Free transportation service offered for travelers returning to work after Chinese New Year

STORY: Free transportation service offered for travelers returning to work after Chinese New Year DATELINE: Jan. 31, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:50 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: ECONOMY/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of workers taking the free buses or trains 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): DENG SHENGFENG, Migrant worker traveling from Yunnan to Zhejiang 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): MR. CHEN, Migrant worker in Guizhou 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): PAN JIANHUA, Migrant worker in Guizhou STORYLINE: China is bracing for a fresh travel peak as a growing number of travelers hit the road and return to work after a week-long Spring Festival holiday. Free "point-to-point" direct buses and trains are offered for workers by local governments in China to ensure smooth and safe post-holiday travel flow. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): DENG SHENGFENG, Migrant worker traveling from Yunnan to Zhejiang "The local government organizes free buses for us to go to the train station from our town." SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): MR. CHEN, Migrant worker in Guizhou "

Travel time between Beijing, Shijiazhuang through high-speed railway cut to one hour

STORY: Travel time between Beijing, Shijiazhuang through high-speed railway cut to one hour DATELINE: Dec. 27, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:14 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Beijing West Railway Station 2. Voice of Yuan Xuran, Staff member of Beijing West Railway Station 3. various of Beijing West Railway Station 4. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): SUN MENGNAN, Conductor of Beijing passenger section 5. various of Beijing-Guangzhou high-speed railway STORYLINE: The travel time between Beijing and Shijiazhuang, capital of north China's Hebei Province through a high-speed rail has been cut to one hour after the implementation of a new railway operation map. Voice of Yuan Xuran, Staff member of Beijing West Railway Station "Starting from today(Dec. 26), 10 pairs of 60-minute direct high-speed trains will run daily between Beijing West Railway Station and Shijiazhuang, further reducing the travel time between the two cities." The high-speed railway between Beijing and Shijiazhuang has advanced the coord

Chinese company delivers two ART trains to UAE

STORY: Chinese company delivers two ART trains to UAE DATELINE: Sept. 7, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:16 LOCATION: CHANGSHA, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: various of the Autonomous Rail Rapid Transit Trains STORYLINE: Two Autonomous Rail Rapid Transit Trains (ART) produced by CRRC Zhuzhou Locomotive Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of CRRC Group, were delivered on Tuesday. They will set off from south China's Guangzhou to the United Arab Emirates (UAE), marking CRRC's first batch of ART trains delivered to overseas users. According to CRRC, the unmanned train integrates the advantages of trams and buses with merits of low cost, short construction period and flexible operation. It can run on the pre-defined trajectory, using the sensor onboard to identify the virtual rail on the ground. On a single charge, the trains can have a cruising range of 80 kilometers. They were specially customized for the UAE with a roof material that resists direct sunlight and high temperature to better adapt to the local natural conditions