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Railways heading west

National
2009-11-24

CHINA is to extend railways to more than 50,000 kilometers in its vast western regions by 2020, a senior railway official said yesterday. More investment will be made in railway construction in the west regions...

Japanese railways go blue to cut suicides

World
2009-11-5

ALARMED by a rise in people jumping to their deaths in front of trains, some Japanese railway operators are installing special blue lights above station platforms they hope will have a soothing effect and reduce suicides. ...

Underground link to connect two Beijing rail terminals

National
2009-10-27

TWO Beijing railway stations will be connected by underground rail links in 2012 to make transit between them easier. The project linking Beijing West Railway Station and Beijing Railway Station is scheduled to...

10 killed as Thai train derails

World
2009-10-6

A TRAIN derailed during heavy rains yesterday near Thailand's coastal city of Hua Hin, killing at least 10 people, including a two-year-old girl, and injuring 88 others, officials said. The train jumped the tracks...

Passenger train derails in Thailand: 5 dead-report

World
2009-10-5

A PASSENGER train bound for Bangkok derailed in Thailand's Hua Hin coastal resort district in heavy rain early today, killing at least five people and injuring up to 50, local media reports said. About six of...

Ministry to spend billions on trains

Business | Logistics
2009-9-30

CHINA'S two top train makers have won Ministry of Railways contracts worth more than 110 billion yuan (US$16.1 billion) as part of an accelerated plan to develop high-speed rail links. China South Locomotive and...

Two high-speed railways begin to operate in E China

National
2009-9-28

TWO high-speed passenger railway lines linking east China's Fujian Province with neighboring Zhejiang Province went into operation today, which greatly shorten the travel time from mountainous Fujian to the Yangtze...

Tomb-raid suspect, all cashed up, seized on train

Metro | Crime and public security
2009-9-25

A SUSPECTED grave robber has been seized by Shanghai Railway police as he was heading for his hometown to celebrate the holiday, with a load of cash believed to be proceeds from the crime. Railway police said yesterday...

Scramble for holiday rail tickets

Metro | Traffic
2009-9-21

RAILWAY authorities have reminded passengers to arrive early at railway stations as tickets for the eight-day holiday starting on October 1 are selling like hot cakes. Tickets to some destinations such as Beijing...

64m to travel by rail during holiday

National
2009-9-21

ABOUT 64 million people are expected to travel by rail in the 11 days across the holiday period to October 8, the Ministry of Railways said yesterday. The eight-day holiday runs from October 1, National Day, and...