2015年CRI New High-speed Railway to Benefit Tourism in Hainan

A final stretch of high-speed railway began operation on Wednesday, making it the rail of its kind to circle an island. A bullet train set off yesterday from Haikou, the capital of the island province, on the 345-km western track of the loop line. It

Railway travel

A ticket to London, please. Paul Ryefield: What time does the next train to London leave? Railway Station Clerk: At 16:35, from platform 8. Paul Ryefield: Is it a direct train to London? Railway Station Clerk: No, you have to change trains at Birming

China to Allow Social Capital in Railway Sector

The central government here in China has outlined how it intends to allow social investment into the railway sector. CRI's He Fei has more. A guideline has issued by the central government on how to innovate railway funding and speed up railway const

英语大赢家 下册 194.Scene 9.Topic 2残疾人专用设备Handicap Facilities

Listen Read Learn Daniel: Mom, the road is so strange! It is different from the common roads. Mom: Oh, it was done for the blinds. They can feel and find their way to any place they want. Daniel: Is that really so? Oh, great. It's unnecessary for the

China deploys 70,000 railway police for travel rush

BEIJING, Jan. 26 (Xinhua) -- More than 70,000 police were deployed to train stations across China to manage orders and ensure travelers' safety on Saturday, when the nation begins the biggest annual migration on earth. They will carry out all-day pat

China's railways brace for upcoming travel rushes

BEIJING, March 23 (Xinhua) -- China's railway system is expecting heavy traffic during the travel rushes for the upcoming Qingming Festival and the May Day holiday, the Ministry of Railways (MOR) said Friday. According to the MOR's forecast, some 27.

Work begins on major high-speed railway in western China

Work begins on major high-speed railway in western China XI'AN, Oct. 27 (Xinhua) -- Construction work started Saturday on a major high-speed railway in China's western hinterland to promote local economic cooperation and development. The 643-km-long

VOA双语新闻 Some Oil, Gas Facilities

Several oil and gas facilities in the Gulf of Mexico have resumed operations following Hurricane Katrina. However, an industry analyst says the full extent of damage to generating facilities is still unknown. 美国墨西哥湾地区的几个炼油厂在

2015年CRI Thailand, China Launch Railway Project

The launch ceremony has taken place at the Chiang Rak Noi Station in central Thailand's province of Ayutthaya. This is where the project's Operation Control Center will be located. Saturday's ceremony comes exactly one-year after the Thailand-China M

英语口语大赢家Topic194:残疾人专用设备 Handicap Facilities

马路上丹尼尔对盲道感到新奇，经过妈妈对盲人专用设备的解说，他明白了很多，也试着触摸盲文，可是他却什么也没感觉到。 Listen Read Learn Daniel: Mom, the road is so strange! It is different from the common roads. Mom: Oh, it was done for the blinds. They

China to dismantle Railway Ministry

BEIJING, March 10 (Xinhua) -- China plans to dismantle the Ministry of Railways into administrative and commercial arms to reduce bureaucracy and improve railway service efficiency, a top Chinese official said Sunday. The existing Railways Ministry,

China reforms railway court system

BEIJING, July 30 (Xinhua) -- China's railway courts are now being integrated into civilian courts as part of reforms that are intended to help build a unified judicial system. Railway courts handle criminal and civil cases concerning railway transpor

China tightens railway security checks for travel rush

BEIJING, Feb. 5 (Xinhua) -- Railway police said Tuesday they have handled 240,000 cases concerning inflammables, explosives and dangerous goods since the start of the Spring Festival holiday travel rush. Police authorities under the Ministry of Railw

Fair treatment for private capital in railway investment

BEIJING, May 21 (Xinhua) -- China's recent move to give private capital equal treatment in investing in the country's railway projects is expected to inject new vitality into the long-monopolized railway sector amid concerns of an economic slowdown.

VOA常速英语2007年-Disabling of N. Korea Nuclear Facilities Going

By Kurt Achin Seoul 06 November 2007 A senior U.S. envoy who spent this weekend in North Korea says authorities there are cooperating in the process of disabling the country's nuclear facilities. As VOA's Kurt Achin reports from Seoul, the shutdown i

China vows to increase sports facilities

BEIJING, Dec. 10 (Xinhua) -- China has vowed to increase the nation's expanse of public sporting areas to 1.5 square meters per head of population by 2015, according to a five-year plan released on Monday. Under the plan drafted by the National Devel

CCTV9英语新闻：China to have a bright new railway services timetables

China will have a bright new railway services timetables from Sunday. It is the largest expansion in decades involving extensive regions and a range of trains. Beijing Railway Bureau said the capital will run 30 more services, leading to a record hig

英闻天下——163 Aus Scenic Rail, Worlds' Steepest Passenger Railway

The Scenic Railway is the steepest cable-driven railway in the world. It was originally constructed for a coal and oil shale mining operation in the 1880s. From 1928 to 1945 it carried coal during the week and passengers on the weekends. The coal min

2016年CRI China Witnesses Biggest Railway Expansion in One Decade

The latest service adjustment will see the number of passenger trains in China grow to 3400 pairs, out of which over 2100 pairs are high-speed. 100 pairs of bullet trains have been scheduled to operate in the mornings and evenings, in a bid to make i

CCTV9英语新闻：Yunnan's first high-speed railway completed

In southwest Chinas Yunnan province, construction of a high-speed railway connecting the capital city of Kunming with Shanghai has just been completed. The high-speed railway is the first for Yunnan. The route is about 380 kilometers and connects the