China Transportation

China Transportation

The Chinese government since 1949 has improved the China transportation system that consisted of railways, highways, airplanes and water transport. Before 1950 there were 21, 800 km of railway lines but by 1998 there were 57,600 km of railway network.

The total network of railways in China amounts to 100,000 km with Beijing as the center. The types of networks are quasi- high-speed trains, fast trains, tourist trains, express trains, passenger trains.

China transportation in the field of aviation has around 1,000 domestic airlines that cover 140 cities with Beijing as the center. On the other hand there are 130 international airlines and 21 regional airlines that connect to 60 cities in 40 countries.

Among the China transportation also include the waterways as the China's vast maritime territory comprises of Bohai, Yellow and East China Seas in the East while South China Sea in the south. The Pearl River delta is a prime river system for the movement of goods and people. In 1998, navigable inland waterways in China totaled 110,000 km, the volume of cargo transportation was 1940.6 billion tons/km, and the volume of passenger transportation was 12 billion persons/km.

China transportation in the sector of road comprises of 1.18 million km of highway that includes 68 national highways. Several expressways and first and second-class highways are in the process of construction.

Well on the other hand to get around the city the means of transport includes Taxi and the fare ranges from 1to 2 Yuan per km. The subways also operate are convenient transportation in China and are available in four cities- Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Tianjin. Buses are also a major public means of transport in the large cities of China. Buses in the cities operate from 5 a.m. to 11 p.m. in the large cities there air conditioned buses of which ht prices are two to three times high.aarl

China's transportation sector is the fastest growing sector in terms of energy use although the sector currently consumes 10 percent of total energy use, it is projected to account for one-third by 2050.

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