CHINA HONG KONG RAILWAY INSTITUTION P.O. Box No. 626 Shatin Central Post Office Fax : 2947 7001 Web Site : www.chkri.hk Hainan High Speed Railway Trip, 7 – 10 June 2012 Thursday, 7 June 2012 AM, flight from Hong Kong to Haikou, Hainan PM, visit the operations of Guangdong – Hainan Railway Cross-harbour Ferry Friday, 8 June 2012 AM, visit Hainan Eastern Ring High Speed Railway Control Room and Depot AM, meeting with Hainan Railway Authority PM, ride CRH train and sight-seeing in Xinlong Saturday, 9 June 2012 AM, sight-seeing in Xinlong PM, sight-seeing in Sanya Sunday, 10 June 2012 AM, sight-seeing in Sanya and flight from Sanya to Hong Kong Details of the trip are shown on the attached itinerary (in Chinese). The cost covers air tickets, travel expenses in Hainan, insurance, meals, shared-room accommodation and scenery spots entrance fees. CHKRI is not responsible for any losses, damages or liabilities arising from the trip. Cost Member and Non-member – HK$ 4,300 per head (Add HK$450 per head for single-room) Registration and Enquiries For registration, please fax the duly completed registration form to Ms. Edith Yu at fax number (852) 29937771. If you have any queries, please contact Mr. Billy Tam, Mainland Affairs Secretary via email [email protected] or (852) 29933208. Registration will close on Monday, 14 May 2012. A ballot will be conducted if participants exceeded 20. All successful participants will be notified by email on Wednesday, 16 May 2012. Registration Form To : CHKRI Fax : (852) 29937771 E-mail : [email protected] I would like to reserve ___________place(s) for the Hainan HSR Trip, 7-10 June 2012 Name : Mr / Ms ________________________________ F/AF/M/AM/Non-member Company :________________________________________________________ Tel : ________________ Fax No : _______________________ E-mail : _____________________________ Signed ________________________ ______________________ Participant Date Notes: 1. Please send by mail a crossed cheque (payable to China Hong Kong Railway Institution Limited) to P.O Box No. 626, Shatin Central Post Office, for the attention of Mr Billy Tam. 香港中國旅行社有限公司 海 南 四 天 遊 行程簡介 五公祠：紀念被貶往海南島的唐宋歷史名臣，有海南第一樓之稱。 亞龍灣沙灘：氣候溫和、風景如畫，這裡不僅有藍藍的天空、明媚溫暖的陽光、 清新濕潤的空氣、連綿起伏的青山、千姿百態的岩石、原始幽靜的紅樹林、波平 浪靜的海灣、清澈透明的海水，潔白細膩的沙灘以及五彩繽紛的海底景觀等，而 且八公里長的海岸線上椰影婆裟，生長著眾多奇花異草和原始熱帶植被，各具特 色的度假酒店錯落有致的分佈於此，又恰似一顆顆璀璨的明珠，把亞龍灣裝扮的 風情萬種、光彩照人。亞龍灣集中了現代旅遊五大要素：海洋、沙灘、陽光、綠 色、新鮮空氣于一體,呈現明顯的熱帶海洋性氣候，全年平均氣溫 25.5℃，冬季 海水最低溫度 22 度，適宜四季游泳和開展各類海上運動：沙灘廣闊，海水清澈 見底，享受陽光與海灘，玩盡各式水上活動。 興隆熱帶植物園：分為觀賞遊覽區、試驗示範區、加工開發區和生態旅遊村等 4 待主題旅遊區，其中豐富的植物生態為最大特色，包含咖啡、胡椒、香草蘭、可 可等熱帶經濟作物和榴蓮、山竹子等各式各樣的稀有植物，還有見血封喉等野生 植物資源和珍稀物種，興隆熱帶植物園並引進世界各地的熱帶植物，形成一處林 相豐富且優美的生態園區；興隆熱帶植物園設有休息區，可在此試飲園區自產的 熱帶植物飲品，像是各種風味的咖啡、可可、椰奶和茶葉等等，如果喜歡可前往 科技產品展銷部購買，例如咖啡、可可、胡椒和香草蘭的周邊產品，也有其他深 具意義的紀念品，讓來到興隆熱帶植物園旅遊的民眾留下珍貴的回憶。 行程： 第一天：香港直航—海口—參觀粵海鐵路渡輪—市內觀光/步行街— 酒店(包午、晚餐) 第二天：早餐後—參觀海南島高速鐵路東環線車廠及控制中心—午餐 (自理)—乘坐東環線和諧號列車—興隆—酒店(包早、晚餐) 第三天：早餐後—熱帶植物園—三亞—亞龍灣沙滩—酒店 (包早、午、晚餐) 第四天：早餐後—五公祠—直航機返港(包早、午餐) 住宿酒店： 全程酒店為海口新奧斯羅克、興隆老榕樹、三亞寶盛酒店 Hainan Eastern Ring Railway - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Page 1 of 5 Hainan Eastern Ring Railway From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The Hainan Eastern Ring Railway is a high speed railway on Hainan Island, China. Opened in December 2010, the railway links the capital Haikou at the northern end of the province to Sanya, a growing tourist city at the southernmost Hainan Eastern Ring Railway region of Hainan. 海南东环铁路 Contents ■ 1 History ■ 2 Trains ■ 3 Operation ■ 4 Schedule ■ 5 Stations ■ 6 Planned Hainan Western Ring Railway ■ 7 See also ■ 8 References ■ 9 External links Train arriving at Haikou East Station Overview Type High-speed rail History Status Operational The idea for the railway was first proposed in Locale (Hainan) February 1958 by then Vice-Premier and Director of the National Planning Commission, Termini Haikou Li Fuchun, during an inspection tour of Hainan. Sanya The original proposal was for a railway that Stations 15 would go completely around the island. Services 1 In February 1960, Premier Zhou Enlai visited Hainan and created a construction blueprint. In Operation May 1963, Li Fuchun returned to inspect Opened January 7, 2011 Hainan. His intention was for a ten-year plan to complete the railway. This was interrupted by Rolling stock CRH1A, CRH380A the Cultural Revolution, and the plan suspended. In the summer of 1980, the State Council made Technical the decision to speed up development and Line length 213.5 kilometres (132.7 mi) construction of Hainan Island. A railway ferry link between Guangdong and Hainan was Track gauge 1,435 mm completed in December 2004. Preparation for Minimum radius 5,500 m the construction project officially started in March 2006, with the National Development and Operating speed 250 km/h Reform Commission officially approving the feasibility report on March 22, 2007.[1] Route map Legend 0 km Haikou http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hainan_Eastern_Ring_Railway 30/4/2012 Hainan Eastern Ring Railway - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Page 2 of 5 Construction began on September 29, 2007,[1] 24 km Haikou East and the railway went into service on December 38 km Meilan 30, 2010.[2] With a projected cost of over 22.22 89 km Wenchang billion RMB (approximately $3.3 billion USD) 139 km Qionghai shared between China's Ministry of Railways 152 km Bo'ao and the Hainan provincial government, this was 193 km Wanning Hainan's largest single investment project to date 242 km Lingshui and employed a workforce of 50,000.[1] Items of 296 km Yalong Bay expenditure included 17.7 billion RMB on fixed 308 km Sanya assets and 1.5 billion RMB on trains.[3] The expected maximum speed is 250 k.p.h. along [4] Hainan Eastern Ring Railway the dual track line. The railway runs through the majority of Hainan's tourism areas which 90 Simplified Chinese 海南东环铁路 [4] percent of tourists usually visit. In 2010, the Traditional Chinese 海南東環鐵路 railway was awarded the Ministry of Railways Literal meaning Hainan Eastern Ring locomotive trophy.[5] Railway The official opening and start of operations of the Transcriptions Eastern Ring Railway took place on December 30, 2010.[1] At the opening ceremony, Luo Baoming, Mandarin governor of Hainan, stated that the railway will - Hanyu Pinyin Hǎi nán dōng huán tiě lù promote urbanization and greatly improve the island's transportation capacity.[6] Trains Each train comprises eight cars, including five power cars, and 3 trailers. They are CRH1A type Harmony ("Hexie Hao" simplified Chinese: 和谐 号; traditional Chinese: 和諧號; pinyin: Héxié Hào) EMU trains. The [7] total length is 213.5 metres having a total weight of 420.4 tons. Passenger cars comprise two first-class and five second-class cars, and one dining car. The first-class cars are model Dingyuan 64, and the [8] second-class cars are Dingyuan 92. Interior of a second class coach. The dining car provides fast food and drinks.[8] The washrooms are designed to facilitate the disabled.[8] Operation The railway runs from the Haikou Railway Station (海口站) to Sanya. But many trains terminate in Haikou East Railway Station. Second class Trains are designed to travel at coach/dining car (ZEC) approximately 250 km/h and will stop at a selective of the 15 stations on the line. [1] Ticket Travel time is 1 hour and 22 minutes. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hainan_Eastern_Ring_Railway 30/4/2012 Hainan Eastern Ring Railway - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Page 3 of 5 Trial run started on 30 December 2010.[9] The line was put into commercial service on January 7, 2011. The total length of the route is 308.11 km, and will contain 10 pairs of trains traveling per day.[10] The fare for a full journey between Haikou and Sanya is 114 RMB for a first-class seat, and 95 RMB for a second-class seat.[10] Tickets can be purchased up to ten days in advance and are available at the station counters or from vending machines.[11] Since March 8, 2011, CRH380A started to serve this line. But due to the track limitation, the maximum speed won't be exceed 250 km/h.[12] Schedule Departure times are as follows:[13] Origin Departure times Haikou 07:00 08:40 10:15 11:30 12:50 14:30 16:30 18:20 19:00 20:30 Sanya 07:00 08:00 09:30 10:50 12:30 14:00 15:11 16:25 18:10 20:10 Stations A total of 20 stations are already built or will be phased in gradually:[14] ■ Haikou East (海口东） ■ Changliu (长流) ■ Xiuying (秀英) ■ South Bus Station (汽车南) ■ Haikou New Station (新海口) ■ Meilan Airport (美兰机场) ■ Dongzhai Bay (东寨湾) ♦ ■ Wenchang (文昌) ■ Fengjia Bay (冯家湾) ♦ ■ Qionghai (琼海) ■ Bo'ao (博鳌) ■ Shangen (山根) ♦ ■ Wanning (万宁) ■ Shenzhou (神州) ■ Sun and Moon Bay (日月湾) ♦ ■ Lingshui (陵水) ■ Gaofeng (高峰) ♦ ■ Haitang Bay (海樘湾) ♦ ■ Tiandu (田独) ■ Sanya (三亚) Note: ♦ denotes Under construction or planned http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hainan_Eastern_Ring_Railway 30/4/2012 Hainan Eastern Ring Railway - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Page 4 of 5 Planned Hainan Western Ring Railway On December 30, 2010, an announcement was made that another high-speed railway will be built on the west coast of Hainan. The 345 km western ring is planned to link up with the Hainan Eastern Ring Railway. The new western ring is projected to cost 26.78 billion yuan, and is expected to be completed in 2015.[6][15] See also ■ List of railways in China ■ Transportation in China ■ China Railway High-speed References 1. ^ a b c d e "Hainan steps into a new ers with the official opening of the Eastern Ring Railway (海南邁入高 鐵時代 東環鐵路今正式開通運營 (圖)" (http://big5.ce.cn/xwzx/gnsz/gdxw/201012/30/t20101230_22100911.shtml) (in Chinese). Big5.ce.cn. December 30, 2010. http://big5.ce.cn/xwzx/gnsz/gdxw/201012/30/t20101230_22100911.shtml.