DALIAN, China -- China State Railway Group will double the length of the nation's high-speed-rail network to 70,000 km by 2035 under ambitious plans unveiled Thursday.
All cities of more than 500,000 people will be linked through the project, estimated to cost at least 4.55 trillion yuan ($42.6 billion). The company is investing more capital in what is already the world's top-class rail system, it said in a statement.
