Timeline
2004
The national mid- and long-term railway plan is drafted, with a goal of building a 12,000-km railway network with an operating speed above 200 km/h by 2020.
2008
The Ministry of Railways and the Ministry of Science and Technology sign a deal in February on jointly developing a high-speed train operating at 380 km/h.
The country's first high-speed railway, between Beijing and Tianjin, starts operation on Aug 1.
Mid- and long-term railway planning is revised, changing the goal to building at least 16,000 km of high-speed railways by 2020.
2010
The Chinese designed and manufactured bullet train CRH380 sets a record of 486.1 km/h in a trial run.
2011
The Beijing-Shanghai High-speed Railway - China's longest high-speed rail line stretching 1,318 km - opens to traffic on June 30.
2012
The Harbin-Dalian High-speed Railway - the world's first high-speed railway in a frigid zone - starts operating on Dec 1.
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