Sandstorm-and alpine-cold-resistant high speed trains debut at Beijing expo  

中国耐高寒抗风沙动车组亮相 时速达250公里

在今日举办的第十二届中国铁路装备技术展上，中国南车集团携全系轨道交通产品参展。其中，时速250公里耐高寒抗风沙动车组系首次亮相。南车集团相关负责人告诉新京报记者，耐高寒抗风沙动车组将在兰新客运专线推广使用，目前正在进行线路运行试验。[查看全文]

(ECNS) -- China's CSR Corp on Tuesday displayed high-speed train models that can attain speeds of 250 kilometers per hour and resist alpine temperatures as well as sandstorms at a tech expo in Beijing.

The new trains could adapt to extreme weather in high-altitude areas with temperatures as low as minus 40 degrees and highs of 45, company staff revealed, while it could also resist sandstorms.

These trains would be operated along the Lanzhou-Urumqi railway after the current test run, it was added.

The Lanzhou-Urumqi high-speed railway is expected to open by the end of this year, with a speed of 250 kilometers per hour, cutting journeys to nearby provinces from 12 hours to about nine.

The 1,776 kilometers of track will be the longest one-off high-speed railway line in the world.