{"id":34134,"date":"2026-06-28T10:48:37","date_gmt":"2026-06-28T10:48:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gsrra.com\/?p=34134"},"modified":"2026-06-28T10:48:41","modified_gmt":"2026-06-28T10:48:41","slug":"chinas-first-ppp-high-speed-railway-marks-a-milestone-of-100-million-passenger-trips","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gsrra.com\/?p=34134","title":{"rendered":"China&#8217;s first PPP high-speed railway marks a milestone of 100 million passenger trips"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/english.news.cn\/20260627\/7974e24f597a48879b8a83cae4ea1dc6\/65e7889288b44952b7d5ce0df1f6fd88.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An aerial drone photo taken on June 27, 2026 shows a high-speed railway train running on the Hangzhou-Taizhou high-speed railway in Shengzhou, east China&#8217;s Zhejiang Province. China&#8217;s first high-speed railway controlled by private capital has handled more than 100 million passenger trips as of Saturday, less than four and a half years after it began operations in east China&#8217;s Zhejiang Province, according to railway authorities. Stretching 266.9 kilometers with a designed speed of 350 kilometers per hour, the railway links Zhejiang&#8217;s provincial capital Hangzhou with the cities of Shaoxing and Taizhou. Since its launch on Jan. 8, 2022, the number of daily scheduled cross-line train services has doubled from the initial 17.5 pairs to 35, with more than 43,100 pairs of trains operated to date. (Xinhua)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">China&#8217;s first high-speed railway controlled by private capital has handled more than 100 million passenger trips as of Saturday, less than four and a half years after it began operations in east China&#8217;s Zhejiang Province, according to railway authorities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Stretching 266.9 kilometers with a designed speed of 350 kilometers per hour, the railway links Zhejiang&#8217;s provincial capital Hangzhou with the cities of Shaoxing and Taizhou. Since its launch on Jan. 8, 2022, the number of daily scheduled cross-line train services has doubled from the initial 17.5 pairs to 35, with more than 43,100 pairs of trains operated to date.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The railway has cut the travel time between Hangzhou and Taizhou from more than two hours to 74 minutes, and ended the history of no railway access in some county-level jurisdictions, including Shengzhou, Tiantai and Xinchang. It is among China&#8217;s first group of high-speed railway projects funded through a public-private partnership (PPP), with the private sector holding a stake.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Improved transport connectivity has further boosted regional economic development, injecting fresh dynamism into specialty industries along the route.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Currently over half of our employees are non-local,&#8221; said Xia Jianguo, board chairman of the Taizhou-based Aowang Times Technology (Zhejiang) Co., Ltd. &#8220;The opening of this railway made it easier for us to attract talents, delivering benefits to enterprises, employees, and local governments simultaneously.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Li Jun, director of the Zhejiang Development and Planning Institute, noted that this project has attracted social capital investment in railway construction and operations, boosted market-oriented reforms in the railway sector, and strengthened the long-term mechanism for private enterprises to participate in major projects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">China has made major progress in expanding its transport network in recent years. During the 2021-2025 period, China&#8217;s operating high-speed railway mileage increased by 32.98 percent from 37,900 km to 50,400 km, making the country home to the world&#8217;s largest high-speed rail network.&nbsp;\u25a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/english.news.cn\/20260627\/7974e24f597a48879b8a83cae4ea1dc6\/0771bfc88a524ec5ab99d2e0906afc24.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An aerial drone photo taken on June 27, 2026 shows a high-speed railway train running on the Hangzhou-Taizhou high-speed railway in Shengzhou, east China&#8217;s Zhejiang Province. China&#8217;s first high-speed railway controlled by private capital has handled more than 100 million passenger trips as of Saturday, less than four and a half years after it began operations in east China&#8217;s Zhejiang Province, according to railway authorities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Stretching 266.9 kilometers with a designed speed of 350 kilometers per hour, the railway links Zhejiang&#8217;s provincial capital Hangzhou with the cities of Shaoxing and Taizhou. Since its launch on Jan. 8, 2022, the number of daily scheduled cross-line train services has doubled from the initial 17.5 pairs to 35, with more than 43,100 pairs of trains operated to date. (Xinhua)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/english.news.cn\/20260627\/7974e24f597a48879b8a83cae4ea1dc6\/19f6d31ef84849bdaa0182deb3df79d0.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Passengers pass through ticket gates to board a train at the Shengzhou Xinchang Railway Station in Shengzhou, east China&#8217;s Zhejiang Province, June 27, 2026. China&#8217;s first high-speed railway controlled by private capital has handled more than 100 million passenger trips as of Saturday, less than four and a half years after it began operations in east China&#8217;s Zhejiang Province, according to railway authorities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Stretching 266.9 kilometers with a designed speed of 350 kilometers per hour, the railway links Zhejiang&#8217;s provincial capital Hangzhou with the cities of Shaoxing and Taizhou. Since its launch on Jan. 8, 2022, the number of daily scheduled cross-line train services has doubled from the initial 17.5 pairs to 35, with more than 43,100 pairs of trains operated to date.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Reference Link:- <a href=\"https:\/\/english.news.cn\/20260627\/7974e24f597a48879b8a83cae4ea1dc6\/c.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/english.news.cn\/20260627\/7974e24f597a48879b8a83cae4ea1dc6\/c.html<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An aerial drone photo taken on June 27, 2026 shows a high-speed railway train running on the Hangzhou-Taizhou high-speed railway in Shengzhou, east China&#8217;s Zhejiang Province. 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