Fuxing bullet trains will run at a speed of 350 kilometers per hour on the beijing-tianjin intercity railway, according to a new train operation plan that was put into effect on aug 8.
After the adjustment, the number of trains running on the beijing-tianjin intercity railway has increased from 108.5 pairs to 136 pairs, and the train running time from Beijing south railway station to tianjin railway station will be reduced from 35 minutes to 30 minutes. Tickets will be sold on August 3, 2018, with the same price.
In addition, from August 1, the beijing-tianjin intercity railway has been replaced by "fuxing" trains.
On the 10th anniversary of the opening of the beijing-tianjin intercity, a total of 250 million passengers were safely transported
The beijing-tianjin intercity railway is the first high-speed railway in China with completely independent intellectual property rights and a designed speed of 350 kilometers per hour. It is connected with the beijing-shanghai, beijing-guangzhou, tianjin-qinhuangdao-tianjin, tianjin-baotou and shiji-jinan high-speed railways into a network, forming a half-hour to one-hour "high-speed rail economic circle", providing transport capacity for the coordinated development of Beijing, tianjin and hebei.
High-speed train enthusiasts can display their collection of round-trip tickets for the opening day of beijing-tianjin intercity railway. (photo from visual China)
The beijing-tianjin intercity railway, which runs between Beijing and tianjin, celebrated its 10th anniversary on aug 1. According to statistics from China railway Beijing bureau group corporation, a total of 250 million passenger trips have been safely transported between Beijing and tianjin since its opening. Wuqing station, the largest stop along the route, has increased its daily passenger flow from 366 in 2008 to more than 10,000 today, with a daily maximum of 16,000. The Florentine town near the station attracts more than 20,000 visitors a day, more than half of whom come by bullet train.
Cheng shidong, director of the urban transport center at the comprehensive transport research institute of the national development and reform commission, said: "the beijing-tianjin intercity railway has brought Beijing and wuqing and tianjin closer together. Because wuqing to Beijing about 20 minutes, to tianjin more than 10 minutes, so that Beijing and tianjin this ability to consume a good embodiment here.
6 operation charts to meet travel needs in different periods
Beijing bureau group company for the beijing-tianjin inter-city railway passenger flow characteristics in different periods, the scientific and rational adjustment of train operation plan, arrange the peak day, Monday, Tuesday through Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday 6 piece of train diagrams, efforts to achieve precise matching capacity and passenger demand, meet everyday, weekend, small long holiday, such as spring ShuYun in different periods of travel demand.
Smooth operation and safe operation at 350 km/h
A total of 17 sets of CR400BF "fuxing" bullet trains have been put into operation on the beijing-tianjin intercity railway. The maintenance and repair of the trains are all undertaken by the tianjin bullet train section. In order to ensure the stability and safety of the train, 289 personnel involved in the maintenance, scheduling, quality inspection and data analysis of the "fuxing" emu team were trained in this section by using simulation equipment and VR equipment of the emu training base, and the "fuxing" crew was formed.
All fuxing trains on the beijing-tianjin intercity railway are operated by drivers from the tianjin locomotive depot. In order to ensure the smooth and safe operation of fuxing emu train at 350 km/h, the operation training module of beijing-tianjin intercity railway at 350 km/h was developed to train drivers one by one by using the simulated control module, aiming at shortening the operation time of some sections and accelerating the operation and upgrading of the emu train. Focus on the door opening, standard parking, speed control and other work links to strengthen staring control, to ensure traffic safety.