China to complete testing of Winter Olympics high-speed train by mid-2019

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China will complete the testing of high-speed trains that will run on a new line linking Beijing and Zhangjiakou, co-hosts of the 2022 Winter Olympics, by the first half of next year, an expert familiar with the project said.

A prototype of the trains will be manufactured and assembled by the end of this year, said He Huawu, technical adviser to the general manager of China Railway Corporation and member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering.

The Olympic trains will be based on the Fuxing bullet train design, but new technology will make them smarter and greener.

Designer Jin Zhulin (R) introduces the concept of future Olympic bullet trains at the China Academy of Railway Sciences Co., Ltd in Beijing, capital of China, April 23, 2018. /Xinhua Photo

Construction of the Beijing-Zhangjiakou line is underway and running smoothly, according to China Railway Corporation.

The route is considered historically significant as the Beijing-Zhangjiakou railway, China's first independently-built railway, opened to traffic in 1909.

(Top image: Design rendering of a future Olympic bullet train released by the China Academy of Railway Sciences Co., Ltd /Xinhua Photo )

Source(s): Xinhua News Agency