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AJ Benton

March 16, 2026 | Metros

CBTC deployed on Hong Kong’s Tsuen Wan Line

Communications-based train control also being retrofitted to three other metro lines.

March 12, 2026 | Asia

Beijing - Pyongyang passenger services resume

Cross-border trains complete the journey in approximately 24 hours.

February 27, 2026 | Freight

Chinese heavy-haul coal traffic plateaus

Traffic on Daqin line remains buoyant but is expected to fall over the long term.

February 16, 2026 | Metros

Chinese metro expansion continues

Networks extended in Chongqing, Tianjin and Guangzhou as 33 billion journeys recorded across China in 2025.

February 13, 2026 | Infrastructure

Algeria opens heavy-haul railway

The 575km line connects a huge new iron-ore mine in the Sahara Desert to the Algerian rail network.

January 30, 2026 | Asia

Nanjing inter-city commuter line opening close

Testing is taking place on the 54km Line S2 which is due to open in April.

January 26, 2026 | Asia

China introduces new timetable

Over 400 new freight and passenger services will run from January 26.

January 18, 2026 | Asia

New line openings galore in China

The end of the western calendar year traditionally brings with it a raft of new line openings in China and 2025 is no exception. AJ Benton lists the latest lines to open, most of them high-speed.

January 9, 2026 | High-speed

China approves high-speed feasibility studies

Two new high-speed lines to be built in the east and the south of the country.

January 7, 2026 | Asia

China Railway outlines 2030 plan

State operator sets out development plans for next five years at annual planning meeting.

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