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High-speed rail in China - Quiz
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  • 1. Which company owns and operates almost the entirety of China's high-speed rail network?
A) China Railway Engineering Corporation
B) Ministry of Transport
C) China State Railway Group Co.
D) Beijing Transport Authority
  • 2. What is the approximate operational length of China's high-speed rail network?
A) Exactly 35,000 km
B) More than 50,000 km
C) More than 100,000 km
D) More than 25,000 km
  • 3. What is the design speed range for China's high-speed rail lines?
A) 100–200 km/h
B) 200–380 km/h
C) 150–250 km/h
D) 300–500 km/h
  • 4. When was CRH introduced?
A) April 2007
B) August 2008
C) December 2010
D) January 2005
  • 5. Which line was the first passenger-dedicated high-speed rail line in China?
A) Beijing-Shanghai high-speed railway
B) Wuhan-Guangzhou high-speed railway
C) Beijing-Tianjin intercity rail
D) Shanghai-Hangzhou passenger line
  • 6. In China, what is the minimum speed a rail service must exceed to be classified as high-speed rail?
A) 250 km/h
B) 200 km/h
C) 300 km/h
D) 160 km/h
  • 7. Which provincial-level administrative division is not served by China's high-speed rail?
A) Macau SAR
B) Hong Kong SAR
C) Shanghai
D) Beijing
  • 8. What is the design speed of the passenger-dedicated lines (PDLs) that form the backbone of the network?
A) 300 km/h
B) 350 km/h
C) 250 km/h
D) 200 km/h
  • 9. How many cars do EMU trainsets typically consist of?
A) 10 or 20
B) 12 or 24
C) 4 or 8
D) 8 or 16
  • 10. Which series of trains is the fastest and most common in China?
A) D-series
B) C-series
C) T-series
D) G-series
  • 11. What is the typical speed range for D-series trains?
A) 100–150 km/h
B) 150–200 km/h
C) 200–250 km/h
D) 300–350 km/h
  • 12. What type of routes do C-series trains typically serve?
A) Freight-only routes
B) Long-distance overnight routes
C) Short intercity routes
D) International cross-border routes
  • 13. How much of the world's total high-speed rail network does China account for?
A) Three-quarters
B) One-half
C) Roughly two-thirds
D) One-quarter
  • 14. What is the primary brand name for China's high-speed rail services?
A) High-Speed China (HSC)
B) China Railway High-speed (CRH)
C) National Express Rail
D) China Fast Rail (CFR)
  • 15. Which category of trains includes overnight sleeper services?
A) D-series
B) Z-series
C) G-series
D) C-series
  • 16. Which company provided the MT205 traction motor to CSR Zhuzhou Electric?
A) Bombardier
B) Mitsubishi Electric
C) Siemens
D) Alstom
  • 17. Which company provided the TSG series pantograph to Zhuzhou Gofront Electric?
A) Kawasaki
B) Mitsubishi Electric
C) Hitachi
D) Siemens
  • 18. Who was the first foreign train manufacturer to form a joint venture in China?
A) Hitachi
B) Siemens
C) Mitsubishi Electric
D) Bombardier
  • 19. In what year did Bombardier begin sharing technology for railway passenger cars and rolling stock in China?
A) 2007
B) 2008
C) 1998
D) 2009
  • 20. Where are CRH1 trains assembled?
A) Beijing
B) Bombardier Sifang in Qingdao
C) CNR Yongji
D) CSR Zhuzhou
  • 21. Which company supplied the YJ92A traction motor to CNR Yongji Electric?
A) Mitsubishi Electric
B) Siemens
C) Alstom
D) Hitachi
  • 22. What did CSR begin to build independently in 2008 after its cooperation with Kawasaki?
A) CRH2B, CRH2C, and CRH2E models
B) CRH1 models
C) CRH5 models
D) CRH3 models
  • 23. Why did foreign train manufacturers engage in technology transfer in China?
A) To close their international offices
B) To gain market access
C) To increase maintenance costs
D) To reduce labor laws
  • 24. What was the outcome of Kawasaki's challenge regarding patent theft?
A) They forced a factory shutdown
B) They backed off the effort
C) They won the lawsuit
D) They were granted additional shares
  • 25. Which component did Alstom supply to CNR Yongji Electric?
A) YJ87A traction motor
B) ATM9 transformer
C) TSG series pantograph
D) MT205 traction motor
  • 26. What is the meaning of the name 'Hexie Hao'?
A) Speed
B) Rejuvenation
C) Harmony
D) Progress
  • 27. Which train franchise was developed to be based on indigenous technologies to facilitate exports?
A) CRH-5
B) Hexie Hao
C) Fuxing Hao
D) CRRC 600
  • 28. What was a key requirement for the local manufacturing of Hexie Hao train sets?
A) International patent rights
B) Export agreements
C) Solely domestic design
D) Technology transfer
  • 29. In what year did the world's first commercial maglev line open in Shanghai?
A) 2016
B) 2021
C) 2002
D) 2010
  • 30. What technology does the high-speed maglev use to operate without wheel-rail contact?
A) Superconducting magnets
B) Hydrodynamic thrust
C) Electromagnetic suspension
D) Compressed air lift
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