Homo sapiens.

Chapter 542 Completion of the first phase

Due to the distance problem.

The Equatorial Stratospheric Railway across the Pacific Ocean is not in the first phase of construction.

The first phase of construction projects is the Southeast Asian Equatorial Stratospheric Railway, the South American Equatorial Stratospheric Railway, and the African Equatorial Stratospheric Railway.

At present, the Southeast Asian Equatorial Stratospheric Railway in the first phase of the project has been laid.

The South American Equatorial Stratospheric Railway has completed 73%, and the African Equatorial Stratospheric Railway has completed 55%. These two parts are expected to be completed by the end of this year.

The second phase of the Ceylon Ocean Equatorial Stratospheric Railway will be laid next year, the third phase of the Atlantic Equatorial Stratospheric Regulations will be implemented the year after, and the fourth phase of the Pacific Equatorial Stratospheric Railway will be completed in the year after.

After the completion of the fourth phase of the project, the entire equatorial stratosphere railway will be fully connected.

Liu Zhifan at the Southeast Asian headquarters, on behalf of Li Qingye, attended the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the completion of the project.

The ribbon-cutting ceremony was on the north side of Pontianak City in Borneo, which happens to be on the equator.

The ground part of Pontianak Station is a huge building complex covering an area of ​​9 square kilometers, with a building height of 100 meters and a large platform on it.

At this time, Liu Zhifan was on the platform.

"I declare! The Southeast Asia Equatorial Stratospheric Railway is officially put into use today!"

Clap clap!All the construction workers applauded quickly.

Whether it is a reporter from Homo sapiens or other forces, they are all concentrating on taking pictures and videos, or editing press releases with their mobile phones.

Liu Zhifan cut the ribbon with scissors.

On the platform behind him, a container was pulled up by an elevator, and a cable on the other side lowered a container from the stratosphere.

This kind of counterweight elevator is the core means for loading and unloading goods at the station.

The container that is put down will be slightly heavier than the container that went up, so that gravity can be used to pull up the lighter container to achieve the effect of reducing energy consumption.

Of course, the station has an active lifting system and a dedicated passenger line.

Under normal circumstances, the number of lift lines can be appropriately set according to the cargo throughput and passenger transport scale of the local station.

For example, the Pontianak Station in front of us, because it is close to the coastal area, will become a core station in the future, so 20 cargo lift lines and 6 passenger lift lines have been set up.

Liu Zhifan briefly answered some reporters' questions, then took the passenger elevator to the stratosphere platform of Pontianak Station.

At an altitude of [-] meters.

Asuofang, the chief engineer, introduced at the side: "Currently, there are 9 stations on the Southeast Asian Equatorial Stratospheric Railway, with a total length of 5319 kilometers."

Liu Zhifan looked at the cumulonimbus clouds outside the window: "Can the running speed meet expectations? How safe is the elevator?"

"At present, the fastest running speed can reach 2400 kilometers per hour, but considering the station, it can only run at a speed of 1200 kilometers per hour." Asuo Fang paused for a while, and continued to introduce:
"The safety of elevators is mainly due to the frequent rainfall and lightning in the equatorial region, as well as typhoons. Lightning can be avoided through lightning induction devices and Faraday cages; in terms of storms, the main thing is to beware of strong winds above level 10."

After a while, the passenger elevator carried a group of people to the stratosphere platform.

The passenger area is completely sealed. After all, this is the stratosphere at an altitude of [-] meters. Not only is the air thin, the temperature is also very low, and the ultraviolet rays are extremely strong.

Even the body of a new human could be injured in this environment.

Although Liu Zhifan is promoting this project, it is the first time for him to inspect the stratospheric railway on the spot.

I saw the stratospheric railway outside the window. There are a total of 12 railway lines, and each railway line is recessed into the floating platform.

Asuo explained to him: "Minister, this is a superconducting magnetic levitation track."

"Superconducting?"

"It is to use silver-based superconductors as the material of the track. The temperature at an altitude of 50 meters is generally lower than minus [-] degrees Celsius. Silver-based superconductors can directly achieve superconductivity without additional refrigeration."

Liu Zhifan suddenly realized: "So it is."

Asuofang pointed to the sunken track again: "The reason why the track is designed like this is mainly to strengthen the restraint. Even if it suddenly loses control, the train cannot derail."

At this moment, a train quickly passed by.

Yin Tianfeng, the person in charge of the Stratospheric Railway Operation Company, whispered to Liu Zhifan: "Minister, this is from Bukit Station in Sumatra Island. The distance is about [-] kilometers, and it took less than an hour."

"This speed is still too slow." Liu Zhifan was a little dissatisfied.

Asuofang quickly explained: "Minister, this is because the equatorial stratosphere railway has not yet been fully opened. Once the entire line is opened, it will be able to use the extreme speed of 2400 kilometers per hour across the Pacific Ocean, Ceylon Ocean, and Atlantic Ocean."

Of course, Liu Zhifan is very clear about this.

The reason why the speed of the stratospheric railway cannot be increased now is very simple, because there are too many stops on land, which drags down the overall operating speed.

The Pacific Ocean, the Ceylon Ocean, and the Atlantic Ocean have only a few small stops in the middle. In this plan, they often do not stop, and they can move forward at full speed throughout the journey, and the speed can naturally soar to 2400 kilometers per hour.

"By the way, chief engineer Asuo Fang, the train is running at high speed, will there be a supersonic sonic boom?"

Asuofang nodded: "It is true that a sonic boom will be produced, but because the air in the stratosphere is thin, the sonic boom will be very weak and will basically not affect the ground."

Liu Zhifan saw the large solar panels on the floating platform again: "Is solar power used here?"

"This is actually specially designed for future consideration."

"Designing for the future?"

Asuo Fang nodded: "Yes, it is designed for the future. Once the equatorial stratosphere railway is completed in the future, half of the entire line will receive solar energy. This is a fixed power station."

Then he added: "The silver-based superconductor on the railway can be used as a transmission line to realize the transmission of current with ultra-low loss."

Liu Zhifan understood immediately.

After all, on the equatorial railway, half of the area will always be directly illuminated by the sun. This is the true sun that never sets.

In this way, solar power generation is not tasteless, coupled with high-temperature silver-based superconductors, this makes the equatorial stratosphere railway a huge solar power station, and the power generation is very stable.

After all, there is no shelter in the stratosphere, and it is also directly exposed to the sun for a long time. This amount of power generation is definitely not a small number.

In this way, the equatorial stratospheric railway can be completely self-sufficient in electricity, and even has a lot of wealth.

Simply kill two birds with one stone.

Liu Zhifan turned his head and asked Yin Tianfeng: "Tianfeng, next you have to cooperate with the various transportation systems on the ground to ensure that the logistics can be unimpeded."

"Yes, I will definitely arrange it." Yin Tianfeng quickly replied.

After staying on the stratosphere platform for more than half an hour, Liu Zhifan was quite satisfied with the equatorial stratosphere railway.

A train that can bear a load of several thousand tons runs at a high speed above the stratosphere, and the fastest speed is almost twice the speed of sound. This thing can completely replace many planes along the way.

After all, the speed of civil aviation airliners usually does not exceed 900 kilometers per hour, and the load is only dozens of tons.

In the face of stratospheric railways, civil aviation airliners or transport aircraft, there is really not much advantage.

After Liu Zhifan inspected the project, he wrote a detailed report to Li Qingye.

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