Wang Qiming, press spokesman and deputy director of the State Railway Administration, said at the press conference of the State Information Office that in the first half of this year, railway fixed asset investment remained high, with a total investment of 363.2 billion yuan, an increase of 2.1% over the previous year, which played an important role in expanding domestic demand and steady growth. In the next step, China's railway network construction will focus on three aspects. The first is to clear channels and strengthen the construction of strategic backbone channels. Strengthen the layout of coastal corridors along rivers, promote the construction of cross-regional strategic corridors, strengthen the construction of cross-river cross-sea and cross-bay corridors, improve a diversified and resilient cross-border railway channel system, and continuously improve railway strategic support and guarantee capabilities. The second is an excellent structure to enhance the structural function of the railway network. Accelerate the completion of the “eight vertical and eight horizontal” high-speed rail main corridors, promote the construction of high-speed rail links in key regions in an orderly manner, and enhance commuting capacity in key urban agglomerations. Fill up the “gaps” in the western road network, strengthen the construction of energy and food transportation channels, speed up the elimination of transportation bottlenecks on busy main routes, and promote the improvement of freight network capacity. The third is to strengthen nodes and improve the railway hub system. Accelerate the construction of unblocked engineering facilities at key railway hubs such as Beijing, and continuously improve the resilience and flexibility of the hubs. Optimize the layout of hub station facilities, improve the collection and evacuation system, and accelerate the development of network integration, cross-modal integration, and station city integration.

Wang Qiming, press spokesman and deputy director of the State Railway Administration, said at the press conference of the State Information Office that in the first half of this year, railway fixed asset investment remained high, with a total investment of 363.2 billion yuan, an increase of 2.1% over the previous year, which played an important role in expanding domestic demand and steady growth. In the next step, China's railway network construction will focus on three aspects. The first is to clear channels and strengthen the construction of strategic backbone channels. Strengthen the layout of coastal corridors along rivers, promote the construction of cross-regional strategic corridors, strengthen the construction of cross-river cross-sea and cross-bay corridors, improve a diversified and resilient cross-border railway channel system, and continuously improve railway strategic support and guarantee capabilities. The second is an excellent structure to enhance the structural function of the railway network. Accelerate the completion of the “eight vertical and eight horizontal” high-speed rail main corridors, promote the construction of high-speed rail links in key regions in an orderly manner, and enhance commuting capacity in key urban agglomerations. Fill up the “gaps” in the western road network, strengthen the construction of energy and food transportation channels, speed up the elimination of transportation bottlenecks on busy main routes, and promote the improvement of freight network capacity. The third is to strengthen nodes and improve the railway hub system. Accelerate the construction of unblocked engineering facilities at key railway hubs such as Beijing, and continuously improve the resilience and flexibility of the hubs. Optimize the layout of hub station facilities, improve the collection and evacuation system, and accelerate the development of network integration, cross-modal integration, and station city integration.