{"id":92166,"date":"2024-09-16T09:03:34","date_gmt":"2024-09-16T09:03:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/index.php\/2024\/09\/16\/china-railway-network-hits-160000km-mark-china-daily\/"},"modified":"2024-09-16T09:03:34","modified_gmt":"2024-09-16T09:03:34","slug":"china-railway-network-hits-160000km-mark-china-daily","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/china-railway-network-hits-160000km-mark-china-daily\/","title":{"rendered":"China railway network hits 160,000km mark: China Daily"},"content":{"rendered":"

BEIJING, China, Se 16 \u2014 China\u2019s railway network has achieved a major milestone as of Saturday, surpassing 160,000 kilometers of operational track, including over 46,000 km of high-speed rail, China State Railway Group, the national railway operator, has announced. <\/strong><\/p>\n

This positioned China with the world\u2019s largest high-speed railway network and also one of the most advanced globally, the group said.<\/p>\n

The latest addition to the network is a high-speed rail line linking Meizhou city with Longchuan county in southern China\u2019s Guangdong province. The 94-km railway, which began operations on Saturday, has contributed to reaching this new milestone in the railway network development.<\/p>\n

Since the end of 2012, China\u2019s railway infrastructure has seen substantial growth. The total length of the railway network has increased by 64.2 percent, while high-speed rail has expanded by an impressive 392.2 percent.<\/p>\n

This expansion has established China\u2019s rail infrastructure as world-class, excelling in passenger and freight transport, technological innovation, energy efficiency and safety.<\/p>\n

Over a century ago, Sun Yat-sen, a pioneering Chinese revolutionary leader, envisioned a modernized China in his book The International Development of China. His plan included the construction of 1.6 million km of roads and approximately 160,000 km of railways. Today, while Sun\u2019s vision for railways has become a reality, the development of China\u2019s high-speed rail has exceeded his expectations.<\/p>\n

Since the Beijing-Tianjin High-Speed Railway opened in 2008, China has built the world\u2019s most extensive and advanced high-speed rail network. Major projects, such as the Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong Express Rail Link and the Lhasa-Nyingchi Railway in Xizang autonomous region, have significantly enhanced connectivity and regional development.<\/p>\n

Li Jingwei, deputy head of the development and reform department of the group, highlighted the accelerated pace of construction. \u201cSince 2012, the expansion of China\u2019s high-speed rail has intensified, with an average of over 3,000 kilometers of new high-speed rail lines put into operation annually,\u201d Li said.<\/p>\n

The country\u2019s high-speed rail network has now accounted for more than 70 percent of the world\u2019s total high-speed rail. Of this, lines operating at speeds of 300-350 km\/h covered 20,000 km (43 percent), while lines operating at 200-250 km\/h covered 26,000 km (57 percent).<\/p>\n

Notably, China is the only country to achieve commercial operation of high-speed rail at 350 km\/h, showcasing its technological prowess, he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cFrom snowy forests in the northern part of China to the water towns in the eastern region, and from the desert to the sea, China\u2019s high-speed rail traverses major rivers, rugged mountains and connects all regions,\u201d Li said.<\/p>\n

He also said that the high-speed railway network now covered 96 percent of cities with populations over 500,000, including the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.<\/p>\n

China\u2019s high-speed railway has played a crucial role in the country\u2019s economic and social development, reducing travel time and boosting industrial development along the routes, he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe travel time between Beijing and Shanghai has been reduced from around 12 hours to just over 4 hours, while the journey from Beijing to Guangzhou (in Guangdong province) has been cut from about 21 hours to over 7 hours. This transformation has revolutionized the way Chinese people travel and many people have enjoyed traveling by bullet trains,\u201d Li said.<\/p>\n

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