China’s high-speed rail network grew to about two and a half times its 2015 length in a decade. The country opened 2,862 km of high-speed lines in 2025 alone.
High-speed rail in service
| Year-end | Kilometres |
|---|---|
| 2015 | 19,800 |
| 2025 | 50,400 |
Sources include National Bureau of Statistics, 2015 network length, China State Railway Group via the State Council, 2025 network length, National Railway Administration, 2025 statistics.
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