Railway has changed the concept of time and space in human society
China is the country with the longest operation mileage, the largest scale under construction, the fastest commercial operation speed, the most comprehensive high-speed rail technology, and the most rich operation scenario and management experience in the world. The high-speed railway shortens the space-time distance between cities, further connects cities, and makes the flowing China more prosperous and developing. (China Railway)
, from the first tangxu railway in China's history to the current eight vertical and eight horizontal railway network, from the "old green car" with a speed of less than 120km / h to the current EMU train with a speed of 350km / h, the development of China's railway, especially China's high-speed railway, has amazed the world. We have the longest history, the most dense distribution, the fastest operation and the most advanced equipment railway network in the world. What changes has railway brought to our society and life
first of all, trains have changed the social concept of time. Careful friends will find that there is a conspicuous bell tower in railway stations all over the world, which has its unique historical status and significance. Before the train appeared, people used local time. Poke a stick on the ground. The sun shines. It's the shortest time with the shadow of the stick. It's 12 o'clock at noon, but it varies from place to place. With the train, there must be a unified train timetable. Our country takes Beijing time as the standard. In order to catch the train on time, the common people gradually develop the concept of punctuality. The arrival of the era of high-speed rail will promote the high-speed and punctuality of trains to a new height. Although today's high-speed railway station no longer takes the big bell tower as the only architectural style, the change of the train's concept of social time has been deeply rooted in people's mind
secondly, the train promotes the process of urbanization. At the beginning of the birth of each city railway station, there will be a supporting bus station. Around the passenger transport business, there are catering, accommodation and other services. Generally, the railway station is the place with the most complex social situation, and the square in front of the station is often full of traffic and strong popularity. At present, with the extension of the high-speed railway line and the completion of the high-speed railway station, the surrounding area of the high-speed railway station has become a hot spot for some businesses to invest in. Thus, the life circle and the business circle have gradually formed. Commercial squares, hospitals, schools, etc. have begun to appear around the station. The functions of the community have gradually matured and the environment has gradually improved, forming the commercial sub center of the city. It is believed that in the future, if high-speed rail commuting can become a reality, some new high-speed rail areas can become satellite cities of neighboring larger economies
it can be seen that the development of railway changes the society and affects people's life all the time in time and space. The report of the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China puts forward the goal of building a "powerful transportation country" for the first time, which is both an inspiration and a spur to the railway. The railway people are confident to build a more safe, reliable, convenient, efficient, green, low-carbon, intelligent network of high-speed network, and submit a satisfactory answer for "transportation power, railway first"! (by Xiao Menglu)