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January 1, 2020 | Asia

China expands high-speed and overnight sleeper services

A new national timetable was introduced in China on December 30 2019 which increases the number of passenger trains by 263.5 per day to reach 4816.5 daily round trips.

December 31, 2019 | High-speed

Work starts on Chinese high-speed line

CONSTRUCTION has commenced on a new 109km high-speed line in China’s Hubei province, which will connect the Shanghai - Wuhan - Chengdu railway with the Zhengzhou - Chongqing line and provide a faster eastern connection from central China.

December 30, 2019 | Metros

Beijing Metro tops 699km making it world’s largest network

THE start of trial operation on two extensions to the Beijing Metro on December 28 has extended the network to 699.3km with 405 stations, making it the world’s largest metro network and pushing Shanghai metro into second place.

December 30, 2019 | High-speed

China opens world’s first automated high-speed line

CHINA National Railway (CR) opened the 174km Beijing North – Zhangjiakou line on December 30, the world’s first automated high-speed railway, together with the 53km Chongli line serving venues for the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics.

December 18, 2019 | Infrastructure

Dunhuang railway in northwest China completed

CHINA National Railway (CR) officially opened the 173km Subei - Mahai line on December 18, marking the completion of the 671km Dunhuang circular railway in northwest China.

December 17, 2019 | News

China opens two more high-speed lines

CHINA National Railway opened the Xuzhou - Huai'an - Yancheng and the Lianyungang - Huai'an high-speed lines in Jiangsu Province on December 16.

December 11, 2019 | Metros

Macao opens first light metro line

THE first light metro line was officially opened in the Chinese special administrative region of Macao on December 10.

December 6, 2019 | Infrastructure

China starts testing on Beijing - Zhangjiakou high-speed line

THE first high-speed train departed Beijing North for Zhangjiakou on December 3 marking the launch of test running on this line and the Chongli line.

December 5, 2019 | Freight

Mosolf launches rail-based China - Europe car shipment service

GERMAN automotive logistics specialist Mosolf Group has announced the introduction of a new rail service to transport new cars and other road vehicles from factories in China to the European Union (EU).

December 5, 2019 | Fleet

CRRC unveils 250km/h EMU

CRRC has unveiled its CJ2 inter-city and inter-urban EMU, for which it has been granted a manufacturing license.

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