China aims to extend the length of its working high-speed rail tracks to around 60,000 km by 2030, up from 48,000 km at the conclusion of 2024, information from the country's railway operator showed on Thursday.

As the nation proceeds to progress its railway infrastructure, the working mileage of its railway arrange is anticipated to reach 180,000 km by 2030, up from 162,000 km at the end of 2024, concurring to China State Railway Group Co., Ltd. (China Railway).

China Railway said the country's fixed-asset venture in the railway sector is anticipated to reach 590 billion yuan (around 82.08 billion U.S. dollars) in 2025, with an assessed 2,600 km of new rail tracks set to ended up operational inside the year.

China's railway arranges dealt with a record 4.08 billion traveler trips in 2024, checking a 10.8 per cent increment compared to 2023, and this figure is anticipated to proceed rising in 2025, possibly coming to 4.28 billion trips, agreeing to the company.

China's railways transported a add up to of 3.99 billion tons of cargo final year, up 1.9 per cent year on year with a rising streak for eight consecutive years.

In 2024, the country's fixed-asset investment in the railroad division developed by 11.3 per cent year on year, coming to 850.6 billion yuan, agreeing to China Railway.

Official information moreover appeared that China-Europe freight trains completed 19,000 trips in 2024, transporting 2.07 million twenty-foot equivalent units (TEU) holders of merchandise, up 10 per cent and 9 per cent year on year, individually.

source: risingnepaldaily