Galactic Tech Empire

Chapter 331 Crossing the Strait

9 month 9 day.

After many difficulties, the Strait-Cross-sea Bridge was finally completed across the board.

Hsinchu, East Island, the eastern terminus of the Strait Bridge.

Li Jianhua, the president of Planet Group, Pang Yi, and representatives of Aerospace Corporation and China Railway Group gathered here.

Su Yue, general manager of the Strait Cross-sea Bridge Management Company affiliated to the Star Group, was also present.

"Manager Su, start the trial run!" Pang Dayi turned his head and instructed Su Yue.

"No problem!" Su Yue nodded, then took out the walkie-talkie and ordered to the control room of the Hsinchu platform: "Ten minutes later, start the trial run."

"receive."

On the other side, Haitan Island, Fuzhou Province, Pingtan Platform Control Room.

"Received the test run order, train HX-HY001 is ready to depart."

"Check the vacuum of the pipeline."

"The vacuum degree is 99.99% in line with the departure standard."

"Countdown 10... 6... 2, 1 start."

A freight train above Pingtan Station started quickly, and under the state of superconducting maglev, the train gradually accelerated towards Hsinchu Station.

In less than 10 minutes, HX-HY001 transported 10 30-ton containers to Hsinchu Station.

"It's already here." Su Yue saw that one of the pipelines in the inbound area was lit with a red light, and she knew that the train had entered the inbound area.

These inbound areas are used for the entry and exit of trains in the vacuum pipeline transportation system. There are 15 inbound areas (south side of the pipeline) and 15 outbound areas (north side of the pipeline).

These inbound and outbound areas are equivalent to small branch lines connected to the main line.

Take the inbound area as an example. After the train comes from the main line, it will be automatically assigned to one of the inbound areas. After the train enters the pipeline in the inbound area, the inbound area will automatically close the connection with the main line.

Then the inbound area will open the airtight door on the other side. At this time, the inbound area will be filled with outside air, and then the train will slowly enter the unloading area along the track.

There are no pipelines in the unloading area, only superconducting maglev tracks. The unloading area has unloading equipment similar to container terminals, which can quickly unload containers into the storage area beside it.

After the train unloads (or the passengers get off the train), the train has two destinations. The first is to enter the loading area (or passenger boarding area) along the circular track, and finally enter the exit area to prepare for departure.

Another way to go is to enter a subsidiary area - the train maintenance area.

Li Jianhua, Pang Dayi, Su Yue and others were in the unloading area.

"There is no problem with the transportation of trucks for the time being. The average speed is about 1100 kilometers per hour, and it takes about 8 minutes from Pingtan to Hsinchu." Su Yue looked at the data sent from the control room and said.

"How is the driver? By the way, ask someone to check if there is any problem with the goods in the container." Pang Yi looked at the train that had unloaded the container and ordered.

"I'll go and have a look right away." Su Yue was also very nervous about this issue.

After all, trains not only require high speed, but also safety performance. If there is a problem with the driver and the cargo, it will be a big trouble.

"Let's go and have a look together!" Li Jianhua went to the train maintenance area.

At this time, the train was slowly parked in the inspection area, and the maintenance workers in charge of the inspection hurriedly checked the condition of the train, while a team of medical staff quickly entered the cab to conduct a comprehensive inspection on the two drivers.

At the same time, a large group of staff quickly conducted a comprehensive inspection of the 10 containers in the storage area.

In order to resist the negative pressure inside the container caused by the vacuum pipe, the maglev train manufacturing company adopted a sleeve design, which is similar to a matryoshka toy.

A special anti-negative pressure container is used to cover an ordinary container, and all the vacuum negative pressure is borne by the anti-vacuum negative pressure container outside, while the ordinary container inside can be safe and sound.

The results of the medical staff came out first, Su Yue looked at the driver's test report, and she let go of her nervousness.

"It seems to be good news!" Li Jianhua said with a smile.

"Manager Su, how is the driver?" Pang Dayi asked quickly.

"The driver is in good physical condition, and according to the driver's experience, it is no different from ordinary trains, and even easier than ordinary trains." Su Yue replied with a smile.

In fact, due to the ultra-high speed of the vacuum tube train, the driving system of the train is highly automated, mainly because sometimes the driver cannot react at all and can only drive with the help of the automatic driving system. The driver is just assisting driving.

More than an hour later, the train maintenance status and container inspection status came out, and Su Yue reported to Li Jianhua and Pang Da Yihui with satisfaction:

"Mr. Li, Mr. Pang, everything on the train is normal, and there is no problem with the cargo in the container."

"I'm very pleased with this result, but you still can't take it lightly. Test for a while to see if there are any problems with each system." Li Jianhua nodded and ordered.

"We must test carefully to ensure the safety of each system." Su Yue knew that this matter could not be sloppy.

There is no problem in transporting goods now, but once there is a problem in transporting passengers, it will be the real cheating.

Therefore, the management company of the Strait Cross-sea Bridge plans to start the cargo transportation business first. As for the passenger transportation business, it will not be possible to open until the end of the year at least.

Now they are conducting a small-scale internal passenger test first, so that there will be no problems when there is a large-scale passenger transport.

Soon the official website of Galaxy Technology announced that the Strait Cross-sea Bridge was officially opened, and the freight business was officially put into operation.

"So fast! I'm not dreaming, am I?"——Nan Ke Yimeng

"The Management Company of the Strait Cross-Sea Bridge invited me to visit, envy and hate!" - The Martian
"@Martian, congratulations to the little white mouse!" ——Manual funny

"Shocking! It only takes 8 minutes to go directly from Hsinchu to Pingtan. If you add the boarding and boarding time, it may take 15 minutes, which is even more tiresome than flying!" - UC Shock Department No. 007

"Why is there no passenger transport?" ——Shanghai User

"@上湖User, it should be testing safety issues. After all, the safety requirements of passenger transportation are higher than those of freight transportation." - Data Emperor
"Ten minutes every ten minutes, just like in your own city." ——The waves are not happy

"@波波不兴，brother, you probably don't know the big traffic jam in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Shenzhen." ——Manual funny

Although netizens were very surprised by the opening of the Strait Cross-Sea Bridge, they are no strangers to the miracle of Yinhe Technology.

As for inviting some fans of Galaxy Technology to visit the Cross-Strait Bridge, there is indeed a test project, but this is voluntary. In addition, those who agree to participate in the test will also have huge insurance and a compensation of 10 Martian coins.

With the opening of the cargo transportation business of the Strait Cross-sea Bridge, the logistics transportation between East Island and the mainland has become more convenient.

Of course, the goods currently being transported are mainly the goods of the Galaxy Consortium itself. In addition, there are also a number of e-commerce platforms such as Ali Group, and they quickly signed a letter of intent with the management company of the Strait Cross-sea Bridge.

A pipeline can transport 5 tons of goods in one direction in one day, and about 1500 million tons of goods in a year.

The three pipelines can transport nearly 4500 million tons of goods per year. Of course, this number is theoretical data. In fact, considering the needs of passenger transportation, plus maintenance and the like, they can transport about 2000 million tons of goods a year.

Even so, it will be a huge improvement for the logistics and transportation between the two sides of the strait.

(End of this chapter)