According to China Railway, China will adopt a new operation plan for all trains across the country, starting on July 1, 2015.
The new plan involves 2,844.5 pairs of passenger trains, including 1,696 pairs of bullet trains, 97 pairs more than the previous plan. In order to better serve the "One Belt, One Road" initiative and improve the cargo train service quality, the new plan has optimized the China-Europe and China-Asia train arrangement. There will be 21 China-Europe trains and 17 China-Asia trains in operation.
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