90% of China’s high‑speed trains don’t run on the ground! #megaprojects

Added: 2026-06-01

[00:00:01]90% of [music] China's high-speed railway network is composed of bridges and tunnels. While many assume high-speed trains [music] operate on ground level tracks, 90% of China's high-speed rail routes rely on bridges and tunnels. The Beijing-Shanghai high-speed railway, [music] with a total length of 1,318 km, features bridges accounting [music] for 80% of its route. This explains why high-speed rail lines are straight and stable, enabling [music] safe operation at 350 km/h.

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