[Peakoil] China - 12,000 km of express rail lines by 2020

[Antony Barry]

PRC: 12,000 km of express rail lines by 2020

Source: People's Daily

"China has started construction on 16 new express passenger rail  
projects and is expected to have 12,000 kilometers of express rail  
lines by 2020. The 115 km express rail line connecting Beijing and  
Tianjin would become the country's first that allows a maximum speed  
of 300 kilometers per hour. Track laying on the route started just  
days ago.

China's State Council has also approved the feasibility report on the  
planned 1,318 km high-speed railway linking Shanghai and Beijing  
after nearly 10 years of preparations. The project, if completed,  
will be the longest high-speed rail line in the world. The Beijing- 
Shanghai express railway is expected to cut travel time between the  
two cities from around 10 hours at present to about five hours."

Full article: http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/90001/90776/6304784.html


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