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August 26, 2025 | High-speed

More new lines approved in China

Projects receiving government approval include Shanghai - Hangzhou high-speed line.

March 10, 2025 | Metros

Chinese metro networks grow at pace

Over the last 20 years China has been a prolific builder of new metro networks. Hans-Ulrich Riedel, who has researched the topic extensively, gives IRJ readers exclusive access to some of the data he has compiled and summarises recent and future metro developments in some of the cities with the largest networks.

October 20, 2022 | High-speed

High-speed line opens between Huzhou and Hangzhou

Route is 137.8km long with a maximum speed of 350km/h.

January 12, 2022 | High-speed

China’s first privately-funded high-speed line opens

Consortium has 51% stake in the new railway.

June 30, 2021 | Metros

New metro lines improve rail connectivity in China’s Yangtse river delta

New metro lines have opened in Shaoxing, Hangzhou, Changzhou, Xuzhou, Suzhou, and Xi'an.

January 3, 2021 | Metros

China opens 18 metro and two LRT lines in 11 cities

WUHAN is the 11th Chinese city to open new metro and light rail lines since December 26 continuing a Chinese tradition of opening new lines during the New Year period.

August 5, 2020 | High-speed

Technical studies for Ningbo - Zhoushan high-speed line completed

TECHNICAL studies for the 77km Ningbo - Zhoushan high-speed line, which will include the longest undersea rail tunnel in China, have been completed following two years of development.

April 27, 2020 | Metros

New line and two extensions add 72km to Hangzhou metro

HANGZOU Metro opened the 35.1km Line 16 on April 23, along with two extensions to Line 5.

October 13, 2017 | Rolling stock

CRRC Nanjing Puzhen wins Chinese metro train orders

CRRC Nanjing Puzhen Rail Transport (NPRT) has secured three orders with a total value of Yuan 2.37bn ($US 360m) to supply metro trains to three Chinese cities.

July 11, 2017 | Asia

Hangzhou opens metro Line 2 extension

HANGZHOU extended its metro network to the northwest of the city on July 3 with the opening of the 11.6km Qianjiang Lu - Gucui Lu extension of Line 2.

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