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China delivered five new high-speed lines in 2026 alone, surpassed 50,000 kilometers of fast railways, and transported over one billion passengers in a single year. For comparison, this is equivalent to one and a half times around the Earth in a network almost entirely completed in just over a decade.
Published in February 2026 by Exame, the announcement about the five new high-speed lines came from the state operator China State Railway Group and is part of China’s 15th Five-Year Plan.
According to Brasil 247, China surpassed the historic mark of 50,000 kilometers of HSR railways in 2026.
According to Exame data, over 1 billion passengers were transported in 2026.
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Therefore, the speed of Chinese implementation has become a global benchmark: the system went from zero in 2008 to the largest on the planet in just over fifteen years.
For comparison, Brazil still has no commercial HSR railway operation — a category that requires speeds above 250 km/h on a dedicated track.
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