On June 18, in the framework of the second meeting of the Sino-Russian investment cooperation Committee, two by China railway engineering group bid for Russia's first high-speed railway plan and design contract signed in Saint Petersburg, became China's high-speed trains out of the country's first single, and in the practice of building economic belt of the Silk Road in China and Russia took a step of far-reaching significance.

Last October, the two sides signed a memorandum on cooperation in high-speed rail. Pictured during the third International Forum on innovation and development in Moscow, Russia on display by the visitors China's high-speed rail models.

Tree of Sino-Russian cooperation and a milestone

In March, Russia from Moscow to Kazan railway company construction surveying, design, launched a public tender. National transportation project survey and design leadership in Moscow, Nizhny Novgorod Metro design Corporation and China railway engineering group composed of the second Sino-Russian consortium bid. According to the plan, from Moscow to Kazan, 770-kilometre high-speed rail across Russia 7 Federal subjects, covering more than 25 million people, the whole plan to set up 15 stations. Design speed of 400 km railway, gauge of 1520 mm, project plan completed before the 2018 World Cup.

Russia railway company Vice President Misharin told reporters: "the contract signed today is of great significance, marks the cooperation entered into substantive phase. We will be finished in as little as 1.5 years of investigation and design work, prepare for the construction. ”

Russia foreign and Defense Policy Committee Chairman Lukjanov told reporters that contracts signed will undoubtedly inject new impetus into the bilateral pragmatic cooperation, technical in-depth exchanges reflects both the high degree of mutual trust.

Iron in two homes abroad Wu Limin, Vice Minister of the Ministry told reporters that the project is the first project of China's high-speed trains out of the country, is the standard output. "In the past we talked about cooperation in railway sector, we always think of trade in vehicles, railway construction. The project signed today, is the export of Chinese technology and implement design standards for railway in China. "Wu Limin introduced iron Mo Ka, two homes are bidding in project sponsor, make plans for the investigation, will also be assisting Russia to develop high-speed rail cost quote for Government decision-making.

Both China and Russia specifically set up for the bidding consortium, is actually "you have me, and I in you" community of destiny. Wu Limin, told reporters that this close cooperation, participants share everything, based on combination of mutual trust. China's strength is accumulated a wealth of experience in building the high-speed rail, Russia is at the investigation and legal compliance has inherent advantages, the two complement each other, complement each other. It is learnt that, in order for Chinese rail standards better adapted to Russia's specific situation, China and Russia conducted a number of field tests carried out adaptive research and joint organizations to set up a research center in the country, joint development of Russian railway transport cooperation in the best solution.

Iron in the Hospital General Manager Zhu Ying said earlier in an interview, 400 kilometers per hour is the maximum design speed in the world, is China's highest speed railway railway going the project, extensive use of Chinese technology and equipment.

Wu Limin stressed that up to six months of cold weather and serious problem of frozen soil are obstacles to high speed rail project, on the basis of mutual trust and cooperation, but both sides have confidence in, breaking every difficulty, up another milestone for Sino-Russian cooperation.

The highway to build the Trans-Eurasia

From Moscow to Kazan rail is part of the Beijing-Moscow high-speed rail lines, the construction of this section through European and Asian high-speed transport channel is of long-term significance, can also promote the development of industries of transport between China and Russia, driving along the manufacturing, energy and other areas of interaction, to realize mutual benefit and win-win. To high-speed rail to go abroad as an opportunity, the Silk Road Trans-Eurasian economic zone with the Russian side channel construction, docking in the development of the Eurasian Economic Union is steadily advancing.

Russia railway traffic management Division Director kameinuobuluociji said in an interview, now the Russian railway freight transport and European and Asian countries are closely linked, especially in Russia and China plans to build more than one line in the border area. Siberian railway rehabilitation project, joined Russian iron look forward to Chinese partners, to build the Trans-Eurasia high-speed access.

Sino-Russian high-speed railway cooperation is an important step in high-speed rail in China to the world, helping China's high-speed rail accounted for an important share in overseas markets. On the Russian side, railway infrastructure have great potential, the rail line has been put into use only Moscow and St Petersburg to Helsinki, Moscow to Nizhny Novgorod, and Saint Petersburg 3, technical and on the Russian side, China needs a more accurate grasp, which gives China the opportunity layout Russia high-speed rail market. For the Chinese, broad technology could be exported to the territory of Russia, achieved in cold high cold area high-speed rail track, completed a number of seemingly impossible tasks, equal to hit China's most persuasive "advertising" for China's high-speed train technology to participate in the global competition to win an important development opportunity.

Connecting Asia and the completion of an important transportation hub is Russia one of the objectives of the national strategy. Lake Baikal, Siberia and the far East in these areas is crucial to Russia's future, to that end, the Russian Government promptly formulate development strategy in the far East in recent years. At present, the Sino-Russian border State are building cross-border high-speed rail research and prospect of old industrial bases in Northeast China and the Russian "advanced development" development plans of a dock.

Chinese Academy of social sciences, Russia, Director of the Institute of Eastern Europe and Central Asia Li Yongquan told the newspaper, Moscow-Kazan section model projects in the field of high-speed railway is completed, it will be infrastructure, its cooperation experience will help China Unicom Eurasian Railway artery high-speed rail project and a gateway to Central Asia.

Entrepreneurs Council, Russia and China Russian President Ji Muqin told reporters that Moscow-Kazan rail project will construct a new cargo hub in the far East, to Russia in the future development of the two countries is of great significance.