Editing High-speed rail (section)

==== China ====
{{Main|High-speed rail in China}}
China has the largest network of high-speed railways in the world.  {{As of|2022}} it encompassed over {{convert|40000|km|abbr=off}} of high-speed rail or over two-thirds of the world's total.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Length of Beijing-HK rail network same as Equator |url=https://www.thestar.com.my/aseanplus/aseanplus-news/2022/01/01/length-of-beijing-hk-rail-network-same-as-equator |access-date=2022-10-25 |website=The Star |date=January 2022 |language=en}}</ref>  It is also the world's busiest with an annual ridership of over 1.44 billion in 2016<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |url=https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/2180562/full-speed-ahead-chinas-high-speed-rail-network-2019-bid-boost |title=Full speed ahead for China's high-speed rail network in 2019|work=[[South China Morning Post]]|access-date=24 January 2019}}</ref> and 2.01 billion in 2018, more than 60% of total passenger rail volume.<ref name="ifeng" /> By the end of 2018, cumulative passengers delivered by high-speed railway trains was reported to be over 9 billion.<ref name="ifeng">{{cite web |title=中国高铁动车组发送旅客90亿人次：2018年占比超60％_凤凰网 |trans-title=China's high-speed rail trains send 9 billion passengers: more than 60% in 2018 |url=https://tech.ifeng.com/c/7j6hzuFRsF0 |date=1 January 2019 |access-date=27 February 2021 |website=tech.ifeng.com |publisher=Phoenix New Media}}</ref> According to ''[[Railway Gazette International]]'', select trains between [[Beijing South railway station|Beijing South]] to [[Nanjing South railway station|Nanjing South]] on the [[Beijing–Shanghai high-speed railway]] have the fastest average operating speed in the world at {{convert|317.7|km/h|1|abbr=on}} {{As of|2019|July|lc=y|df=}}.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.railwaygazette.com/fileadmin/user_upload/railwaygazette.com/PDF/Railway_Gazette_World_Speed_Survey_2019.pdf |title=China powers ahead as new entrants clock in|website=Railway Gazette International|access-date=9 July 2019|archive-date=9 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190709020342/https://www.railwaygazette.com/fileadmin/user_upload/railwaygazette.com/PDF/Railway_Gazette_World_Speed_Survey_2019.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref>

[[File:Psb.jpeg|thumb|Chinese [[China Railways CRH380A|CRH380A]] high-speed train]]
The improved mobility and interconnectivity created by these new high-speed rail lines has generated a whole new high-speed commuter market around some urban areas. Commutes via high-speed rail to and from surrounding [[Hebei]] and [[Tianjin]] into [[Beijing]] have become increasingly common, likewise are between the cities surrounding [[Shanghai]], [[Shenzhen]] and [[Guangzhou]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://urbanland.uli.org/capital-markets/shanghai-shenzhen-beijing-lead-prospects-ulis-china-cities-survey/|title=Shanghai, Shenzhen, Beijing Lead Prospects in ULI's China Cities Survey – Urban Land Magazine|date=3 October 2016|work=Urban Land Magazine|access-date=13 March 2017|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/451551468241176543/pdf/932270BRI0Box30ffic020140final000EN.pdf|title=High-Speed Railways in China: A Look at Traffic|last=Ollivier|first=Gerald}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=27 February 2021|title=Intercity commuters are a puzzle for Chinese officials|newspaper=The Economist |url=https://www.economist.com/china/2021/02/27/intercity-commuters-are-a-puzzle-for-chinese-officials |access-date=27 February 2021|issn=0013-0613}}</ref>