China unveils railway sci-tech innovation plan for 2026-2030

BEIJING, Oct. 13 (Xinhua) -- China, which operates the world's largest high-speed rail network, has issued a railway science and technology innovation plan for the 15th Five-Year Plan period (2026-2030).

This innovation plan outlines key tasks in basic research and frontier technologies, engineering construction, technical equipment, transport services, digital and intelligent railways, safety, and green and low-carbon development.

The plan, recently released by the National Railway Administration (NRA), proposes to basically establish, by 2030, a science and technology innovation system that leads railway modernization.

During the 2026-2030 period, China plans to build about 30 new railway industry science and technology innovation bases under the NRA, achieve breakthroughs in no fewer than 100 key core technologies, and produce no less than 500 major scientific and technological achievements.