China Railway Corporation News
China will launch the world`s fastest train in September which will shorten the travel time between Beijing and Shanghai by more than an hour, authorities said on Monday.
The trains can touch a speed of 350 kilometers per hour, state-run Xinhua news agency reported. Currently, China's high-speed trains clocks around 280 kmph.
China, which has the longest high-speed railway network in the world at over 19,000 km, plans to increase it to 30,000 km by 2020, a top official has said.
China Railway Corporation witnessed a record passenger trips of around 12.54 million on the first day of the week-long National Day holiday from October 1-7.
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