The Unstoppable Growth of China's High-Speed Rail Network

How China out-built the world on high-speed rail.

Narration - Fred Mills
Executive Producer - Fred Mills
Producers - Tim Gibson and Fred Mills
Video Editing and Graphics - James Durkin

#construction #architecture #infrastructure

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[reynanbalgos]

Every time B1M pops up at my notif, it's an auto-click! hahahahaha! This channel made me love engineering!

[rdc]

China spent 1 Trillion USD over 10-15 years building this network, that is 1/4th the cost of the Iraq War the US paid

[Sonyhamster]

I'm from the UK now living in China. The high speed rail here makes the GWR high speed trains back in the UK feel Victorian. The trains here are modern, clean, safe, fast, punctual, have hot water facilities, clean toilets, smart ticketing and seating... They are all electrified and it's even more modern than the Eurostar and the original Japanese bullet train. You can even order takeaways to be delivered to your seat on your journey. And most importantly, it is crazy cheap compared to the UK where it's expensive, no one gets a seat and always late.

[argbrohs]

I lived in the city of Weihai for 7 years, from 2013 to 2019 and, I was lucky to see how in about 5 years they built not only one, but two high-speed train stations to connect the city to the national network . It was really mind blowing!

[geuvsa]

China is changing many of our paradigms with hard facts over the table, no matter how much we (some of we) demonize them. They work hard, they deserve success.

[marlondu]

I’m one of the engineers from China. Thanks for introducing the development of China’s high speed rail. Welcome all the friends come to China and experience HSR.

[memostothefuture]

As a Westerner who has lived in China for 9 years I am impressed how right you got the story of China's High Speed Rail Network in spite of being based so far away in the UK. You did great research and structured this well.

[thataxx]

The best part of China's high speed train is you can order food from any of the restaurants in the station on your phone and designate at what time during which stop to have it delivered to you. During the 2-3 minutes stop, your food is already there waiting to be distributed to you on the train. I miss it so much.

[ericw]

As a Chinese living in North America, it's really rare to see an English speaking youtuber/channel talking about China in such an unbiased lines and tone due to political correctness. Thank you for introduce China to the world with fairness and truthful.

[搬运工-bx]

As a Chinese living oversea, it's really rear to see an English speaking youtuber talking about China in such an unbiased lines and tone. Thanks for being truthful! I've subscribed and very looking forward to explore your videos more!

[upupup]

Very rare to see an English channel that does not use negative tone on Chinese content. Bravo.

[jerrysmith]

Fun fact: China's investment in the railway system surpassed its military budget in 2009 and 2010.

[abdourahmanealkhalifa]

For those who know history well, it is not a surprise to see China coming back! China has always been one of the most advanced civilisations in the world
in almost every historical period.

[markolivajaae]

The actual size of that network is insane, Id love to travel it one day.

[Takealookat]

China itself is unstoppable when it comes to growth and development, I always admire their quick development . I am living in China since 2013 and every day I find something new to love China more and more. It’s a beautiful country . I hope my country Bangladesh can learn something from China.

[DerTbey]

Watching this in Germany while waiting on the train that should arrived 45 minutes ago...

[russiandrivers]

Excellent video. I was in China in 1997, 2007 and 2017 and the difference is incredible. Every time I go back I'm amazed at the progress.

[shuaige]

I am foreigner living in China, last time I checked, from Shanghai to Nanjing (300km away) there are 400 trains a day including more than 300 high-speed trains a day... counting only shanghai to nanjing, not including the nanjing to shanghai one... at some period0 of the day as many train depart as for a busy metro... every few minutes a train leave... they can handle it because they have many many tracks for people to board.

[丛飞宇]

My family is in Nanjing and I'm working in Shanghai, 300KM in between. I go back and forth every week by high speed train. If I want, I can go back and forth everyday! There are lots of people like me who live in one city and work in another city. Thanks to the high speed trains that make it possible!

[MsRapislife]

It's very hard to understand how convenient and efficient Chinese high speed railway network is without actually experiencing it. Currently I live in a tier-4 city in central China and work in a university there. Every Thursday I take high speed train to a tier-5 city which is about 140 km away from my city. It takes 31 minutes to get there. And there are five shifts of trains going my way from 7:10 am to 9:00 am, so it's quite easy to make a plan which may fit my timetable well. I can't imagine that I'll be able to teach in a different university in a different city from 10 am to 3 pm (with lunch break) Without high speed rail when I get up as usual in my city every Thursday morning. And I'll be home on time for supper as if I've just finished a day's work in my city. Of course, one can always drive such a distance to work, which I'm afraid, would have already worn me out before I get to the students. I definitely will not accept this kind of extra work without efficient high speed rail. I really enjoy it when I can go out of the city temporarily to ride with the beautiful scenery along the rail and take in the fresh spring which is in full bloom everywhere on the road.