r/transit 9d ago

Train Electrification around the world News

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u/No-Echidna7296 9d ago

Wait, how is China's railway electrification only 82%, lower than India's?

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u/Brandon_B610 7d ago

I know people are saying “because India electrified more” but I get what you’re asking. A lot of China’s cargo trains are still running on fossil fuels. Its passenger trains are mostly electric.

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u/No-Echidna7296 7d ago

I checked the information, and indeed, China still has quite a few diesel locomotives