According to Jimei Road Transport Bureau, Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) will reach Guankou of Jimei district by the end of this year and to extend to No.10 middle school in Xinglin district before the 13th CIFIT, which falls on September 8, 2009.   The BRT line 2 is completely opened now while the line 1 is expected to extend to Xiamen new railway station by the end of this year.   In addition, the Fuzhou-Xiamen Railway will be opened to traffic on Oct. 30th, which is expected to save 1-2 hours traveling from Xiamen to Fuzhou, capital of Fujian province.   In terms of

 The Fuzhou-Xiamen Railway was first open for freight trains on Dec 31, 2009   The Fuzhou-Xiamen High-speed Railway is expected to go into formal operation on March 26, the Southeast Express reported on Wednesday.    With a total investment of 15.25 billion yuan, the 274.9-km Fuzhou-Xiamen railway was first open for freight trains on December 31, 2009. It is expected to bring more opportunities and conveniences to the coastal city of Xiamen.   There are 14stops along the 274.9-km long railway, including Fuzhou Nan (Fuzhou South),

6 automatic ticket vending machines for EMU trains have been installed at Xiamen Railway Station   6 automatic ticket vending machines have been installed inside Xiamen Railway Station, reports Fujian Southeast News.   Once EMU(electric multiple unit) trains come into service on Fuzhou-Xiamen high-speed railway, passengers can buy tickets through ticket counters or automatic ticket vending machines. Currently, these machines are ready for system debugging.   This ticket booking office is situated inside the rail waiting

   The 274.9-km long high-speed railway will shorten the journey time between Fuzhou and Xiamen within 1.5 hours   The Fuzhou-Xiamen High-Speed Railway is scheduled to open to EMU trains on April 26, 2010 and the initial train service arrangement has been released, reports Monday’s Xiamen Evening News.   25 daily pairs of train service will be running between Fuzhou South Station and Xiamen Railway Station during the initial period, and 12 more pairs of trains will be added into service late May or early June.   By then, a total of 37

The temporary passenger waiting area for the CNY travel peak, which is at the front square of the Xiamen Railway Station, is now being transformed into a 1600-square-meter waiting area to cope with the surging passenger flow for the upcoming CRH bullet trains.   The new waiting area is built with a steel structure, and is larger than the existing waiting hall of the station on the second floor. It is estimated to be completed on April 20, one week before the opening of the Xiamen-Fuzhou Railway.   Besides, the No. 1 Waiting Hall will be used as a designated waiting room for CRH

   Xiamen North Station is a major station along the Fuzhou-Xiamen High-speed Railway   New bus lines will be linked to the Xiamen North Station to facilitate CRH bullet train passengers, reports Taihainet.   Xiamen North Station, located in the outlying Houxi Town of Jimei District, is a major station along the Fuzhou-Xiamen High-speed Railway.   The BRT Line 1, currently running between No.1 Dock and Huaqiao University, will be extended to Xiamen North Station from the Huaqiao University terminal. Currently, construction of

The Nanping-Sanming-Longyan High-speed Railway (or Nansanlong High-speed Railway) will begin construction at the end of this year, according to the Fujian Provincial Development & Reform Committee.   The railway project has been approved by the Ministry of Railways of the P.R.C and Fujian Government, each of whom will contribute half of the project funds.   Covering 243.5 kilometers, the electrified double track project is expected to run at a speed of 250 kilometers per hour.   The Nansanlong High-speed Railway is an important part of

 CRH2A train consists of 8 cars, including a first-class car, a dinning car and 6 second-class cars   The CRH2E is a modified 16-cars version of the CRH2 with sleeping cars.    25 pairs of CRH2 bullet trains will be used on the Fuzhou-Xiamen high-speed railway in the initial period and 12 more pairs will be put into use in due time, Tuesday’s Xiamen Economic Daily reported.   CRH2, the "Harmony" China Railway High-speed series electric multiple units (EMUs), is one of the high-speed train models in China.   In 2004,

 Xiamen Railway Station sees 13, 000 passengers on the  opening day of Fuzhou-Xiamen high-speed railway    13,000 passengers boarded Dongche or CRH2 bullet trains at Xiamen Railway Station on Monday (April 26, 2010), the first day that the Fuzhou-Xiamen high-speed railway opened to traffic, Taihainet.com reports.   There were a total of 25 CRH2 bullet trains departing from Xiamen Railway Station on Monday. Among them, the earliest train, carrying 899 passengers, set off from the station and headed for Fuzhou at 7:15am.   Two

Xiamen North Station was officially put into use on April 26, 2010   Xiamen North Station (formerly known as Xiamen New Railway Station), located in Houxi Town, Jimei District, is the second station for bullet trains departing from the Xiamen Railway Station.     According to Xiamen Traffic Authority, 4 new bus routes with terminal station located at the Xiamen North Station have been opened in order to facilitate train passengers outside the Xiamen Island, which are No. 690, No. 790, No. 980 and ¼¯10.   Bus No. 690: Tong’an Dongzhai

Xiamen Railway Station to see 30,000 daily passengers during the upcoming May Day holiday   One day before the 3-day May Day's holiday comes, Xiamen has taken safety measures in densely populated places to cope with the upcoming passenger flow peak, reports Xiamen Daily.   Places including Xiamen Railway Station, Wucun Underground Commercial Street and Huandao Road are the main focuses.   The passenger flow has surged in Xiamen since the opening of Fuzhou-Xiamen high-speed railway. It’s estimated that regular trains and

Xiamen Railway Station received more than 60,000 passengers on 3rd May   A major renovation project has been planned for the Xiamen Railway Station, which was under much traffic pressure especially when it received more than 60,000 passengers on the last day of the 3-day May Day holiday, according to Xiamen transport authorities.   As the departure station of the Fuzhou-Xiamen high-speed railway, the small-sized station was built in 1982 and no large-scale renovation has been carried out during the past 30 years. Only a temporary expansion of the No. 3

Xiamen Railway Station (file photo)   A 10,000-square-meter 3-storey square, 3 times bigger than the current square of Xiamen Railway Station, will be built south of the station, according to the Xiamen City Planning and Design Institute.   The lagged facilities of Xiamen Railway Station have posed a challenge to traffic authorities especially after the Fuzhou-Xiamen high-speed railway put into operation last month. The number of passengers has surged to 26,000 per day, nearly 3 times the figure in the past .    The three-dimensional square

The Jiangyinshugang rail between Yuxi and Jiangyin port will be finished next year   Covering 19.4 kilometers, the Jiangyinshugang rail (½­ÒõÊè¸ÛÌú·) between Yuxi and Jiangyin port will be finished next year. As an extension of Jiangyin rails linking Jiangyin port, this rail will provide a route cutting nearly 8 hours of driving to become another major artery of transportation. The port in Jiangyin is one of the two important container distribution centers in Fujian province. Starting from the Yuxi (ÓæϪ) part of Fuxia rails and linking Jiangyin port and its