China’s 2030 High-Speed Rail Goal [Video]

China is aiming to have 60,000 kilometers of high-speed rail active by 2030, cementing its status as the world’s leader on railway infrastructure.

The nation’s rail investment is set to reach the equivalent of $82.08 billion in 2025, with plans to add over 2,000 kilometers of track in just one year.

Newsweek contacted the China State Railway Group for comment on this story via email.

Why It Matters

Southeast Asia has long been a hub of railway development, but China leads within the region. China, Japan and the Korean Peninsula have all outpaced the global community in the advance of high-speed rail, with China alone accounting for double the combined length of the rest of the world’s high-speed rails.

What To Know

China’s State Railway Group, which manages the nation’s train systems, said that it planned to have 180,000 kilometers of railway up and running by 2030, with half that amount being high-speed rail.

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