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August 8, 2025 | High-speed

400km/h - The new frontier in high-speed operation

China Railway has set itself an ambitious task: introduce 400km/h commercial operation on key high-speed lines. Kevin Smith reflects on how China reached this milestone and reports from the 12th UIC World Congress on High-Speed Rail held in Beijing on July 8-11, where progress with these plans, the next great paradigm shift in high-speed rail, were revealed.

December 2, 2019 | High-speed

China opens three more high-speed lines

CHINA continued the rapid expansion of its high-speed network on December 1 with the opening of three more sections of new line totalling 1043km.

October 23, 2019 | Freight

China reports strong rail traffic growth up to September

CHINA State Railway Group (CR) says it achieved a 9.4% increase in passenger journeys and a 6.1% rise in freight tonnage for the first nine months of 2019.

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