At least 20 high-speed railways are expected to start operation in 2020, according to Economic View's calculation, Eurasia Diary reports citing Star News.
The Yinchuan-Xi'an high-speed railway is expected to open at the end of 2020. The trip between Yinchuan, capital of Ningxia Hui autonomous region, and Xi'an, capital of Northwest China's Shaanxi province, will be shortened from 14 hours to 3 hours.
The Taiyuan-Jiaozuo high-speed railway is expected to open in December 2020. The trip between Taiyuan, capital of North China's Shanxi province, and Zhengzhou, capital of Central China's Henan province, will halved to 2 hours.
In 2019, more than 5,000km of high-speed railways went into operation. The total length of China's high-speed railways has reached 35,000km. - China Daily/Asia News Network