First sky train launched in China
Q. Which country has the world’s longest bullet train network and its first sky train?- Published on 12 Sep 16a. China
b. Japan
c. South Korea
d. Singapore
ANSWER: China
China’s high speed railway has completed 20,000 kms of track network in the nation, becoming the world’s longest bullet train network
- A high speed railway linking Zhengzhou in China’s Henan Province and Xuzhou in eastern Jiangsu opened on 10th September 2016
- With the operation of the newline, China’s high speed railway lines have exceeded 20,000 kms in total length which is the world’s longest
- 360 km line connects the high speed railways in the west with two major north-south lines cutting travel time between west and east
- Travel time between Shanghai and Xi’an is cut to six hours from nearby 11 hours
- Line has 9 stations and runs at 300 kph in the initial period
- China’s first sky train also came out of the assembly line in Nanjing city on 10th September
- China is the third country to develop this technology after Germany and Japan
- Sky trains are lower in cost and have top climbing and turning ability as well as higher wind resistance
- The elevated railway train was rolled out by Nanjing Puzhen Company Limited affiliated to China’s largest rolling stock manufacturer CRRC Corporation Limited
- Two compartments of this sky train can hold more than 200 passengers and when compared to subways and trams, they have lower costs and better returns
- Construction period of sky trains is hotter than that of subways
- Overhauled railway is driven by batteries which can last 4 hours at a time and recharged in only two minutes
