China's "four vertical¹ 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 mileage² 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 electrified³ railways and double-track rail in China is currently 86,600 and 71,800 kilometers, accounting⁴ 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 pointed⁵ out that high-speed rail not only brings convenience to people's lives, but also promotes sharing of regional resources and coordinates⁶ development of many financial circles, such as the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei economic circle and the Pearl River Delta⁷ 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 coverage⁸ 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。