Shanghai Railway Administration (SRA) said that a total of 55 trains, including 47 high-speed and eight freight trains, will be specially coordianted to guarantee effective logistics during the coming 11/11 festival, China's largest e-commerce event.

"Double Eleven" has become the peak of online shopping in China. Sales on Tmall, e-commerce giant Alibaba's shopping platform, reached 91.2 billion RMB ($13.5 billion) last year on Nov. 11 alone. A total of 160 million items were sold on that day.

However, the online shopping craze has also exposed logistics deficiencies, leading to large-scale delivery delays last year. It is estimated that the number of items being delivered during the Double Eleven festival this year will reach 1.05 billion, increasing 35 percent from last year. This figure naturally requires stronger logistics.

An SRA employee stated that 47 extra high-speed trains would be running for same-day and next-day delivery during the shopping festival, covering seven routes and 18 cities. Another eight freight trains, including three running at speeds above 160km/h and five above 120km/h, will also be on standby.

China Railway has been testing high-speed freight services from Oct. 20 this year. Operating in 505 cities in China, the service covers the delivery of documents, online purchases, pharmaceuticals, perishable foods and emergency supplies.