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High-speed rail system boosted by coordination
Created: 2008-7-4, Updated: 2008-7-4 0:08:00
China has set up an inter-agency coordination group to develop an advanced and safe high-speed rail system.
The Ministry of Science and Technology Website, www.most.gov.cn, yesterday said MOST and the Ministry of Railways would coordinate planning, research and development, industrial manufacturing and equipment upgrades in the country's high-speed rail sector.
MOST Minister Wan Gang, a former Audi chief technologist for hybrid vehicles, and MOR Minister Liu Zhijun will co-chair the group.
MOR has been testing the country's first high-speed railway connecting Beijing and Tianjin since the end of May, with an average speed of 300km/h.
Last week, President Hu Jintao test rode the train which took 30 minutes to travel 120km.
MOR has promised to make sure of safety and punctuality in the operation of the service between the capital and Tianjin, a co-host city for the upcoming Beijing Olympics in August.
On Tuesday, the country started to build its second inter-city high-speed rail line linking Nanjing and Shanghai, one of the most important business hubs in the Asia-Pacific region. The 300km line is estimated to cost 39.45 billion yuan (US$5.7 billion) and will be completed in four years.
The high-ranking coordination group was established with an eye to clearing technological obstacles to the building of a high-speed line between Beijing and Shanghai.
Decision makers
Key decision makers from the two ministries have joined the group, which also comprises 18 leading railway technology experts. Thirteen academics from the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Chinese Academy of Engineering have been invited to advise on key issues. The two ministries contracted research institutes and state-owned companies to develop the new-generation train.
The homegrown technologies are expected to compete with the world's most cutting-edge railway technology. China previously dealt with overseas ventures for advanced rail systems.
The Ministry of Science and Technology Website, www.most.gov.cn, yesterday said MOST and the Ministry of Railways would coordinate planning, research and development, industrial manufacturing and equipment upgrades in the country's high-speed rail sector.
MOST Minister Wan Gang, a former Audi chief technologist for hybrid vehicles, and MOR Minister Liu Zhijun will co-chair the group.
MOR has been testing the country's first high-speed railway connecting Beijing and Tianjin since the end of May, with an average speed of 300km/h.
Last week, President Hu Jintao test rode the train which took 30 minutes to travel 120km.
MOR has promised to make sure of safety and punctuality in the operation of the service between the capital and Tianjin, a co-host city for the upcoming Beijing Olympics in August.
On Tuesday, the country started to build its second inter-city high-speed rail line linking Nanjing and Shanghai, one of the most important business hubs in the Asia-Pacific region. The 300km line is estimated to cost 39.45 billion yuan (US$5.7 billion) and will be completed in four years.
The high-ranking coordination group was established with an eye to clearing technological obstacles to the building of a high-speed line between Beijing and Shanghai.
Decision makers
Key decision makers from the two ministries have joined the group, which also comprises 18 leading railway technology experts. Thirteen academics from the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Chinese Academy of Engineering have been invited to advise on key issues. The two ministries contracted research institutes and state-owned companies to develop the new-generation train.
The homegrown technologies are expected to compete with the world's most cutting-edge railway technology. China previously dealt with overseas ventures for advanced rail systems.
Xinhua
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