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July 9, 2026 | Metros

China opens nearly 40km of new metro lines

Existing lines have been extended in four cities including 19.25km of Line 13 in Shenzhen.

May 5, 2026 | Metros

Wuhan Metro Line 12 opens

35km first phase of automated orbital line connects western and northeastern districts.

December 4, 2025 | Asia

China introduces new fast freight service

Passenger EMUs are being used to transport parcels and other urgent items between Wuhan and Guangzhou overnight.

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 31, 2024 | Infrastructure

New metro lines open in eight Chinese cities

Metro lines and an extension totalling 287.9km have been put into service in China.

September 27, 2024 | Freight

New China - Europe freight route

Containers now move by rail from Wuhan, China, to Hamburg, Germany, for onward maritime transhipment to Gothenburg, Sweden.

January 3, 2024 | Metros

New metro lines serve China’s growing cities

Last month saw the opening of new lines and extensions in 10 cities.

July 6, 2022 | Infrastructure

China introduces 350km/h operation on Beijing - Wuhan line

The maximum operating speed has been increased by 40km/h on part of the Beijing - Guangzhou high-speed line.

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.

November 16, 2020 | Technology

Wuhan tests driverless suspended monorail

TESTING of a driverless suspended monorail vehicle with a design speed of 80km/h on an 800m elevated track has been carried out in Wuhan, China.

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