By the end of 2004, China had 73,000 kilometres of railways, among them 15,000 kilometres were electrified. As railway is safe, punctual, and of low cost, and unaffected by weather, overseas tourists usually take soft seats or berth for short distance trips. By 2004, China had more than 2,000 pairs of regular passenger trains. The fifth massive speed-up of China’s railways started on April 18,2004, and a sixth massive acceleration of railways will be carried out in 2005 to improve the railway’s transport efficiency, when trains on some major trunk lines will be running at the speed of 200 kilometres per hour.
By the end of 2020, the total railways in China available for transport will be increased to 100,000 kilometres from the current 73,000 kilometres.

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