Xinjiang braces for first high-speed railway

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Xinjiang braces for first high-speed railway
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/business/2014-06/05/content_17564583.htm


URUMQI - The trial run for the first high-speed railway in Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region started on Tuesday, marking a countdown to formal operations by the end of the year and a confidence boost to the region.

A CRH2-061C high-speed train ran through the 300-km Urumqi-Shanshan section at speeds of 160 km to 277 km per hour. The designed speed is 250 km per hour, but the train must slow down when passing through windy areas.

The train is part of the Second Double-track Line of the Lanxin Railway, which links Lanzhou city in northwestern Gansu province and Urumqi.

The 1,776-km line crosses a vast expanse of the Gobi Desert and windy areas -- a major technical feat -- and will be Xinjiang's first high-speed railway when it begins operation by the end of 2014. With the new railway, travel time between Lanzhou and Urumqi will be cut from the current 21 hours to 8 hours or less.
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Can military equipments be transported at that high speed, given their weight.
 

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It is good since it will allow Han people to move faster from Urumqi to the main China to keep in touch with their relatives back home.
 

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