10年间中国高铁里程增加了25,000公里 China's high-speed rail increases to 25,000 km in 10 years

A Beijing-Tianjin high-speed intercity train departs(驶离) the Beijing South Railway Station in Beijing, capital of China, Aug. 1, 2018. (Xinhua/Luo Xiaoguang)

On Aug. 1, 2008, the Beijing-Tianjin high-speed train service opened(开通) China's first high-speed railway line. The daily frequency(频率) of Beijing-Tianjin intercity trains has increased(增加) from 94 one-way services to 217, with 250 million passengers carried in the past decade, according to the Beijing railway bureau.

A high-speed train runs past the Tianshan Mountain(天山) in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Dec. 3, 2015. (Xinhua/Cai Zengle)

The length(长度) of high-speed railway lines in China increased from zero 10 years ago to 25,000 km by 2017, accounting for 66 percent of the world's total.

Passengers wait(等待) to board a bullet train at Beijing South Railway Station in Beijing, capital of China, Aug. 1, 2018. (Xinhua/Luo Xiaoguang)

Over 4,000 bullet trains run(运行) in China, carrying(运送) 4 million passengers(乘客) every day, according to the China Railway Corporation.

Aerial photo taken on June 22, 2016 shows a bullet train running on a bridge of Shanghai-Kunming high-speed railway in southwest China's Guizhou Province. (Xinhua/Wu Jibin)

High-speed railway connecting Beijing and Guangzhou has shortened(缩短) the traveling time across the 2,300-km distance(距离) to eight hours. The new Fuxing bullet trains travel at 350 km/h, going from Beijing to Shanghai in four hours and 18 minutes.

A passenger shows a train ticket(火车票) for the Beijing-Tianjin high-speed intercity train in north China's Tianjin Municipality, Aug. 1, 2008. (Xinhua/Wang Yebiao)

By 2020, China's high-speed rail length is expected to reach 30,000 km, covering 80 percent of major cities.

A bullet train runs on the Yangxian section of Xi'an-Chengdu high-speed railway line in northwest China's Shaanxi Province, March 21, 2018. (Xinhua/Tang Zhenjiang)

A network(网络) of eight east-west high-speed railway lines and eight north-south lines will be built, according to a railway development plan.

People take photos of a Beijing-Tianjin high-speed intercity bullet train at Tianjin Railway Station in north China's Tianjin Municipality, July 31, 2008. (Xinhua/Li Wen)

China's high-speed railway has also gone global(走向全球). In 2014, China completed(完成) the construction(建设) of its first overseas high-speed rail in Turkey. In June 2015, China and Russia inked deals for 770 km of track connecting Moscow and Kazan. In October 2015, China and Indonesia signed a joint-venture on the construction of a high-speed rail between Jakarta and Bandung.

词汇 Words:

[zēng jiā] 增加 increase
[suō duǎn] 缩短 shorten
[kāi tōng] 开通 open
[yùn xíng] 运行 run
[yùn sòng] 运送 carry
[děng dài] 等待 wait
[shǐ lí] 驶离 depart
[pín lǜ] 频率 frequency
[cháng dù] 长度 length
[jù lí] 距离 distance
[chéng kè] 乘客 passenger
[chéng wù yuán] 乘务员 attendant
[wǎng luò] 网络 network

重点词汇 Key word:

增加 <动词 v.> 

• E.g.Tā tǐzhòng zēngjiā le 10 bàng。
  她体重增加了10磅。
  She's put on 10 pound.

• Lǚyóuzhě de rénshù zài bùduàn zēngjiā。
  旅游者的人数在不断增加。
  The number of tourists is on the increase.