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Rail-laying begins on major railway in SW China
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| 12-Mar-2003 - |
Rail-laying began on Feb.26 in Chongqing Municipality on a major transport artery in southwest China -- the Chongqing-Huaihua Railway. The electrified railway, one of the 10 top priorities listed by the central government for western development, links Chongqing, in southwest China, with Huaihua City in central China's Hunan Province, via Guizhou Province also in the southwest. Construction on the 625-km railway began in 2000 and is expected to be completed in five and a half years at a cost of 19.8 billion yuan (2.39 billion US dollars). Bridges and tunnels account for 50.6 percent of the total length of the line, which runs through mountainous areas featuring geological faults and volcanic landscapes. More than 40,000 workers have worked for the project since it started. By Feb. 25, they had completed work involving a total investment of more than 10.9 billion yuan (1.31 billion US dollars). Southwest China is rich in resources, but suffers from backward transport infrastructure. The Chongqing-Huaihua Railway is expected to boost the local economy and contribute to the ambitious campaign to develop the western areas of China. |
| 12-Mar-2003 - |
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