BEIJING: China’s sprawling high-speed rail network passed 50,000km in total operating distance with the opening of a new line on Friday, state media reported.
The country has the world’s largest rail network — one-fifth longer than the circumference of the earth.
The trip begins in the city of Xi’an — home to China’s famed Terracotta Warriors — and ends in Yan’an to its north, state broadcaster CCTV said. Both cities are in northern China’s Shaanxi province.