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Guangzhou to Open New Metro Connection to High-Speed Rail Line

Charles Liu — Fri, 08 Aug 2014 03:30:46 +0000

By late next year, you’ll be able to take Guangzhou’s Metro Line 4 to hop on the high-speed rail.

After the transportation lines are connected and Qingsheng Station is finished, a trip on Guangzhou’s Metro Line 4 from University Town to the high-speed rail will take only half an hour, reports Guangzhou Daily.

Qingsheng Station on Line 4 is currently Guangzhou’s first operational metro station to undergo the necessary modifications, and is expected to be fully operational by December 2015. The station will be the second high-speed rail interchange, after Guangzhou South Railway Station.

The fare from Qingsheng Station to Shenzhen will be RMB 49.5, and the trip is expected to take only 28 minutes under optimal conditions.

There are currently 13 high-speed trains traveling between Guangzhou South Railway station and Shenzhen. The plans for an inter-provincial high-speed rail connecting Guangzhou, Shenzhen and Hong Kong were recently delayed.

Photo: gzmtr

HK-GZ High-Speed Railway Hit With More Delays, Won’t Commence Until 2016

Charles Liu — Fri, 16 May 2014 04:58:27 +0000

Once you take off all the red tape from the packaging, it’s sure to go really fast.

An independent panel has been convened to examine the delay to the Hong Kong construction of the Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong Express Rail Link, said Acting Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor in a report from the Standard.

The announcement was made after legal arbitration was raised as a possibility to settle the disagreement over whom should pay for extra construction costs between the local government and MTR Corp, the developer of the Hong Hong-based section of the high-speed railway.

An announced delay to the completion of the project moved back the opening schedule to 2016 due to unforeseen complications. As such, MTR Corp put the new cost of the railway at HK$68.4 billion, $3.4 billion more than originally estimated.

Though the Hong Kong government had sent a letter stating they did not intend to cover this additional cost, MTR Corp cited a 2010 entrustment agreement whereby the government will fully reimburse contractors and consultants. However, in the event of a “material increase”, both sides are to negotiate the difference in the project management fee.

So yes, a potential legal delay caused by a construction delay may be solved with this independent panel, which won’t issue a report until November. Until then, there’s always the option of walking, or just staying put.

Photo: Gov.cn

First photos of nation’s first underground train station in Shenzhen published

Kevin McGeary — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 23:00:50 +0000

Photographs have been published by The Daily Sunshine of the construction site of Shenzhen Futian Train Station, which will be the country’s first underground transport hub. It will be part of the Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong high speed railway, which will be completed in 2015.

The complex will also include a 100-meter long bus station

The station will be located at the intersection between Shennan Avenue and Yitian Road, and will be 270,000 square meters (that is 192 football fields) in size. Passengers will be able to use the station’s transfer hall to walk to the Futian and Civic Centre subway stations, which were completed ahead of the Universiade in 2011.

The station’s transfer hall

Approximately 1,500 people are working on the construction. Underground construction is especially difficult due to problems such as lighting and ventilation for workers.

The water storage area which will provide air conditioning for the station

The city is particularly proud of its use of new and green technology such as LED lighting in the project.