Chinese Rail Transport Appreciation & News

Passengers wait to board a train at Changzhou Railway Station in Changzhou, east China's Jiangsu Province, April 29, 2026. China's railways are expected to handle 158 million passenger trips during the May Day holiday travel period -- an eight-day travel rush from April 29 to May 6, China State Railway Group Co., Ltd. said on Wednesday. During this period, an average of 12,000 passenger trains are scheduled to run daily. (Photo by Chen Wei/Xinhua)



Passengers wait to board a train at Yangzhou Railway Station in Yangzhou, east China's Jiangsu Province, April 29, 2026. (Photo by Meng Delong/Xinhua)



Passengers are seen at Nanjing Railway Station in Nanjing, east China's Jiangsu Province, April 29, 2026. (Photo by Su Yang/Xinhua)



Passengers are seen at a platform of Harbin Railway Station in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, April 29, 2026. (Photo by Yuan Yong/Xinhua)

CR450AF-0201 being transported to Chongqing West Station. .


AC50 export locomotive under construction. Intended for Southern Shorthaul Railroad in Australia as the CAC class. .


Export CR200J modified for commuter rail service on the Lagos Red Line. Intended for Nigeria.


CR300AF-H and CR300BF-H high-altitude trains. These train sets are currently being tested at the Academy of Railway Sciences and will run on the Sichuan-Tibet line in the future.


A modified battery conversion DF-4B done by a private company.

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Passengers check in at Shijiazhuang Railway Station in Shijiazhuang, north China's Hebei Province, May 5, 2026. China witnessed a peak of passenger trips on May 5, the last day of the five-day May Day holiday. (Photo by Chen Qibao/Xinhua)

BEIJING, May 5 (Xinhua) -- Passenger trips on China's railway network have surpassed 100 million during the ongoing May Day holiday, the state railway operator said Tuesday. According to China State Railway Group Co., Ltd., the railway system has operated safely and smoothly during the five-day holiday period ending Tuesday, with passenger trips reaching 117 million as of Monday.





Passengers wait to board a train at Changzhou Railway Station in Changzhou, east China's Jiangsu Province, May 5, 2026. China witnessed a peak of passenger trips on May 5, the last day of the five-day May Day holiday. (Photos by Chen Wei/Xinhua)



Passengers are seen on a platform at Harbin Railway Station in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, May 5, 2026. (Photo by Yuan Yong/Xinhua)



Passengers wait to board a train at Tengzhou East Railway Station in Tengzhou, east China's Shandong Province, May 5, 2026. (Photo by Li Zhijun/Xinhua)





Passengers are seen on a platform at Nanjing Railway Station in Nanjing, east China's Jiangsu Province, May 5, 2026. (Photo by Su Yang/Xinhua)



Passengers are seen at Wuhan Railway Station in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province, May 5, 2026. (Photo by Zhao Jun/Xinhua)

Rail traffic to Iran has doubled, and prices are up by 40%, as trade is diverted to overland routes.

The number of cargo trains going from Xi’an in central China to the Iranian capital Tehran has risen from around one per week before the conflict to one every three or four days since the start of blockade on April 13, according to people with knowledge of the shipments. Freight costs have surged, with quotes for shipping a standard 40-foot container along the route as high as $7,000 this week, roughly 40% more than typical levels, the people said, speaking on condition of anonymity as they aren’t authorized to speak with the media.

“Previously these trains never ran at all in some weeks; now they’re fully booked for May,” said Altan Dursun, managing director of Turkey-based Silkroad-Avrasya Multimodal Logistics, a rail-freight booking agency that specializes in trade with China. Plans are underway to add further capacity in June, Dursun added. Each train from Xi’an carries around 50 standard 40-foot containers, he said, while a long-haul container ship can hold thousands.

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BEIJING, May 9 (Xinhua) -- The China-Europe Railway Express has made 130,000 trips by Saturday, marked by the departure of a freight train from Zhengzhou, capital of central China's Henan Province, bound for Hamburg, Germany, at 10 a.m. local time. Total cargo value has exceeded 520 billion U.S. dollars, according to the China State Railway Group Co., Ltd. The company said it has continuously optimized the operating routes of the China-Europe Railway Express over the years, designating 93 scheduled lines with a designed speed of 120 km per hour.



A staff member checks cargo on a China-Europe freight train in Zhengzhou, central China's Henan Province, May 9, 2026. (Xinhua/Li Jianan)



This photo taken on May 9, 2026 shows a container being hoisted onto a China-Europe freight train in Zhengzhou, central China's Henan Province. (Xinhua/Li Jianan)






These photos taken on May 9, 2026 shows a China-Europe freight train bound for Hamburg, Germany departing from Putian Railway Station in Zhengzhou, central China's Henan Province. (All photos by Xinhua/Li Jianan)

Staff members work aboard the Delta Star Express in Changzhou, east China's Jiangsu Province, May 19, 2026.

The Delta Star Express, a tourist train featuring cozy accommodations, departed Tuesday from Shanghai, carrying nearly 200 passengers for an 18-day tour to northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.

Developed by China Railway Shanghai Group Co., Ltd., the tourist train provides multi-passenger cabins with in-suite bathrooms, storage spaces as well as panoramic viewing windows. (All photos by Xinhua/Wang Xiang)



Passengers are pictured inside a cabin aboard the Delta Star Express in east China, May 19, 2026.



Medical workers offer free clinic service to passengers aboard the Delta Star Express in east China, May 19, 2026.



A passenger takes a photo before boarding the Delta Star Express in east China's Shanghai, May 19, 2026.

Passengers from southeast China's Taiwan inquire on tea products aboard the "panda train" Splendid Tianfu, at Anjing Railway Station in southwest China's Sichuan Province, May 19, 2026. The "panda train" Splendid Tianfu, a panda-themed tourist train, departed Tuesday from Chengdu carrying 92 passengers for a 16-day tour of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Sightseeing during the day and traveling over the night, passengers aboard the train will tour representative destinations across Xinjiang, which range from plateau lakes, grassland wetlands and ancient Silk Road settlements to Gobi oases. (All photos by Xinhua/Jiang Hongjing)



A staff member greets passengers taking "panda train" Splendid Tianfu, at Anjing Railway Station in southwest China's Sichuan Province, May 19, 2026.



The "panda train" Splendid Tianfu is pictured at Anjing Railway Station in southwest China's Sichuan Province, May 19, 2026.



Passengers prepare to board the "panda train" Splendid Tianfu, at Anjing Railway Station in southwest China's Sichuan Province, May 19, 2026.



Passengers pose for a group photo after a welcome ceremony at Anjing Railway Station in southwest China's Sichuan Province, May 19, 2026.



Passengers from southeast China's Taiwan are pictured aboard the "panda train" Splendid Tianfu, at Anjing Railway Station in southwest China's Sichuan Province, May 19, 2026.

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Crew members prepare desserts for passengers on the "panda train" Splendid Tianfu, at Anjing Railway Station in southwest China's Sichuan Province, May 19, 2026. The "panda train" Splendid Tianfu, a panda-themed tourist train, departed Tuesday from Chengdu carrying 92 passengers for a 16-day tour of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Sightseeing during the day and traveling over the night, passengers aboard the train will tour representative destinations across Xinjiang, which range from plateau lakes, grassland wetlands and ancient Silk Road settlements to Gobi oases. (All photos by Xinhua/Jiang Hongjing)



A crew member prepares stuffed toys as gifts for passengers on the "panda train" Splendid Tianfu, at Anjing Railway Station in southwest China's Sichuan Province, May 19, 2026.



Passengers pose for a photo on the "panda train" Splendid Tianfu, at Anjing Railway Station in southwest China's Sichuan Province, May 19, 2026.



Passengers prepare to board the "panda train" Splendid Tianfu, at Anjing Railway Station in southwest China's Sichuan Province, May 19, 2026.



Passengers who are about to take the "panda train" Splendid Tianfu attend a welcome ceremony at Anjing Railway Station in southwest China's Sichuan Province, May 19, 2026.



Passengers board the "panda train" Splendid Tianfu at Anjing Railway Station in southwest China's Sichuan Province, May 19, 2026.



Captains of the "panda train" Splendid Tianfu pose for a group photo before depature at Anjing Railway Station in southwest China's Sichuan Province, May 19, 2026.

@bd popeye , you should visit China and ride on those trains.

Cross-border standard-gauge rail expansion at Manzhouli will ameliorate freight bottlenecks.

The project involves building a second rail line with Chinese standard gauge track at the border between Zabaikalsk in Russia’s Far East and Manzhouli in China’s Inner Mongolia region, the Russian Transportation Ministry said earlier. The new line is expected to increase annual capacity by 11 million tons by 2030, or nearly 50 additional pairs of freight trains a day, the ministry in Moscow

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The Zabaikalsk–Manzhouli crossing is the busiest rail checkpoint on the border between Russia and China and a critical trade artery. Cargo currently has to be transferred between Russia’s broader 1520-millimeter gauge wagons and China’s 1435-millimeter standard gauge system.

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