China’s Ministry of Railways said on 13 May that its total investment in 2011 will reach Rmb745.5bn.

Wang Yongping, a ministry spokesman, said that during the country's 12th Five-Year Plan (2011-15), the ministry will invest a total of Rmb2,800bn. Mr Wang said the length of the country’s high-speed rail network will expand to 45,000km by 2015.