Length of newly built express railways in China 2014-2023

As of 2023, the operation length of the high speed rail in China amounted to 45,000 kilometers in total, whereas about 2,776 kilometers were newly built just in that year. The additional length of the high-speed rail accounted for more than half of China's increased rail network that year.截至2023年，中国高速铁路的运营总里程已达到45,000公里，其中仅当年新建约2,776公里。新增的高速铁路里程占当年中国铁路网络增长总量的半数以上。