"[Creating] the corridors of an international railway is expected to put on the agenda," said He Huawu, an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering and chief engineer of the Ministry of Railways (MOR), according to the 60th anniversary of China Zhongtie Major Bridge Reconnaissance and Design Institute.
China has 10,000 kilometers of high-speed railway under construction at present, including the Beijing-Harbin, Harbin-Dalian, Hefei-Fuzhou, Beijing-Wuhan, Shanghai-Ningbo and many other lines. The government plans to add 4,613 kilometers of new lines.
China's high-speed rail networks had developed rapidly as independent technological innovation based on existing technologies helped the country make trains that could travel up to 350 kilometers per hour, He said.
Chinese companies had sought cooperation with their foreign partners including Siemens, Bombardier and Alstom.
China opened its first high-speed rail line linking Beijing and Tianjin in 2008 in cooperation with Germany-based Siemens.
France's Alstom has bid in March to supply locomotives for the world's fastest rail line in China as it also considered offering high-speed train maintenance services to China.
China will host the World Congress on High-Speed Rail for the first time when the event is held in Beijing from Dec. 7 to Dec. 9 in Beijing, He said.
The MOR will co-host the congress with the UIC (International Union of Railways). The past six congresses were all held in Europe, He said at a press conference.
China already has the world's biggest high-speed rail network with 6,920 kilometers of lines in operation.
By 2012, China would have a railway network of 110,000 kilometers, of which 13,000 kilometers would be high-speed lines.
Trains traveling at up to 350 kilometers per hour, including the Beijing-Tianjin, Wuhan-Guangzhou, Zhengzhou-Xi'an and Shanghai-Nanjing services are already the fastest in the world.
In addition, China will build more cross-Sea Passages, and some preliminary studies have been carried out. In the long run, some international corridors may also be put on the agenda, including the Central Asia channel, North-East Asia Channel, Southern Asia Channel, Pan-Asian channel. These major projects will introduce new technology and higher requirements in bridge engineering.
China has 10,000 kilometers of high-speed railway under construction at present, including the Beijing-Harbin, Harbin-Dalian, Hefei-Fuzhou, Beijing-Wuhan, Shanghai-Ningbo and many other lines. The government plans to add 4,613 kilometers of new lines.
China's high-speed rail networks had developed rapidly as independent technological innovation based on existing technologies helped the country make trains that could travel up to 350 kilometers per hour, He said.
Chinese companies had sought cooperation with their foreign partners including Siemens, Bombardier and Alstom.
China opened its first high-speed rail line linking Beijing and Tianjin in 2008 in cooperation with Germany-based Siemens.
France's Alstom has bid in March to supply locomotives for the world's fastest rail line in China as it also considered offering high-speed train maintenance services to China.
China will host the World Congress on High-Speed Rail for the first time when the event is held in Beijing from Dec. 7 to Dec. 9 in Beijing, He said.
The MOR will co-host the congress with the UIC (International Union of Railways). The past six congresses were all held in Europe, He said at a press conference.
China already has the world's biggest high-speed rail network with 6,920 kilometers of lines in operation.
By 2012, China would have a railway network of 110,000 kilometers, of which 13,000 kilometers would be high-speed lines.
Trains traveling at up to 350 kilometers per hour, including the Beijing-Tianjin, Wuhan-Guangzhou, Zhengzhou-Xi'an and Shanghai-Nanjing services are already the fastest in the world.
In addition, China will build more cross-Sea Passages, and some preliminary studies have been carried out. In the long run, some international corridors may also be put on the agenda, including the Central Asia channel, North-East Asia Channel, Southern Asia Channel, Pan-Asian channel. These major projects will introduce new technology and higher requirements in bridge engineering.
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