CHINA: The 121 km Nanning – Chongzuo Passenger-Dedicated Line opened on December 5. With a line speed of 250 km/h, the route cuts the journey time between the two cities from 2 h 36 min to 52 min.
Construction of the line in southwest Guangxi began in December 2018.
In September 2020, work began on an 80 km extension from Chongzuo to Pingxiang on the Vietnamese border.
CHINA: China Railway has started revenue operation on a 278 km section of the Coastal Corridor high speed axis along the west coast of the Taiwan Strait. Designed for 350 km/h operation, the Fuzhou – Xiamen – Zhangzhou line is expected to boost connectivity in Fujian ...
CHINA: The 464 km railway serving the coastal town of Quanzhou in Fujian province was completed on December 28. The mixed-traffic route linking Quanzhou with Xingguo, south of Ji’an on the Beijing – Hong Kong corridor, has been designed for operation at up to 160 km/h. ...
CHINA: National operator China Railway launched 350 km/h passenger services on a 173 km route between Beijing and Tangshan on December 30, following the completion of 149 km of new line. The faster route has brought end-to-end journey times down to 60 min, even though trains ...
