China’s high-speed railway ran the test to a record speed of 385 km / h, 10% higher than the design speed.

According to information from Chinanew.com , the train running on the Beijing – Zhangjiakou high-speed rail line of China reached a record speed of 385 km per hour, 10% higher than the design speed in a single run. Try it out on Sunday.

The railway connecting Beijing and Zhangjiakou in the northern province of Hebei, China, is 174 km long including 70.5 km in Beijing and 103.5 km in Hebei province, which is expected to go. to be officially operational by the end of this year. This route will shorten the travel time between the two cities from 3 hours at the present time to less than 1 hour.

After the Beijing-Zhangjiakou high-speed railway is put into operation, travel time from Beijing to Zhangjiakou will be shortened within an hour.

With a designed top speed of 350 km / h, it is expected to be the world’s first self-driving (but still supervised) rail line.

The testing and repair of the railway was started earlier this month at a maintenance station in Changping district, Beijing, Chinese engineers checked all aspects of its operation. Through dynamic testing and finally the train achieved a speed of 385 km / h after adjustment.

The main route of the Sung Le railway, which mainly serves the Sung Le examination area of ​​the 2022 Winter Olympic Games, has also completed the installation of rails, which will be opened and operated synchronously with the North high-speed train at the end of the year. Kinh-Trương Giakou.

According to the relevant person in charge of Beijing – Zhangcheng Intercity Railway Co., Ltd., real-time data analysis from the monitoring center showed that it worked well and stable during running.

At the same time, the engineers will continuously conduct inspection, adjustment and optimization as well as fault detection in the next tests strictly before the high-speed railway officially comes into operation.

Starting at Beijing Beijing Railway Station, the Beijing – Zhangjiakou High Speed ​​Railway will pass through the Hai Dien, Changping and Dien Khanh districts of Beijing. After that, the railway continued going northwest through two districts of Hubei province before ending in Zhangjiakou city with a total length of 174 km.

According to China Railway Electrification Group, the entire railway will be equipped with intelligent substations, which can monitor train operation status in real time and handle online incidents, improve Stability and safety of ship operation.

A range of smart robots will also be used at high-speed railway stations to guide passengers and help them carry their luggage.

This high-speed railway is considered to represent an important project for the upcoming 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic Games and is also important in enhancing the development of Beijing, Tianjin and the province. Hebei, as well as connecting with the western region of China.