China is lowering the operating speeds on its new bullet train lines because of safety and affordability concerns over the largest high-speed rail network in the world.
The top speed for trains running on the country’s main high-speed lines will be reduced from 350km/h to 300km/h, said Sheng Guangzu, China’s new railway minister.
“This will offer more safety,” Mr Sheng was quoted as saying in People’s Daily, the official Communist party mouthpiece. “At the same time, this will allow more variation in ticket prices based on market principles.”
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