China's high-speed railway length to top 30,000 km in 2019

Aerial photo taken on July 14, 2018 shows the construction site of the Hanjiang River Bridge of Wuhan-Shiyan high-speed railway in Xiangyang City, central China's Hubei Province. China plans to build 3,200 km of new high-speed railways in 2019, with the total length expected to exceed 30,000 km, Lu Dongfu, general manager of the China Railway (CR), told a work conference Wednesday. (Xinhua/Xie Yong)