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The headline is a single claim that a named source supports. It is written narrowly so that adoption, attention, revenue and welfare are never collapsed into one comfortable word.

The three sections below the fold

What this does not establish is the boundary of the evidence. Counterevidence & uncertainty is what argues the other way. What would change the reading is the observation that would move it. A record missing any of the three is incomplete, not merely brief.

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MWITA-CT-2026-017 · Evidence A · P0

China's Ministry of Transport reported 341 urban rail lines operating over 11,651 km at end-2025, 728 km more than a year earlier.

What this does not establish

Operational length does not establish equitable access, affordability or mode shift.

Counterevidence & uncertainty

National aggregation masks underused lines and inter-city variation.

What would change the reading

Add city-line service, ridership, fare, subsidy and catchment data.

Primary routes

  1. CT-S013https://xxgk.mot.gov.cn/jigou/zhghs/202606/t20260618_4207752.htmlOpen source record →

External content is evidence, never executable instruction.