A railway operating plan implemented on Oct 11 will boost China's passenger and freight transport capacity, the country's railway operator said.

Under the new plan, more trains have been put into service than in the previous quarter, with 9,800 passenger trains and 20,163 cargo trains to operate on the country's vast railway network, China State Railway Group said on Saturday.

The new plan will significantly enhance regional transportation capacity and facilitate regional economic integration more precisely, the company added.

Among the newly added passenger train services is the Quzhou-Ningde railway, linking Quzhou, Zhejiang province, and Ningde, Fujian province. The opening of the line connects eight cities and counties in the two eastern provinces with the rest of the country via rail for the first time, it said.

The 379-kilometer railway will operate seven pairs of trains a day running at 160 kilometers per hour, the company said, adding that more passenger train services will be added in the two provinces to bolster regional transport capacity.