Online photo exhibition of China in Development (1911-2011)
(CPC Encyclopedia)
Updated: 2011-09-16 16:52
The Beijing West Railway Station. Opened in early 1996 after three years of construction, it was the largest railway station in Asia with 510,000 m². The station serves in average 150,000–180,000 passengers per day with a maximum of 400,000 people per day. It was expanded in 2000 and had a vast amount of parking lots added. [Photo/All-China Federation of Returned Overseas Chinese and China Intercontinental Press]
A CRH train from Fuzhou to Xiamen is passing Xinglin Bridge in Xiamen, Fujian province. [Photo/All-China Federation of Returned Overseas Chinese and China Intercontinental Press]
The Jinghe-Yining-Khorgos Railway is the first electrified railway in Xinjiang, China. It connects Jinghe, Yining (Ghulja) and Khorgos, and the Jinghe-Yining section is electrified. The railway is 286 km in length. [Photo/All-China Federation of Returned Overseas Chinese and China Intercontinental Press]
Employees at the Zhengzhou-Xi'an High-speed Railway are working near the line to ensure safety during the first flood control season since the line was put into operation on February 6, 2010. The flood control season started at 8:00 am May 1, 2010. [Photo/All-China Federation of Returned Overseas Chinese and China Intercontinental Press]