Chinese Rail Transport

Wireless train coupling is at the center of a China wireless rail system trial aimed at moving more freight on the lines already in service.

China high-speed rail network has moved past 50,000 kilometres (31,000 miles) in total operating distance after a new line opened on Friday, as reported by The Economic Times.

Baotou–Yinchuan High-speed Railway has entered full operation, according to China Daily, after the Baotou–Huinong section opened on Dec 23.

Australian anti-dumping duties are now being applied provisionally to freight rail wheels imported from China, following preliminary findings by the Australian Anti-Dumping Commission set out in the Australian Anti-Dumping Commission case file (Investigation 690) and also reported by SMM.

China railway passenger traffic continued to climb in 2025: from January to November, CR carried 4. 28 billion passengers, up 6.

Guangzhou-Zhanjiang High-Speed Railway is in its final trial operation phase, with full commercial service targeted by the end of this year.

CRRC EMUs and locomotives for Malaysia ECRL were officially completed on 18 November, CRRC Dalian has confirmed — a development also reported by Railway-News and one that marks a key step for the Malaysia East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) project as it aims to improve connectivity between the country’s east and west coasts.

The Chongqing–Budapest China-Europe freight train is now in regular operation as a new fixed-schedule China-Europe freight service linking southwest China’s Chongqing Municipality with the Hungarian capital.

Malaysia East Coast Rail Link trains have reached a key production milestone at CRRC Dalian’s plant in Dalian, Liaoning province.

The CR450 reached a trial-record 453 km/h, showcasing China’s power engineering prowess and fast-tracking its second-generation high-speed travel before its 2026 commercial debut.

The $1. 4 billion TAZARA concession brings China, Tanzania, and Zambia together to upgrade freight workings, increase capacity, and restore one of Southern Africa’s most strategic railway corridors.

The China–Laos Railway maintains the vigorous growth in freight and passenger transportation, furthering regional economic connections and testing the limits of global infrastructure investment.