The top economic planner issued China's latest national railway plan Wednesday, with the target to operate a 175,000 km rail network by 2025.中国高级经济规划部门于上周三发布了我国最新的铁路网规划，目标是到2025年铁路网规模达17.5万公里。China expects to have 38,000 km of high speed railway (HSR) by 2025, according to the plan issued by the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC).根据国家发展和改革委员会发布的这一规划，我国预计将于2025年拥有3.8万公里左右的高速铁路。By 2020, China will have a 150,000 km railway network, of which about 30,000 km will be HSR, covering over 80 percent of major cities nationwide, said the NDRC.国家发改委表示，到2020年，我国铁路网规模将达15万公里，其中高速铁路3万公里，覆盖全国80%以上的大城市。

By 2030, the inter-city rail network will have been improved, reducing the travel time between neighboring major and medium-sized cities.到2030年，城际铁路网得到改善，相邻大中城市间旅行时间缩短。The new plan also emphasized boosting rail construction in central and western areas to achieve a more balanced development among regions.这一新规划还强调要推进中西部铁路建设，实现地区间更平衡的发展。NDRC statistics show that China had an operating rail length of 121,000 km by 2015, of which 19,000 km was high-speed rail.根据国家发改委的数据显示，截至2015年底，我国铁路营业里程已达12.1万公里，其中高速铁路1.9万公里。