On November 4, the National Development and Reform Commission held the Endeavour “15th Five-Year Plan” series of press conferences to introduce the situation related to consolidating development support. Xia Xin, director of the Infrastructure Development Department of the National Development and Reform Commission, said that during the “15th Five-Year Plan” period, China will build about 15,000 kilometers of railways, including about 10,000 kilometers of high-speed railways, which will basically achieve the goal of railway modernization. Key tasks. The main “eight vertical and eight horizontal” high-speed railway corridors have basically been built. High-speed railways are basically passenger transportation, and the coverage of regional links is reasonably expanded. Accelerate the construction of a complete technical and standard system for the construction and operation of high-speed railways with a speed of 400 kilometers per hour, and steadily promote commercial operation. Strengthen the construction of general speed railways, speed up the capacity expansion and transformation of busy main lines, and basically eliminate bottlenecks in trunk line channel capacity. Build a specialized railway freight network, optimize the functional layout of railway logistics bases across the country, expand the scope of container trains, steadily promote railways with a speed of 200 kilometers per hour to operate freight trains as needed, and strive to increase freight volume by 220 million tons during the “15th Five-Year Plan” period. Major engineering aspects. Fully build a high-standard riverside high-speed railway, speed up the construction of a coastal high-speed railway, steadily advance the construction of a railway along the border, speed up the construction of the Xinjiang coal export system, and advance work on projects such as the Qin—Shen Second Corridor.

On November 4, the National Development and Reform Commission held the Endeavour “15th Five-Year Plan” series of press conferences to introduce the situation related to consolidating development support. Xia Xin, director of the Infrastructure Development Department of the National Development and Reform Commission, said that during the “15th Five-Year Plan” period, China will build about 15,000 kilometers of railways, including about 10,000 kilometers of high-speed railways, which will basically achieve the goal of railway modernization. Key tasks. The main “eight vertical and eight horizontal” high-speed railway corridors have basically been built. High-speed railways are basically passenger transportation, and the coverage of regional links is reasonably expanded. Accelerate the construction of a complete technical and standard system for the construction and operation of high-speed railways with a speed of 400 kilometers per hour, and steadily promote commercial operation. Strengthen the construction of general speed railways, speed up the capacity expansion and transformation of busy main lines, and basically eliminate bottlenecks in trunk line channel capacity. Build a specialized railway freight network, optimize the functional layout of railway logistics bases across the country, expand the scope of container trains, steadily promote railways with a speed of 200 kilometers per hour to operate freight trains as needed, and strive to increase freight volume by 220 million tons during the “15th Five-Year Plan” period. Major engineering aspects. Fully build a high-standard riverside high-speed railway, speed up the construction of a coastal high-speed railway, steadily advance the construction of a railway along the border, speed up the construction of the Xinjiang coal export system, and advance work on projects such as the Qin—Shen Second Corridor.