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China opens railway to Olympic city of Tianjin BEIJING - China opened a high-speed rail link between Beijing and nearby Tianjin on Friday to provide easy access to Olympic football matches in the booming port city.   Nations:China   2008-08-03 China opens first very high-speed rail line BEIJING (AFP) - China's first very high-speed rail line went into operation Friday, linking Beijing to neighbouring Tianjin, where sporting events will be held during the Olympic Games.   Nations:China   Source:(AFP)   2008-08-03 Spanish airlines feel pressure from expansion of fast train network Spanish airlines are facing growing pressure on their domestic routes from the expansion of the country's high-speed railway network, which the government says will be the world's most extensive by 2010.   Nations:Spain   2008-05-25 China suspends high-speed magnetic train project Radiation fears have prompted China to shelve a 4.3-billion-dollar extension of its high-speed magnetic levitation train in Shanghai, a state press report said Saturday.   Nations:China   2007-05-26 China increasing use of speedy trains Faster Chinese trains running at about 125 mph began service Wednesday as part of a bid to keep up with ballooning transport demand, state media reported.   Nations:China   2007-04-19 Headlines China opens railway to Olympic city of Tianjin 2008-08-03 China opens first very high-speed rail line 2008-08-03 Spanish airlines feel pressure from expansion of fast train network 2008-05-25 China suspends high-speed magnetic train project 2007-05-26 China increasing use of speedy trains 2007-04-19 California eyes French high speed train 2007-04-03 French train sets rail record 357.2 mph 2007-04-03 French high-speed train to break world record 2006-12-18 Taiwan high-speed rail steams toward Xmas launch 2006-11-30 Maglev train still on cards for German city despite disaster 2006-09-25 Experts probe deadly German train crash 2006-09-23 23 killed in high-tech train crash in Germany 2006-09-22 Italy to press for high-speed train 2006-06-21 Germany rejects China tech transfer demands for Maglev train: FT 2006-06-03 China to Build Two High-Speed Railways 2006-03-14 China to use own technology for high-speed rail 2006-03-10 China approves second high-speed rail link 2006-02-26 China unlikely to use maglev train for Beijing-Shanghai 2004-11-25 Weeks needed to restore Japan bullet train service 2004-10-24 China Awards Railway Upgrade Contracts 2004-08-30 Shanghai's world-first magnetic railway "sinking" 2004-05-13 Japan faces rough going over China railway project 2004-03-25 China Abandons Plans to Build Fast Rail 2004-01-16 Japan's Maglev Train Sets Speed Record 2003-12-02 Japan unlikely to win China's high-speed rail deal 2003-08-12 Fukuda urges China to adopt Japanese system 2003-08-09 China Web site launches anti-Japan petition 2003-08-08 Koizumi asks China to pick Japan's bullet train system 2003-08-06 Beijing mulling magnetic levitation railway 2003-02-17 Shanghai Debuts Futuristic Rail System 2003-01-01 German-Chinese Train Project Inaugurated 2002-12-31 China's Zhu, Germany's Schroeder test-ride maglev 2002-12-31 China agrees to extend Transrapid strech 2002-12-31 Transrapid hopes for more from China track opening 2002-12-28 China Preparing to Unveil Fast Train 2002-12-03 China plans high-speed north-south rail 2002-04-17 Most-viewed Taiwan high-speed rail steams toward Xmas launch 2006-11-30

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