Chinese railway network to push high-quality development
According to a senior railway official, China's railway system aims to lay 165,000 kilometers of track in the next five years by the end of 2025, of which 50,000 kilometers will be high-speed.
Chinese railway network to push high-quality development
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Chinese railway network to push high-quality development

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Eurasia 14/03/2023 07:59

According to a senior railway official, China's railway system aims to lay 165,000 kilometers of track in the next five years by the end of 2025, of which 50,000 kilometers will be high-speed.

The goal for China's railway system in the next five years and beyond is for it to promote high-quality development and take the lead in achieving modernization to support the government's stated goal of turning the country into a modern socialist country in all respects, a top railway official said, according to China Daily.

With the goal of laying 165,000 kilometers of track by the end of 2025, 50,000 km of which will be high-speed, the key is to develop a modernized railway system, concentrating on infrastructure, transportation services, innovation, safety, effective operation, management and governance, said Liu Zhenfang, president of China State Railway Group, the national railway operator.

By that point, the railway sector will have fulfilled the targets set in the 14th Five-Year Plan (2021-25) for development, said Liu, who is also a deputy to the 14th National People's Congress.
Aerial photo shows the construction site of Xianju station of Hangzhou-Wenzhou High-speed Railway in Taizhou City (Photo: Wang Huabin / ImagineChina / Imaginechina / AFP)
"To build a modern railway transportation service, we will speed up efforts to create a smart, efficient service system and use the high-speed railway network to assist in the development of a modern logistics system," Liu said.

By the end of 2025, 99.5 percent of cities with more than 200,000 residents will have access to the general railway network, and 98 percent of cities with more than 500,000 residents will have access to the high-speed railway network.

To create a modern technological innovation system, the sector will follow major national strategies promoting the development of its industrial system and expanding the advantages of China's railway sector around the world, he added.

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