Starting from 0:00 on January 10, China will roll out new railway operating plan. After the plan adjustment, 5 pairs of weekend line EMU trains from Tianjin West to Daxing Airport and 4 pairs of cross-line EMU trains from Tianjin West (Tianjin) to Beijing West, Tianjin (Tianjin West) to Xiongan, Tangshan to Xiongan were added.
Under the new plan, 233 passenger trains will be newly added across the country, bringing the total count to 11,149, according to the China State Railway Group Co., Ltd.
A total of 22,264 freight trains will operate nationwide after the adjustment, an increase of 40 compared with the current schedule.
Coupled with the launch of new train lines and stations nationwide, the adjustment aims to bolster connectivity in areas such as the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Greater Bay Area and the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region, the operator said.
Efforts will also be made to enhance the efficiency of freight logistics, thereby safeguarding livelihoods and boosting social and economic development, according to the operator.
