中国铁路总公司总经理陆东福日前表示，到2020年，我国高铁将达到3万公里左右，覆盖80%以上的人口逾百万的大城市。
China's high-speed railways will hit about 30,000 km by 2020, covering more than 80% of major cities with populations over one million people, said Lu Dongfu, general manager of China Railway Corp (CRC).
陆东福在该公司年会上称，2018年，我国计划在铁路项目上投资7320亿元，继续建设全球领先的铁路系统。
China plans to spend 732 billion yuan on railway projects in 2018 to continue building its world-leading rail system, Lu said during the company's annual meeting.
他还表示，该公司计划在今年投产新轨约4000公里，其中87.5%，即3500公里为高铁轨道。
Some 4,000 km of new tracks are planned to be put into operation in this year, and 87.5% or 3,500 km will be high-speed railway tracks, he added.
中铁总年会上发布的一份报告显示，我国铁路技术标准和设备水平已显著提高。
A report released at the CRC conference suggests China's railway technology standards and equipment levels have improved significantly.
截至2017年年底，全国铁路营运里程达12.7万公里，其中高铁2.5万公里，占世界高铁总量的2/3。
By the end of 2017, there were 127,000 km of rail across China, 25,000 km of which is high-speed rail, which accounts for two-thirds the world's total high-speed railway.
2018年，中铁总计划发送旅客32.5亿人次、运送货物30.2亿吨。
In 2018, CRC plans to serve 3.25 billion passengers and to transport 3.02 billion tons of cargo.