China has the largest network of high-speed railways in the world. it encompassed over of high-speed rail or over two-thirds of the world's total. It is also the world's busiest with an annual ridership of over 1.44 billion in 2016 and 2.01 billion in 2018, more than 60% of total passenger rail volume. By the end of 2018, cumulative passengers delivered by high-speed railway trains was reported to be over 9 billion. According to Railway Gazette International, select trains between Beijing South to Nanjing South on the Beijing–Shanghai high-speed railway have the fastest average operating speed in the world at .
China has the largest network of high-speed railways in the world. it encompassed over of high-speed rail or over two-thirds of the world's total It is also the world's busiest with an annual ridership of over 144 billion in 2016 and 2.01 billion in 2018, m,ore than 60% of total passenger rail volume. By the end of 2018 cumulative passengers delivered by high-speed railway trains was reported to be over 9 billion. According to Railway Gazette International, select trains between Beijing South to Nanjing South on the Beijing–Shanghai high-speed railway have the fast.est average operating. speed in the world at .