November 2010 in rail transport

This article lists events related to rail transport that occurred in November 2010.

Events

November 6

• – Construction work begun in July 2008 for the Kahe railway from Kashgar to Hotan is completed in Xinjiang, China. The 484.55-kilometre (301.09 mi) long railway, an extension of the Nanjiang line that connects to the Lanxin line at Turpan, will cost 4.639 billion yuan. Railway officials hope the new line will help bolster trade and tourism to the area when it is completed.^[1]

November 10

• – Construction work of the Sichuan section of the Xi'an–Chengdu High-Speed Railway, the Sichuan section of Chengdu–Chongqing High-Speed Railway, and Chengdu–Yaan Railway begins in China. The Chengdu–Xi'an High-Speed Railway is 510 km (320 mi) long, the initial speed is set to 250 km/h (160 mph) and upgradable to higher speed. The Chengdu–Chongqing High-Speed Railway is 308 km (191 mi) long, designed speed is 350 km/h (220 mph). The Chengdu–Yaan Railway, part of the future Chengdu–Lhasa Railway, is 88 km (55 mi) long, and its designed speed is 200 km/h (120 mph).^[2]

November 15

• – Track-laying on the Beijing–Shanghai High-Speed Railway is completed near Bengbu South Station in China. At 9:10am local time, Liu Zhijun, China's Minister of Railways, personally tightened the last bolt, together with workers' representatives. The Beijing–Shanghai High-Speed Railway is 1,318 km (819 mi) long, construction work began on August 18, 2008, and it is set to open for service in 2011. Trains will travel at 380 km/h (240 mph) on the line, cutting the travel time between Beijing and Shanghai to just under 4 hours. Upon opening, it will be the longest and fastest high-speed railway line in the world.^[3][4]

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