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China Railway (12306)

China's national passenger-rail system, with 165,000 route-km and more than 50,000 km of high-speed rail, official multilingual web and app ticketing, multiple train classes, and documented service to more than 300 cities.

rail · CN · checked 2026-07-25Book on operator site
Overall access score81.78 of 11 metrics
Scores describe network access and published operating evidence, not a guarantee of safety, punctuality, availability, or service quality. Unknown facts are excluded rather than estimated.

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Each evidence score is multiplied by its weight. When a fact is unavailable, the calculation uses a neutral 50/100 so incomplete profiles are neither rewarded nor punished.

Composite
81.7/100
Scored facts
8/11
Neutral inputs
3
Weighted score calculation for China Railway (12306)
MetricEvidence summaryScore usedWeightContribution
Documented safety recordhigh confidence · 2026-07-25

The government reports no severe railway traffic accidents in 2024, but the methodology requires a comparable exposure-normalized measure before scoring.

State Council 2024 railway statistics
50/100Neutral for unknown20%10.0 pts
Regulatory standinghigh confidence · 2026-07-25

China Railway is the national railway operator and its network and safety statistics are published through the State Council.

State Council 2025 railway statistics
100/100Normalized score15%15.0 pts
Fleet agehigh confidence · 2026-07-25

The reviewed sources publish train families and network scale but no comparable national passenger-fleet average age.

China Railway train introduction
50/100Neutral for unknown10%5.0 pts
Fleet quality evidencehigh confidence · 2026-07-25

The official train guide publishes CR400 and CRH high-speed train families and conventional passenger products.

China Railway train introduction
100/100Normalized score10%10.0 pts
Digital maturityhigh confidence · 2026-07-25

Five capabilities were counted: web and app ticket search, booking and payment, e-ticket or identity verification, endorsement, and refunds.

China Railway 12306 FAQ
100/100Normalized score10%10.0 pts
Route reachhigh confidence · 2026-07-25

The 12306 service guide explicitly states coverage of more than 300 cities; the conservative published floor of 300 is scored.

China Railway 12306 service coverage
100/100Normalized score10%10.0 pts
Service classhigh confidence · 2026-07-25

Official train and fare pages publish Business, First, Second, sleeper, and other accommodation classes.

China Railway 12306 fare and class table
100/100Normalized score8%8.0 pts
Operator transparencyhigh confidence · 2026-07-25

Three categories are published: national network statistics, train and class specifications, and government safety reporting.

State Council and 12306 disclosures
100/100Normalized score7%7.0 pts
Chassis pedigreehigh confidence · 2026-07-25

Named CR400 and CRH rolling-stock families are published with train layouts and service roles.

China Railway train introduction
100/100Normalized score4%4.0 pts
Published amenitiesmedium confidence · 2026-07-25

Two rubric amenities are directly documented on published layouts: air conditioning and toilet facilities; other features are not inferred.

China Railway train introduction
40/100Normalized score3%1.2 pts
Punctuality reputationlow confidence · 2026-07-25

No qualifying curated multi-source punctuality dataset was assembled, so this metric remains excluded.

State Council 2025 railway statistics
50/100Neutral for unknown3%1.5 pts
Composite total81.7/100

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