China's "four vertical and four horizontal high-speed railway network" has almost been completed, making China the world's first country with a complete high-speed rail network in operation, said a report released by the National Bureau of Statistics on Sept.

12, Workers' Daily reported.

据 工人日报　报道，国家统计局9月12日发布的一份报告称，中国的四纵四横高速铁路网”已基本成型，这使得中国成为世界上第一个高铁成网运行的国家。

The report said that China's total railway line mileage reached 127,000 kilometers by the end of 2017, up 145.

6 percent from 1978, with an average annual growth of 2.

3 percent.

报告显示，到2017年末，我国铁路营业总里程达到12.

7万公里，较1978年增长145.

6%，年均增长2.

3%。

The distance of China's high-speed rail hit 25,200 kilometers, topping the global chart.

其中，中国高铁的营业总里程为2.

52万公里，居世界第一位。

The figure for electrified railways and double-track rail in China is currently 86,600 and 71,800 kilometers, accounting for 68.

2 percent and 56.

5 percent of the country's total railway mileage, ranking first and second in the world respectively, according to the report.

该报告称，我国电气化铁路里程达8.

66万公里，复线铁路里程7.

18万公里，电气化率和复线率分别达到68.

2%和56.

5%，分居世界第一和第二位。

The report also pointed out that high-speed rail not only brings convenience to people's lives, but also promotes sharing of regional resources and coordinates development of many financial circles, such as the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei economic circle and the Pearl River Delta economic circle.

报告还指出，高铁不仅给人们的生活带来了便利，也促进了区域资源的共享，协调了如京津冀经济圈、珠三角经济圈等金融圈的发展。

Additionally, China's total expressway coverage reached 136,400 kilometers by the end of 2017, ranking first in the world, covering 97 percent of cities with a population of 200,000 or above.

此外，到2017年底，中国高速公路总里程已达13.

64万公里，居世界首位，覆盖97%的20万以上人口城市。

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