A new set of longer Fuxing bullet trains will start running on the Beijing-Shanghai line on January 5, according to the China Railway Corporation.

 

1月5日，北京-上海线高铁将使用一组新的更长的列车。

 

With a designed speed of 350 km per hour, the new train measures 439.9 meters and has 17 carriages with a designed passenger capacity of 1,283, 7.5 percent more than current trains.

 

Application of the new trains is part of the country's effort to develop itself into a strong transportation nation capable of producing advanced transportation equipment, according to an official with the China Railway Corporation.

 

Entirely¹ designed and manufactured in China, the Fuxing train is more spacious² and energy-efficient, with longer service life and better reliability³.

 

Over the past decade, high-speed railways have developed rapidly in China. The country currently has the world's longest high-speed rail network, about a third of which has been designed to run at a speed of 350 km per hour.

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