February 11, 2025 08:57 GMT
MNI BRIEF: China To Boost Passenger Train Services
MNI (BEIJING) - China has issued guidelines to increase the number of trains designed for elderly travellers by 2027, along with expanding routes and available onboard products, according to nine ministries, including the Ministry of Commerce, on Tuesday.
Plans include renovations of tourist destination subway stations with a better provision of age friendly services, the announcement said, as Beijing looks to boost the economy.
Beijing and Shanghai should increase the issuance of consumer coupons to promote consumption this year amid softening domestic demand, advisors recently told MNI. (See MNI: Tourism, Coupons Eyed To Boost China's Consumption)
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