Diary of a rail fan in Kansai,Japan(Ver.2)

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Why is West Kowloon diferent from Hung Hom?

edition-m.cnn.com

I wonder if it's the first time to enforce Chinese governance in Hong Kong's train station. Hung Hom, the current terminus of long distance trains between Mainland China and Hong Kong also has the same border inspection system with West Kowloon, the disputing new terminus.
Though Hung Hom is not announced to be under Chinese sovereignty, West Kowloon is now announced to be a part of Chinise territory.
It means there is no freedom of speech on the platforms in West Kowloon?

Why was the gauge changed

North Korean railway line opens
http://www.railwaygazette.com/news/infrastructure/single-view/view/north-korean-railway-line-opens.html

It seems to be common in Korean Peninsula to replace narrow gauge rail with standard gauge rail.
Suwon-Incheon Railway is one of those examples. It had been operated as narrow gauge until 1990s. After construction of standard gauge rail, it reopened in 2010s.

Now that most of the railways in Korean Peninsula are standard gauge, it would be better to convert remaining special gauge into standard gauge for through service.

Why is it difficult to sell environmentally favored concrete?

This concrete can trap CO2 emissions forever
http://money.cnn.com/2018/06/12/technology/concrete-carboncure/index.html

How much it costs to produce concrete is an important factor to make it common to use that concrete.
If it's not competitive price with conventional concrete, it will be difficult to overwhelm the latter.

It's possible to impose tax on conventional one to make the new concrete competitive. But, who distinguishes the new one from the conventional one to prevent injustice?
It's difficult to compose the system.

Why is it NG?

Paris RER NG design unveiled
http://www.railwaygazette.com/news/traction-rolling-stock/single-view/view/paris-rer-ng-design-unveiled.html

When I saw the title, I thought it would be about design which was not adopted to RER, because of the word "NG".
But, it's not about such a bad one, but it's about what was adopted.

I wonder why the train was named as the strange one.

Travel Diary on June 10, 2018

I left the hotel at 4:45. I felt sorry for hotel staff.
I walked to Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport.

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Airport Bus Station

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Building near the airport

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Inside the airport

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Screen at the airport mulfunctions

I boarded flight to Wuhan.

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Inflight meal

I arrived at Wuhan Tianhe International Airport.
Wuhan Tianhe International Airport→Wuhan Metro Line 2→Hongtu Boulevard→Wuhan Metro Line 3→Houhu Boulevard→Wuhan Metro Yangluo Line→Qinglong

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On my way to subway station

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Advertisement of CCP

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Entrance for High Speed Rail and Subway

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Tianhe International Airport Station (Subway)

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Display on the train

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Display on Yang Luo Line's train

I got off the train at Qing Long Station to take pictures of Yangluo Line's train.

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Qing Long Station

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3 mins walk from the station

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Viaduct of Yang Luo Line

Wuhan Metro Yangluo Line(Type A) in Qinglong.Sta, Wuhan, Hubei, China /June 10, 2018
Wuhan Metro Yangluo Line(Type A)

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Platform of Qing Long Station

Qinglong→Wuhan Metro Yangluo Line→Xinrong Long-Distance Bus Station

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Yang Luo Line's train

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Xin Rong Long-Distance Bus Station

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Bus Station

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Around the station

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Xin Rong Station is near Xin Rong Long-Distance Bus Station

Xin rong→Wuhan Metro Line 1→Zongguan

Wuhan Metro DKZ8 series(4th generation) in Xinrong.Sta, Wuhan, Hubei, China /June 10, 2018
Wuhan Metro DKZ8 series(4th generation)

Wuhan Metro DKZ8 series(3rd generation) in Xinrong.Sta, Wuhan, Hubei, China /June 10, 2018
Wuhan Metro DKZ8 series(3rd generation)

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Western Style Facility near Zong Guan Station

Wuhan Metro DKZ8 series(3rd generation) in Zongguan.Sta, Wuhan, Hubei, China /June 10, 2018
Wuhan Metro DKZ8 series(3rd generation)

Wuhan Metro DKZ8 series (2nd generation) in  Zongguan.Sta, Wuhan, Hubei, China /June 10, 2018
Wuhan Metro DKZ8 series (2nd generation)

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Zong Guan Station

I went back to Wuhan Tianhe International Airport by the following route.
Zongguan→Wuhan Metro Line 3→Fanhu→Wuhan Metro Line 2→Wuhan Tianhe International Airport

Wuhan Metro Line 3(1st generation) in Zongguan.Sta, Wuhan, Hubei, China /June 10, 2018
Wuhan Metro Line 3(1st generation)

Wuhan Metro Line 2(1st generation) in Hangkongzongbu.Sta, Wuhan, Hubei, China /June 10, 2018
Wuhan Metro Line 2(1st generation)

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Back to the airport again

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Wuhan Tianhe International Airport

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Wuhan Tianhe International Airport

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Departure Hall

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Beef Noodle

My last flight in this trip was for Kansai International Airport.
As usual in my trip, I took Nankai train to get to Namba.
I went back to Yokohama by Express bus from Namba.