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Rail operator projects over 3b trips this year

By LUO WANGSHU | chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2021-01-04 14:29
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The high-speed train D4385 linking Yinchuan with Xi'an passes Wuzhong Railway Station in Northwest China's Ningxia Hui autonomous region on Dec 26, 2020. The Yinchuan-Xi'an high-speed railway was put into operation on Dec 26, which marks Ningxia connecting to the high-speed railway network. The 618-kilometer of tracks allows trains to run at a designed speed of 250 kilometers per hour. The railway would reduce the travel time from 14 hours to about three hours. [Photo/Xinhua]

A total of 3.11 billion railway trips are expected to be made across China this year, a year-on-year increase of 43.7 percent, the country's national railway operator China Railway Corp said on Monday.

Last year, the network handled 2.16 billion passenger trips. Some 3.7 billion metric tons of cargoes are expected to be handled via railway network this year, a rise of 3.4 percent, said Lu Dongfu, general manager of the company, at the company's annual working conference in Beijing.

This year, 3,700 kilometers of new railway tracks will be put into operation, he said.

China's railway network, especially high-speed railway, has seen a rapid development in the recent decade. The country's high-speed railway network has reached 37,900 km, ranking the top in the world.

Last year, 4,933 km of new railway tracks were put into operation, including high-speed railways connecting Beijing and Xiong'an in Hebei province , and linking Yinchuan, capital of Ningxia Hui autonomous region, and Xining, capital of Qinghai province.

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