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On May 10, the inaugural meeting of the Academic Committee and the Annual Academic Conference of the Sichuan Provincial Key Laboratory of Intelligent Design for Complex Transportation Systems were held at the School of Design and Art at Southwest Jiaotong University. The meeting was chaired by Dai Ning, Party Secretary of the School of Design and Art. Xia Yufeng, Deputy Party Secretary and Secretary of the Commission for Discipline Inspection at Southwest Jiaotong University; Zhang Weihua, Academic Director of the Research Center for Ultra-High-Speed Vacuum Tube Maglev Transportation at Southwest Jiaotong University and Academic Director of the Academic Committee of the Sichuan Provincial Key Laboratory of Intelligent Design for Complex Transportation Systems; and Fu Yonglin, Director of the Advisory Committee of the School of Design and Art, attended the meeting and delivered opening remarks. Xu Bochu, Director of the Institute of Human-Machine-Environment System Design; Wang Chao, Deputy Director of the Institute; and renowned experts and scholars from numerous top-tier universities and enterprises across the country also attended the event.

The First Expert Committee Meeting and Annual Academic Conference of the Key Laboratory of Intelligent Design for Complex Transportation Systems, themed "Big Transportation Design in the Digital Intelligence Era," was organized by the Key Laboratory of Intelligent Design for Complex Transportation Systems and co-organized by the School of Design and Art of Southwest Jiaotong University and other units. The conference featured an Expert Committee plenary session in the morning (09:00–12:00) and an academic forum in the afternoon (13:30–17:15), discussing innovations in transportation system design paradigms and mapping out a new blueprint for transportation design in the digital intelligence era.

Recently, the first train on the Shenzhen-Huizhou Intercity Dapeng Branch Line, SRC160BA-A-1002, arrived in Huizhou via rail transport from Xiahelong, Changchun, and was then transported by road to the Xinda Depot in Shenzhen’s Dapeng New Area. The Shenzhen-Huizhou Intercity Dapeng Branch Line runs from Longcheng Station in Longgang District through Pingshan District to Xinda Station in Dapeng New Area. The line is approximately 39.4 kilometers long with a design speed of 160 kilometers per hour. It features six stations—Longcheng, Pingshan, Yanzihu, Kuiyong, Dapeng, and Xinda—and includes the Xinda Depot. Once the Shenzhen-Huizhou Intercity Dapeng Branch Line is completed and put into operation, it will enable a 30-minute commute between Dapeng and Longgang or Pingshan. Through transfers, passengers will be able to quickly reach Bao’an Airport, Nanshan, Qianhai, and other areas, which will significantly alleviate the comprehensive transportation pressure in Dapeng New District.

On April 29, 2026, the delegation from CRRC Qingdao Sifang Co., Ltd. and the Human-Environment System Design Lab of Southwest Jiaotong University visited the National Science and Technology Development Agency (NSTDA) and its subsidiary, the National Metal and Materials Technology Center (MTEC) in Thailand, for academic exchanges. Both sides conducted in-depth discussions on rail transit development, train design, and related fields, and exchanged views on future design development directions.

On the afternoon of April 28, 2026, our institute, together with the CRRC Qingdao Sifang delegation, visited the Poh-Chang Academy of Arts, Rajamangala University of Technology Rattanakosin, and held an exchange symposium. At the symposium, the Thai side presented the preliminary design scheme of train exterior coating patterns incorporating Thai cultural elements. Our institute elaborated to the Thai side on the practical application methods and implementation experience of cultural elements in the project. Both sides conducted in-depth exchanges on design innovation and application practice.

On the morning of April 28, 2026, our institute accompanied the CRRC Qingdao Sifang delegation to visit the Thailand Institute of Scientific and Technological Research (TISTR) for an exchange symposium. At the symposium, TISTR introduced its overall profile. The Thailand Institute of Scientific and Technological Research is committed to promoting sustainable social development and plays an important role in scientific and technological research in Thailand. Its research fields cover food science, pharmacology, biotechnology, agricultural technology, materials, engineering, environment, ecology, and energy. After the symposium, the CRRC Qingdao Sifang and Human-Environment System Design Lab of Southwest Jiaotong University delegation visited some laboratories and experimental facilities of TISTR. Both sides conducted in-depth discussions on materials, engineering, and environment.

On April 20, at the NVC Lighting Brand Renewal Strategy Conference, the "Rail Transit AI Lighting Research Center" jointly built by NVC Lighting and the Institute of Human-Machine-Environment System Design of Southwest Jiaotong University was officially inaugurated. Led by the team of Deputy Director Wang Chao from the Institute of Human-Machine-Environment System Design, School of Design and Art, Southwest Jiaotong University, the research center will conduct in-depth R&D and application of healthy lighting technologies focused on closed public spaces such as high-speed rail carriages.The conference highlighted two core messages: first, responding to the industry proposition — moving from "arriving faster" to "arriving better"; second, exploring new technological applications — creating "Natural Companion Light" for high-speed rail. This collaboration systematically introduces high-standard healthy lighting technologies to high-speed rail scenarios for the first time, driving the rail transit industry to shift from competition in physical speed to the development of next-generation competitiveness centered on travel experience and health comfort. Through in-depth industry-university-research integration, the research center is committed to integrating healthy lighting technologies into national travel infrastructure, bringing a "sense of health and warmth" to hundreds of millions of passengers.

"Eternal Snow Lotus · New Journey on the Silk Road – Xinjiang Railway 2026 Tourism Product & New Orient Express Renovation and Upgrade Launch Ceremony" was successfully held in Urumqi, Xinjiang, where nearly 150 representatives from cultural and tourism enterprises, travel agencies and industry media both inside and outside Xinjiang gathered to witness the upgrading of Xinjiang Railway's tourism products. At the conference, the New Orient Express "Snow Lotus", renovated by CRRC Sifang Co., Ltd., made its brand-new debut, opening a new chapter for exploring the magnificent scenery of Xinjiang.

On March 8, the first train of the northern section of Phase 1 of Urumqi Rail Transit Line 2 was successfully delivered. It is a 6-carriage Type A train produced by the Beijing Railway Baoding Intelligent Manufacturing Base. It was transported to Urumqi from nearly 3,000 kilometers away, setting a new record for the longest delivery distance of complete vehicles by the base. The train supports multiple operation modes including automatic driving, and is equipped with intelligent perception, online fault analysis and safety monitoring systems, comprehensively upgrading safety protection. With the delivery of the first train, the project has entered the key stage of vehicle commissioning and system joint debugging. Full efforts will be made to ensure the high-quality opening and operation of the northern section as scheduled. Construction of Urumqi Rail Transit Line 2 started in 2016. The northern section is 13.94 kilometers long with 10 stations. Its opening has been listed in the top ten livelihood projects of Urumqi in 2026, which will further improve urban transportation efficiency.