Workers at the heart of China's railway operations honored
China DailyA high-speed train depot on the railway between Shanghai and Nanjing. Huang is a railway worker detecting flaws in Northwest China's Ningxia Hui autonomous region, Huang's job is to check the rails within his section each month. "We always need to work extra hours during the Spring Festival holiday travel rush, but it's worth it to make sure the trains run smoothly," he says. Huang, Lyu and other model railway workers have been pursuing the high workmanship standard through their skills and down-to-earth attitude in a sector that has seen remarkable changes over the past decade, a period marked by fast growth and safe operation. From 2012 to 2022, China's railway expanded in length from 98,000 km to 155,000 km, with high-speed railways increasing from 9,000 km to 42,000 km, a world record, according to the National Railway Administration.