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Quiet carriage service popular with some high-speed travelers By LUO WANGSHU | CHINA DAILY | Updated: 2020-12-26 08:45 Share CLOSE A D4665 high-speed train runs from Taiyuan, Shanxi province, to Zhengzhou, Henan province, on Dec 12, 2020. [Photo/Xinhua]
Shanghai resident Wang Zhenyan, who often travels between the city and Beijing, plans to book a quiet carriage on his next trip. As I usually work and read onboard, a quiet environment is more comfortable, he said.
According to China Railway Corp, China s railway operator, the service aims to provide a more comfortable and tranquil environment to passengers in need.
The service, which started on Thursday, is offered on select bullet trains between Beijing and Shanghai, as well as Chengdu and Chongqing.
Global companies show confidence in Chengdu s economic engine
Chengdu in Southeast China s Sichuan province recently announced it is to expand service trade cooperation with its Japanese counterparts.
It came after the city was approved by the National Development and Reform Commission in April as one of six Chinese cities to build the demonstration area of China-Japan regional development cooperation.
In mid-November, Chengdu released its plan on constructing the demonstration area and nine projects for promoting the cooperation in service trade. They included transit-oriented development, collaborative innovation, animation video games and healthcare.
Along with these announcements, the city signed agreements with Japanese companies as the result of its promotion of the pilot cooperation projects for city construction and the modern service industry.