High-speed rail pet consignment services now cover 25 stations on eight major lines, including the Beijing-Shanghai, Beijing-Guangzhou, Beijing-Harbin, and Shanghai-Kunming routes, with 38 bullet train services offering the option for pet transport.
The service, which saw its pilot program launched on April 8, expanded its scope on June 20.
Under the current pilot project, passengers can now transport their pets on a broader network of routes at a 30 percent discount from standard rates.
Each traveler is allowed to consign one healthy, domesticated cat or dog weighing no more than 15 kilograms and standing no taller than 40 centimeters at the shoulder.
On the day of travel, owners are required to present valid ID and an animal quarantine certificate at the China Railway Express counter at the departure station to complete the procedures.
Once checked in, pets can accompany their owners on board in dedicated pet containers equipped with pet food, water and a surveillance camera for real-time monitoring.
"The high-speed rail pet consignment service follows the rule of 'departing together and arriving together' for both owners and their pets. Given the hot summer weather, railway authorities will strengthen disinfection and cleaning of pet containers and enhance safety management throughout the entire process of transportation," said Cheng Yan, manager of the China Railway Express Wuhan branch in central China.
High-speed rail pet consignment service expands to 25 stations across China
Hailing China as a global leader in renewable energy, President of the Republic of Korea (ROK) Lee Jae Myung has expressed his strong optimism that deepening cooperation with China in the area will unlock abundant opportunities for his country.
In an interview with the China Media Group in Seoul, capital of the ROK, ahead of his upcoming state visit to China from Jan 4 to 7, Lee highlighted China's remarkable progress in clean energy and technological innovation.
He recalled his previous visits to China during his tenures as the mayor of Seongnam and later as the governor of Gyeonggi Province, when he toured Chinese cities including Chongqing and Dalian. Even then, he spoke highly of China's robust innovation capacity and commitment to high-quality development.
"I have visited China from time to time and witnessed its rapid development. It was almost a completely different country each time I went. China has rapidly transitioned to renewable energy, and it is now a global leader in the renewable energy industry, especially in solar energy," said Lee.
"China possesses truly outstanding capabilities to identify opportunities amid crises and focus national capacities on them to develop new technologies and drive industrial growth. This trend is likely to continue for quite a long period of time, and I anticipate that the cooperative relationship between the ROK and China will open up abundant opportunities for the ROK in this regard," he said.
It will be Lee's first visit to China since taking office in June 2025, and also the first visit to the country by an ROK president since 2019.
It will also marks that the two heads of state have exchanged visits within two months as Chinese President Xi Jinping paid a state visit to the ROK from Oct 30 to Nov 1, 2025.
Deepening cooperation with China to unlock abundant opportunities for ROK: president
