BEIJING: China’s railway network will operate a new schedule from Tuesday, increasing the number of passenger and freight train services to boost transport capability, the national railway operator China State Railway Group said on Monday.
The new schedule will run 10,572 passenger train services daily across the national network, 42 more than the current schedule, and 21,658 freight train services per day, 83 more than the current schedule.
The additions will provide strong support to the country’s smooth economic development, the company said.
The schedule allocates more freight train services for carrying coal for power production to ensure energy supplies across the country during the coming winter.
The trains will originate from major coal production areas, including Shanxi province, the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region and the Inner Mongolia autonomous region, to ensure a smooth distribution of coal.
To meet the country’s needs and provide a bulwark for the economy, fewer regular-speed passenger train services will be operated along some lines, such as Beijing-Guangzhou and Beijing-Shanghai, and instead, the capacity will be used for freight transport.
More freight train services will be used for bulk commodities to improve the transport capacity for resources such as ore, according to China State Railway Group.
–The Daily Mail-China Daily news exchange item
