Transportation is one of the important perspectives for understanding social and economic connections and characterizing spatial interactions. China's transportation infrastructure has always been at the forefront of the world, ranking second in the world's railway mileage and first in the world's high-speed rail mileage. Statistics from the Ministry of Transport show that at the end of 2018, the national railway operating mileage reached 131,000 kilometers, and the national railway network density was 136.0 kilometers/10,000 square kilometers. The positive impacts brought by the development of railways are manifold: from the perspective of regional development, the opening of railway stations shortens the time distance between cities, makes transportation between cities more convenient, and realizes the improvement of infrastructure and infrastructure between cities. The sharing of service functions, the flow and allocation of people, logistics, and information flows are more efficient and the space is larger, forming a new regional economic development pattern; from the perspective of the whole society, the improvement of people's travel and goods circulation efficiency will also promote the overall Economic growth, cultural exchange and communication, and environmental protection. Compared with ordinary railways, the development of high-speed railways is even more so.

 As World Bank Country Director for China Rui Ze said:

 “China has built the world’s largest high-speed railway network, which has an impact far beyond the railway industry itself. It has also brought about changes in urban development models, the growth of tourism and the promotion of regional economic growth. The general public can now Traveling in a more convenient and reliable way than ever before, the construction of high-speed rail networks also lays the foundation for reducing greenhouse gas emissions in the future."

 The economic, social, media, environmental and other impacts of high-speed railway development are an academic "gold mine" worth exploring. The railway train timetable data launched by CnOpenData covers all train timetable information in 12306 ( There are multiple versions at different times for selection, including 2007, 2011, 2013 and subsequent annual versions), including timetables, train information tables, etc. for D, G, C, T, K, Z and other trains. In addition, CnOpenData has also compiled all high-speed rail line lists and the opening schedule of each high-speed rail station.

Time interval

Train timetable for 2007, 2011, 2013 and subsequent years

Field display

Train timetable data over the years

Train information table data fields

High-speed rail site opening table fields

High-speed rail line table fields

Sample data

Sample data of train timetable data over the years

Train information table data sample data

Sample data of high-speed rail station opening table

High-speed rail route table sample data

Related literature

• Wang Yongjin, Hou Yuntao., 2022: "Personnel mobility and commodity price differences between cities: Evidence from the opening of high-speed rail", "World Economy" No. 1.
• Long Yu, Zhao Hailong, Zhang Xinde, and Li Yao, 2017: "Venture Investment under Time and Space Compression—The Opening of High-Speed ​​Railway and Regional Changes in Venture Investment", "Economic Research" Issue 4.
• Tang Yihong, Yu Feng, Lin Faqin, and Zhang Mengting, 2019: "Research on China's High-speed Railway, Trade Costs and Enterprise Exports", "Economic Research" Issue 7.
• Zhang Jun, 2017: "High-speed Railway Construction and County Economic Development - Research Based on Satellite Lighting Data", "Economics (Quarterly)" Issue 4.
• Zhang Mengting, Yu Feng, Zhong Changbiao, and Lin Faqin, 2018: "High-speed Rail Network, Market Access and Enterprise Productivity", "China Industrial Economy" Issue 5.
• Zhang Xun, Wang Xu, Wan Guanghua, and Sun Fangcheng, 2018: "A comprehensive framework for transportation infrastructure to promote economic growth", "Economic Research" Issue 1.
• Zhao Jing, Huang Jingchang, Liu Feng, 2018: "High-speed rail opening and stock price crash risk", "Management World" Issue 1.
• Donaldson, D. and R. Hornbeck, 2016, "Railroads and American Economic Growth: A "Market Access'' Approach", Quarterly Journal of Economics, Vol.131, 799-858.

Data update frequency

Annual Update

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