China built out its high-speed rail network in a remarkable two decades. Today, these railways total 25,000 miles, long enough to encircle the Earth. Photo-illustration by Newsweek ...

In a significant advancement for high-speed rail technology, China recently unveiled the CR450 bullet train prototype in Beijing. This state-of-the-art train is a testament to China's commitment ...

That put Italy's AGV Italo, operating at just under 225 mph, temporarily in first place in the high-speed rail race, according to Railway Technology.. The South China Morning Post quotes a ...

High-speed rail service began in China in 2007 and now has the world's longest bullet train network, with routes nearing 10,000 kilometers in all. Getty Images.

China’s rail ambitions just keep growing. The latest addition to the country’s portfolio is a 277-kilometer (172-mile) high-speed train line along the southeastern coast, connecting the cities ...

A bullet trains sit on the tracks at a high-speed train maintenance base in Wuhan, China, in 2012. DARLEY SHEN / Reuters Oct. 20, 2015, 6:05 AM EDT / Updated Oct. 20, 2015, 6:05 AM EDT ...

An extended "8+8" network of 38,000 kilometers (24,000 miles) of high-speed rail is projected to be operational in 2025. Later improvements are likely to focus on speed rather than distance.

China's grandiose railway plan involves investing $503 billion to create 30,000 kms of additional track including 10,000 of high speed rail by 2020. The country laid the same number of track kms ...

China launched a super-rapid test train over the weekend capable of travelling 500 kilometers per hour, as the country moves ahead with its railway ambitions. IE 11 is not supported.

China operates the most extensive high-speed rail network in the world, with more than 24,855 miles of operational lines, according to a 2023 report from the International Union of Railways. What ...

China is aiming to have 60,000 kilometers of high-speed rail online by 2030. Workers check a high-speed train at a maintenance workshop in Nanjing, in China's eastern Jiangsu province on December ...