Recent project milestones included the opening of Foshan Station (a major textiles and fabric manufacturing hub) on the Guangzhou-Zhanjiang high-speed railway in south China’s Guangdong Province and full-line testing on the Xi’an-Ankang high-speed railway in northwest China, among others, the China State Railway Group Co., Ltd. said in a release.
China’s railway fixed-asset investment reached 440.6 billion yuan (~$65.3 billion) in January-July 2026, up 1.8 per cent year on year.
Key high-speed rail projects advanced in Guangdong and northwest China, signalling continued infrastructure execution.
Exporters, manufacturers and sourcing teams can factor the network build-out into China logistics planning through 2030.
It will continue to advance major railway projects and improve the quality and efficiency of railway investment to support China’s high-quality development.
China has built the world’s largest high-speed railway network. By the end of 2025, the country’s total operating railway mileage had reached 165,000 km, including more than 50,000 km of high-speed rail, the company noted.
China’s operational railway mileage is expected to reach 180,000 km by 2030, including about 60,000 km of high-speed rail.
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