China’s High-Speed Rail Network Tops 50,000 Kilometers with New Shaanxi Line Opening

This article reports on China's high-speed rail network surpassing 50,000 kilometers with the opening of a new line in Shaanxi, connecting Xi’an and Yan’an in about an hour. The expansion meets the target set in China’s 14th Five-Year Development Plan and now covers 97 percent of cities with populations over 500,000. The system handles up to 16 million passengers daily, facilitating travel within city clusters and across regions.