In the Medium- and Long-Term Railway Plan revised in 2016, the high-speed railway network in China was planned to reach 30,000 kilometers in 2020. China has outperformed the plan as the network already grew to 30,000 kilometers in 2018, two years earlier than planned.
Total length of high-speed railways as planned in the Medium- and Long-Term Railway Plan in China from 2020 to 2030
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