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The first '''railway speedup''' happened on [[April 1]], 1997. Besides lifting the average speed to 54.9 kp/h (it was officially recorded as 48.1 kp/h in 1993), it also saw the introduction of new express trains with a top speed of 140 kp/h. Also, to reduce the time of journey, some long-distance routes began operating overnight services.

The second speedup came on [[October 1]], 1998 and was marked by a new top speed for express trains of 160 kp/h. The average speed for express trains rose to 71.6 kp/h, while standard passenger trains also accelerated to an average of 55.2 kp/h. The country's first luggage trains and nonstop trains to tourist destinations were also introduced.

Speedup number three came into effect on [[October 21]], 2000 and was mostly concerned with the speed of trains traveling on the [[Lanzhou]]-[[Lianyungang]] and [[Beijing]]-[[Hong Kong]] routes. The average speed of standard passenger trains rose to 60.3 kp/h.

The fourth speedup came on October 21, 2001 and involved some 13,000 km of passenger routes in almost all the country. Eventually, the average speed rose to 61.6 kp/h and more express trains were introduced.

The fifth speedup came on [[April 18]], 2004 and involved some 16,500 km of railway lines. The average speed of passenger trains rose to 65.7 kp/h, while the top speed of express trains traveling the arterial routes was increased to 200 kp/h.

The sixth speedup started on [[April 18]], 2007, involving 6,003 km of railway lines, with the top being increased to 200 kp/h. On some sections, express trains will be able to hit 250 kp/h.
[[File:Technicians preparing the railway for speedup.jpg|thumb|Technicians preparing the railway for speedup]]
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National Railway Speedups - Revision history

imported>Superleila at 05:32, 8 March 2010