High-speed trains plan to improve meal choices

China Railway Corp said that it will introduce more food suppliers and offer passengers more meal options on high-speed trains, after recent media reports bashed the overpriced boxed lunches provided on bullet trains.

The operator of the country's high-speed railway system said in a statement released on Tuesday night that it will build a "fair and open" online platform accessible to qualified suppliers, with a view toward letting passengers order meals directly.

The suppliers do not need to be companies subordinate to the 18 local railway bureaus, according to the statement, which did not give a timetable.