I'm planning to take the Intercity train from London to Edinburgh next weekend.
我打算下周末坐Intercity列车从伦敦去爱丁堡。
The Intercity Express (ICE) is a high-speed rail service in Germany that connects major cities.
Intercity Express（ICE）是德国的一种高速铁路服务，连接各大城市。
She arrived at her destination an hour earlier than expected, thanks to the reliable Intercity service.
多亏了可靠的Intercity服务，她比预期提前一小时到达目的地。
We had a comfortable journey on the Intercity, with ample legroom and a smooth ride.
在Intercity列车上，我们旅途舒适，腿部空间宽敞，乘坐平稳。
The Intercity buses run frequently between the two neighboring towns, making it convenient for commuters.
Intercity公交车在两个相邻城镇间频繁运行，为通勤者提供了很大的便利。
The Intercity route map shows all the stops and connections for passengers to plan their trips effectively.
Intercity路线图显示了所有站点和连接，乘客可以据此有效地规划行程。
Due to track maintenance, the Intercity train will be diverted via an alternate route tomorrow.
由于轨道维护，明天的Intercity列车将改道行驶。
The Intercity train fare is quite reasonable, considering the distance we're traveling.
考虑到我们要走的距离，Intercity火车票价相当合理。
After the Intercity train departed, the station gradually returned to its usual quietness.
Intercity列车离开后，车站渐渐恢复了往常的宁静。
The Intercity network in Australia has been expanding, offering more regional connectivity.
澳大利亚的Intercity网络正在扩张，提供更多地区间的连接服务。
Currently, the country's railway construction is primarily focused on building urban and intercity train lines, along with modern logistics hubs, said Tian Jun, chief engineer with the administration.
国家铁路局总工程师田军表示，目前，中国的铁路建设主要集中在建设城市和城际列车线路以及现代物流枢纽。
The new high-speed service in southern China follows on the success of the Beijing-Zhangjiakou High-speed Railway and the Beijing-Tianjin Intercity Railway.
继京张高速铁路和京津城际铁路的成功之后，中国南方的新高速服务应运而生。
One of its latest efforts is the second Shanghai-Nanjing intercity high-speed railway, for which the company joined construction in 2018.
该公司的最新努力之一是第二条沪宁城际高铁，该公司于2018年加入建设。
Compared with helicopters, they are quieter, more environmentally friendly and more affordable, and are expected to be widely used in air travel within cities and intercity travel scenarios in urban areas.
与直升机相比，它们更安静、更环保、更实惠，有望广泛应用于城市内部的航空旅行和城市地区的城际旅行场景。
A 150-km intercity high-speed railway line linking Beijing and Tangshan in North China's Hebei province began service recently.
连接中国北部河北省北京和唐山的150公里城际高速铁路最近开始运营。
This intercity railway has not only facilitated travel for residents in areas close to Beijing but has also improved the development prospects of the city cluster, said He Jin, an engineer with the China Railway Design Corp.
这条城际铁路不仅方便了北京附近地区的居民出行，而且改善了城市群的发展前景。
Launched as a rapid transit corridor from Beijing to Tangshan, the Beijing-Tangshan intercity railway line is of great significance in driving economic development efforts in regions located along the route and for promoting the coordinated development of the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region.
京唐城际铁路作为北京至唐山的快速交通走廊，对推动沿线地区经济发展和促进京津冀区域协调发展具有重要意义。
According to the Liaocheng Municipal Bureau of Statistics, the city witnessed its infrastructure investment surge by 18.5 percent in the first six months, covering projects such as high-speed railways, intercity expressways, water conservancies and hospitals.
根据聊城市统计局的数据，前六个月，该市基础设施投资激增18.5%，涉及高铁、城际高速公路、水利和医院等项目。
Before daily operations begin on Thursday on the Beijing-Shanghai Railway and the Shanghai-Nanjing Intercity Railway, an overpass of Benfa Road in Changzhou, Jiangsu province, can be seen above the rails of the two busiest railways, which marks not only a milestone for the road project as it is a success after numerous challenges, but also another valuable example for all other construction teams facing similar technical issues nationwide.
在周四京沪铁路和沪宁城际铁路开始日常运营之前，江苏省常州市本发路的一座立交桥可以在这两条最繁忙的铁路的铁轨上方看到，这不仅标志着该道路项目的里程碑，因为它在经历了无数挑战后取得了成功，也是全国面临类似技术问题的所有其他施工团队的又一个宝贵例子。
The project will also relieve traffic congestion in the mountainous city and boost the intercity connection, said Zhang Jiyun, project manager with China Railway 24th Bureau Group.
中铁二十四局集团项目经理张继云表示，该项目还将缓解山区城市的交通拥堵，促进城际连接。
It is expected to be applied to intercity and urban lines of 50 km to 200 km, he added.
他补充道，该技术预计将应用于50公里至200公里的城际和城市线路。
Apart from traditional infrastructure projects like highways and airports, Qi said construction machinery will be key in supporting the growth of new infrastructure projects, such as building 5G base stations, telecommunication towers, ultrahigh voltage grids and intercity high-speed railway networks.
It typically includes ultra-high-voltage projects, new energy vehicle chargers, 5G base station construction, big data centers, artificial intelligence, the industrial internet, high-speed railways and intercity railway transit.
Cong said that massive investment in new infrastructure ranging from high-end manufacturing to intercity transit systems can also help the company maintain robust growth and further diversify its business.
With a designed maximum speed of 200 kilometers per hour, it is expected to reduce the intercity travel time from eight hours to less than three hours.
An effective way to promote connectivity in the Bay Area is to construct a fully automated and intelligent intercity subway, said Liu, who is also a member of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.
The arm specializes in the manufacture of trains including electric locomotives, mass transit vehicles, intercity electric multiple units, maglev trains and super-capacitor trams.
Also, most of its services are directly related to intercity transportation services, which will enable an easy transition from one service to another within the app," Lu said.
These include more than 3,500 high-speed rail cars and intercity passenger-train cars, 580 electric locomotives and over 2,000 metro cars.
这些包括3500多辆高速铁路客车和城际旅客列车车厢，580台电力机车以及超过2000辆地铁车辆。
Working professionals can take advantage of convenient intercity railway and bus services to commute between workplaces in big cities and homes in suburban or satellite cities.
In 2008, the year China hosted the Summer Olympics, the Beijing-Tianjin Intercity Railway, with a designed speed of 350 kilometers per hour, began operations, unveiling a fast-expanding modern high-speed railway network in the world's second-largest economy.
This achievement marks another milestone in China's pursuit of intelligent rail technology, following the success of the Beijing-Zhangjiakou high-speed railway and the Beijing-Xiong'an intercity railway.
The lines include an airport express linking Xiong'an with Daxing International Airport in Beijing's Daxing district, Xiong'an-Xinzhou high-speed railway and Shijiazhuang-Xiong'an intercity railway.
However, with the opening of the Changchun-Hunchun expressway, the Changchun-Hunchun intercity railway, and the resumption of the Hunchun-Makhalino railway between China and Russia, Hunchun has successfully implemented a strategy of utilizing nearby ports for sea trade.
The mayors of four Asian cities vowed recently to boost intercity collaboration and their international profile during a sideline event at the ongoing Summer Davos in Tianjin on Wednesday.
According to a construction progress report by the Shanghai branch of the national rail operator China State Railway Group Co Ltd, the second Shanghai-Nanjing intercity high-speed railway spanning the Yangtze River entered joint testing, bringing some of the country's most economically vital cities within an hour's reach of each other.
With the opening of an intercity railway, travel time between Beijing West Railway Station to Xiong'an has been cut from nearly 1.5 hours to about 50 minutes.
GUANGZHOU — It takes residents of Foshan less than an hour to reach their workplaces in the southern Chinese metropolis of Guangzhou, thanks to the intercity subway that facilitates an extraordinary daily commute.
The Guangzhou-Foshan Line is the first intercity metro line in China, with an average daily passenger volume of about 531,000, said Zhang Jian, an official with Guangzhou Metro Group Co Ltd.
While meeting the travel needs of commuters, the intercity subway line also plays an important role in the social and economic integration of Guangzhou and Foshan, with 18.8 million and 9.6 million permanent residents, respectively.
With an investment of 94 billion yuan ($13.9 billion), an intercity railway linking Shanghai, Suzhou of Jiangsu province and Jiaxing of Zhejiang province started construction in mid-July, which according to the construction plan published earlier is expected to be put into use around 2028.
Wang Yang, senior engineer with Shanghai Shen-Tie Investment Co Ltd, who is in charge of the construction of the Qingpu New City station, said the intercity rail will have interchange stations with two metro lines in Shanghai.
"In the future, for passengers, the intercity rail will be as convenient as taking the metro," said Wang.
Rao Xueping, deputy chief engineer of China Railway Shanghai Design Institute Group, said, "The intercity rail will accelerate the convergence of people, goods and capital in the demonstration zone.
"The intercity rail is just one in a series of railway projects that have been bundled into a multilevel rail transit plan in the Yangtze River Delta toward 2035, which was published by the National Development and Reform Commission last year.
With unified standards, the three parts of the intercity rail line will eventually join at the intersection of the two provinces with the municipality.
Construction of an intercity railway project along the river in southern Jiangsu province sees a leap forward as the main building of Jurong Station, a major station along the rail and a future transportation hub for the county-level city, is nearing completion with a "breakthrough" achieved in capping work recently, the project builder said.
China Railway 24th Bureau Group Corp Ltd (CR24), a unit of State-owned China Railway Construction Corp, said its team completed cap installation for Jurong Station on Friday and started the interior decorating work, readying the station for the official operation of the intercity railway along the Yangtze River within this year.
According to the State-owned builder, Jurong is among a batch of areas benefiting from the intercity railway, which will bring one-hour intercity trips to more passengers living in the Yangtze River Delta region.
With a designed speed of 350 kilometers per hour, the 278 km intercity line is a major part of China's riverside railway construction plan, and is the second intercity line between Shanghai and Nanjing, Jiangsu province.
While calling for the upgrading of traditional infrastructure facilities, the meeting also stressed the need to step up construction of "new infrastructure", including 5G networks, the industrial internet, intercity transportation, intracity rail systems, data centers, artificial intelligence, ultrahigh voltage infrastructure and new energy vehicle charging stations.
The project builder said the completed work has laid the foundation for the early opening and operation of the intercity section between the two cities of Dali and Ruili in Yunnan province.
Projects such as urban and intercity railways and old-road upgrades for self-driving pilot zones are calling for investment.
The latest five-year plan also calls for newly-built intercity railways and urban (suburban) railways with a total length of 3,000 kilometers, urban rail transit of 3,000 km, and refurbished expressways of 25,000 km.
Courts across the nine member cities of the G60 Science and Innovation Corridor on Oct 14 initiated the first intercity judicial collaboration mechanism to provide unified legal protection for the high-quality integrated development of the Yangtze River Delta.
China will speed up the planning and construction of intercity railway networks in key urban city and metropolis clusters, the country's top economic regulator said.
Intercity rail transportation will be planned and constructed in city clusters to improve the comprehensive transport hubs in the country and create more integrated passenger transport hubs, it said.
Industry experts said intercity railway development is advantageous for traditional as well as new infrastructure construction in the country while providing support for emerging industries of strategic importance including 5G, big data and artificial intelligence.
Xie Xiaowen, a researcher with China Communications and Transportation Association, said the speeding up of intercity railway construction will improve the overall efficiency of urban transport and promote green development.
"In the medium and long term, the new technology application including 5G, big data and artificial intelligence will eventually provide support for intercity railway involving intelligent transportation, like intelligent dispatching commands, digital production operation and maintenance and passenger services for specific groups," he said.
According to Song Jia, director of the machinery innovation center affiliated with the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission, intercity railway transportation, which is part of the new infrastructure construction, provides strong support for city cluster integration.
"Intercity railways can not only support the integrated development of city clusters but also provide more room for application of emerging sectors of strategic importance.
New 10,000-km transport network to boost development of 3 key regionsChina will start construction of 10,000 kilometers of intercity, urban and suburban railway lines over the next five years in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region, the Yangtze River Delta region and the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, the nation's top economic regulator said on Friday.
By 2025, an intercity, urban and suburban railway network will be basically formed, building a one-to two-hour traffic circle in the city clusters and a one-hour commuting circle in the metropolitan area, the NDRC said.
According to China State Railway Group Co Ltd, the national railway operator, the second Shanghai-Nanjing intercity high-speed railway started operating on Sept 28 — one day before the eight-day holiday began.
China Railway 24th Bureau Group Corp Ltd, one of the State builders participating in construction of the second Shanghai-Nanjing intercity high-speed railway spanning the Yangtze River, said a train had completed a high-speed test at a maximum testing speed of 385 kilometers per hour in the joint testing process last week, representing a major milestone ahead of the expected operational launch in September.
The launch of the intercity subway line also paves the way for further synergetic development of Suzhou and Shanghai.
"As the region is turbocharging its development into the world's sixth-largest city cluster, more convenient intercity traffic is a must," said He Jianhua, a researcher with the Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences.
On May 31, construction workers of the China Railway 24th Bureau Group Corp (CR24), a State-owned contractor, completed the casting of the first simple beam for the Hangzhou-Deqing Intercity Railway in Zhejiang province, marking the start of construction on the upper structures of bridges on the railway.
With a design speed of 120 kilometers per hour, the 25.9-km intercity railway lies between Hangzhou's Yuhang district and Huzhou's Deqing county, with a total of nine stations.
The Hangzhou-Deqing Intercity Railway will be a faster rail choice for passengers traveling in between, facilitating the integrated development of the region where the provincial capital is located," he said.
Originally named Renmin Road that began at Tianfu Square in the provincial capital Chengdu, Tianfu Ave is now able to facilitate intercity road trips for citizens from three cities, bringing opportunities for integrated development of the urban cluster.
New 266.9-km intercity line greatly shortens travel time between Zhejiang cities, further enhancing regional economyChina's first privately controlled high-speed railway in Zhejiang province will provide a promising example for private capital to invest in the nation's railway sector, experts said.
As the first high-speed railway largely funded by domestic private capital, the 266.9-kilometer Hangzhou-Shaoxing-Taizhou intercity high-speed railway greatly shortens travel time between cities in Zhejiang.
The Beijing-Xiong'an intercity railway, connecting the Chinese capital with the new area, came into operation in December 2020.
连接中国首都和新区的北京-雄安城际铁路于2020年12月投入运营。
China's "new infrastructure" construction plan, particularly charging piles for new energy vehicles, 5G base stations, ultrahigh voltage power and intercity high-speed railways, may boost demand for metals like copper and cobalt, industry experts said.
"The 550,000 5G stations to be built will add another 20,000 tons of copper demand, and another 40,000 tons will come from ultra-high-voltage power and intercity railways," said Zhu.
Joining the Wuhan-Huanggang intercity high-speed railway in the north and linking the Beijing-Kowloon high-speed railway at Jiujiang city in neighboring Jiangxi province in the south, the new railway line starts from Huanggang East Station and runs southeastward through Xishui county, Qichun county and Wuxue city before ending at Huangmei.
A new model of high-speed trains designed for intercity transportation was put into operation on Tuesday in Central China's Hunan province.
With a design speed of 160 kph, the CJ6 trains were jointly developed by an intercity railway company in Hunan and CRRC Zhuzhou Locomotive Co Ltd.
The high-speed rail consists of two sections: the Beijing-Zhangjiakou Intercity Railway and the Zhangjiakou-Hohhot Railway.
The Beijing-Zhangjiakou Intercity Railway and the Zhangjiakou-Hohhot Railway-- which will be opened and operated in accordance with the unified arrangements of China Railway -- are scheduled to start running at the end of December.
Lines including the Beijing-Tianjin intercity railway and the Beijing-Shanghai high-speed railway have enabled the use of e-tickets.
To ensure smooth development, Li Jin, chief researcher at the China Enterprise Research Institute in Beijing, suggested that China's ongoing port integration should be market-oriented, and adapt to the development logic of intercity economic cooperation and regional economic integration.
The investment of intercity transportation, logistics, and municipal infrastructure is constantly increasing.
The subsidiary is specialized in manufacturing trains including electric locomotives, mass transit vehicles, intercity electric multiple units, maglev trains and super-capacitor trams.
"The new trains are suitable for intercity or urban transit between distances of 50 and 200 km.
Intercity trips may be provided once technology and related services mature, she added.
The move came right after China's call for more investments in new infrastructure, including charging piles, ultra-high-voltage grids, intercity transit system, and 5G, to stimulate new economic impetus to counter impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
He said current battery technology cannot meet the requirements of high-speed and long-distance intercity driving.
They aim to popularize intercity EV trips among consumers and reduce concerns over sufficient power for cruising.
Autonomous trucking is coming faster than expected in China as Chinese driverless truck startup Fabu Technology said on Tuesday that its driverless trucks had already taken part in open road tests and it plans to achieve intercity cargo transportation this year, which is expected to reshape radically the nation's freight transportation market.
The German intercity bus service company Flixbus said late Tuesday it had introduced its first long-distance electric bus line in France provided by the Chinese manufacturer Yutong.
German intercity bus company FlixBus is investing in e-buses produced by Chinese bus makers, and planning to test them on their long-distance routes for the first time in the world.
According to the State Grid, the infrastructure network will cover the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region, Shandong province and the Yangtze River Delta, as well as major cities in other regions, enabling smoother intercity travel for EVs in China.
SGCC aims to make intercity travel smoother for electric vehicles in China, with 3 million charging piles connected to its intelligent-vehicle online platform, according Jiang.
Yuekai Securities said in a research note it is clear the third-generation semiconductor technologies are an important development direction, with their downstream applications focusing on 5G base stations, new energy charging piles, intercity high-speed rail transit and other areas.
Experts believe massive investment in new infrastructure ranging from the industrial internet to intercity transit systems can help stabilize growth, unleash economic potential and advance the country's core competitiveness.
Last year, China Development Bank prioritized key areas such as high-speed railways and intercity railways in important regions, strengthened coordination with central government departments, China State Railway Group Co Ltd and other key enterprises, and actively provided medium- and long-term financial support and other services, it said.
Since 2011, construction of high-speed rail, intercity railroads and urban rail transit accelerated, and urban and railway transportation loans increased by more than 75 percent compared with 2010.
Funds collected after the issuance will be invested into the construction of Beijing-Xiongan intercity high-speed railway, which began in February.
Some projects, such as the intercity railway between Beijing and Xiongan, and the afforestation project, have already started, He said on March 6 during a news conference on the sidelines of the first session of the 13th National People's Congress.
[Photo by Chai Cheng/For China Daily]Regional transport integration among Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei province is expected to speed up after the establishment of a 100 billion yuan ($14.52 billion) development fund for financing the construction of intercity railways.
The Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei Intercity Railways Development Fund, jointly established by a State-owned investment company, 11 banks and a fund management company, was set up on Tuesday and will raise 60 billion yuan at its initial stage.
Around 70 percent of the fund will be used to construct intercity railways in the region, while the rest will be used to finance land development projects along the lines.
Peng said the establishment of the fund for intercity railways will further push forward the integrated development of Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei, not only in the fields of transportation, but also in logistics and finance.
The investment company－Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei Intercity Railway Investment Co Ltd－was founded in 2015 by the State-owned enterprise China Railway and the governments of Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei.
According to a program approved last year by the National Development and Reform Commission, the country's top economic regulator, nine intercity railways with a total length of 1,100 kilometers and an estimated cost of 247 billion yuan will be completed by 2020.
The construction of intercity rail lines connecting Beijing and Tangshan, and Beijing and Tianjin's suburban Binhai New Area, will be kicked off this year.
The intercity railways are a significant part of the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei integrated development plan.
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