Bridge, Jinan Huanghe Bridge
and etc.
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Wuhan Tianxingzhou Bridge
3. Technology Innovation Achievements of Chinese High Speed Railway
1) Construction Techniques
Bridges: Nanjing Dashengguan Bridge. g j g gg g
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Nanjing Dashengguan Bridge
3. Technology Innovation Achievements of Chinese High Speed Railway
Tunneling: Construction of complicated tunnels with large
1) Construction Techniques
cross-section has made breakthrough, which paved the way for
building long and big tunnel groups in mountainous areas with
complicated geology as well as underwater railway tunnels and
realizing meeting of high-speed trains of 350km/h in tunnels.
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3. Technology Innovation Achievements of Chinese High Speed Railway
Liuyanghe Tunnel Liuyanghe Tunnel
Taihangshan Tunnel
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Dayaoshan Tunnel
Tunnel on Zhengxi HSL
3. Technology Innovation Achievements of Chinese High Speed Railway
1) Construction Techniques
Subgrade: Problems of collapsible loess and settlement
deformation in water-collapsible loess areas and soft soil area
have been solved. Subgrade treatment and subgrade filling
technologies in complicated geological conditions have been
mastered.
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CFG Pile
Counterfort retaining wall. pile struture
3. Technology Innovation Achievements of Chinese High Speed Railway
2) Railway Station Construction Techniques
China railway station construction has made significant
innovations and breakthrough in terms of key technologies innovations and breakthrough in terms of key technologies
such as structure, energy saving and environment protection,
interior environment control firefighting and safety under the interior environment control, firefighting and safety under the
new concept of functional, systematic, advanced, culture-
embodied and cost-effective Seamless transfer with metro embodied and cost-effective . Seamless transfer with metro
system, public transport, and civil aviation is realized, to
provide passengers with more convenient boarding and provide passengers with more convenient boarding and
waiting service and facilities.
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3. Technology Innovation Achievements of Chinese High Speed Railway
Station bridge
St t
2) Railway Station Construction Techniques
Stat o b dge
Canopy
Structure
Roof
Long-span truss and
solid web girder
Elevated upper level
long-span mega steel
frame structure
Platform level
Long-span steel-reinforced
concrete frame structure
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3. Technology Innovation Achievements of Chinese High Speed Railway
2) Railway Station Construction Techniques
Energy saving and environment protection
Beijing South Station CCHP system and sewage
source heat pump technology
Shanghai Hongqiao Station PV technology
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3. Technology Innovation Achievements of Chinese High Speed Railway
2) Railway Station Construction Techniques
Interior environment control
Track vibration attenuation and noise reduction technology applied in Beijing South Station
Corresponding acoustic control technology is adopted according to
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acoustic design index in different places in the station
3. Technology Innovation Achievements of Chinese High Speed Railway
Fi fi hti d f t
2) Railway Station Construction Techniques
Firefighting and safety
Smoke extraction
Fast response
sprinkler
Smoke extraction
Fixed smoke resistant
facilities curtain
sprinkler
Unaffected area
S d d ili
fire roller shutter
Spray control
Suspended ceiling
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Application of sealed cabin concept
3. Technology Innovation Achievements of Chinese High Speed Railway
Core technology of 200-250km/h EMU has been mastered to
3) High-speed train Technology
Core technology of 200-250km/h EMU has been mastered to
establish the design and manufacturing system. System
integration and innovation in terms of basic theory of high-
speed train, key technologies, manufacture technology,
experiment and assessment has been realized and technical
platform for EMUs running at a speed of 350km/h has been platform for EMUs running at a speed of 350km/h has been
successfully established.
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3. Technology Innovation Achievements of Chinese High Speed Railway
CTCS-2 train control technology for the 250km/h train has
4) Train Control Techniques
CTCS-2 train control technology for the 250km/h train has
been mastered and applied to the existing lines during the
sixth round of speed-up as well as 250km/h new lines sixth round of speed-up as well as 250km/h new lines.
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3. Technology Innovation Achievements of Chinese High Speed Railway
World-class CTCS-3 Train control system has been developed to
4) Train Control Techniques
World class CTCS 3 Train control system has been developed to
realize the two-way real-time transmission of information between
the ground system and EMU train control system and meet the
safety requirements for the speed of 350km/h and minimum safety requirements for the speed of 350km/h and minimum
tracking interval of 3 minutes.
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3. Technology Innovation Achievements of Chinese High Speed Railway
Key technologies such as master planning interface management
5) System Integration Technology
Key technologies such as master planning, interface management
and integrated commissioning of high-speed railway have been
systematically mastered and integration of subsystems such as
t i i EMU t ti l permanent way engineering, EMUs, traction power supply,
communication and
signaling, operation and
Train Control
Techniques
Construction
Techniques
High-speed train
Technology
train dispatching,
passenger service and
etc has been realized,
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forming an advanced
and sophisticated
integrated technological
technological system
of high-speed railway
integrated technological
system of high-speed
railway.
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Maintenance
technology
System
Integration
Technology
Railway Station
Construction Techniques
3. Technology Innovation Achievements of Chinese High Speed Railway
Use of centralized dispatching system allows for integrated
6) Maintenance technology
Use of centralized dispatching system allows for integrated
command over transport dispatching.
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3. Technology Innovation Achievements of Chinese High Speed Railway
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6) Maintenance technology
Modern high-speed comprehensive detection car has been
developed, realizing the automation of monitoring and
h i ti f i t mechanization of maintenance.
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3. Technology Innovation Achievements of Chinese High Speed Railway
6) Maintenance technology
EMU maintenance base in Beijing
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EMU maintenance base in Guangzhou
3. Technology Innovation Achievements of Chinese High Speed Railway
S f t di t ti l i t h l h b
6) Maintenance technology
Safety disaster prevention alarming technology has been
developed to realize real-time monitoring and automatic
emergency response on natural disasters such as rain and snow. g y p
video monitoring
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Wind moniotring Snow melting at points
Looking into the future, China high-speed
railway network will take shape in 2012,
by forming a within-8-hour railway
By 2020, Chinas fast passenger railway
network will have reached 50,000
kilometers connecting all the provincial
by forming a within-8-hour railway
network from Beijing to most of the
provincial cities, a 1-2 hour railway
network between neighboring provincial
cities and a half-to-one hour railway
network between provincial cities and
i hb i iti i th i hi h
kilometers connecting all the provincial
cities as well as cities with a population
over 500,000 people, benefiting 90% of
the state population, while the advanced
railway network will be completed and
the objective of convenient people
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neighboring cities in the province, which
will greatly relieve the pressure for buying
train tickets.
the objective of convenient people
mobility and smooth freight flow will be
brought into reality.
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