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May 13, 2026 | Metros

China’s metros reach record length

Total network length exceeded 10,000km at the end of 2025.

December 24, 2025 | Metros

Flurry of Chinese metro openings planned

More than a dozen new metro lines and extensions are set to open in cities across China at the end of the year. AJ Benton rounds up the major additions.

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.

December 30, 2024 | Infrastructure

Shanghai airports rail link opens

The new line connects Shanghai’s two major airports and the city’s main high-speed rail station.

September 7, 2022 | High-speed

Shanghai - Nanjing - Hefei high-speed line approved

Construction on 555km route with 16 stations will begin later this year.

July 21, 2022 | Infrastructure

Construction begins on Shanghai - Sujia inter-city line

Work begins as China Railways continues to accumulate debt.

March 31, 2021 | Asia

Work progresses on new express metro connecting Shanghai airports

The new 68.6km railway will open in 2024.

January 25, 2021 | Metros

Shanghai Metro inaugurates Line 15

SHANGHAI Metro opened its 42.3km, 30 station Line 15 on January 23.

August 17, 2020 | High-speed

Pandemic fails to slow China’s high-speed network expansion

China is continuing the development of the world’s most extensive high-speed network at a breakneck pace. David Burroughs looks at the lines that have opened as the country begins to recover from the coronavirus pandemic, and the sections nearing completion.

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