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Lanzhou-Chongqing railway to be constructed next year
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2005-03-15 10:45 Construction will begin next
year on the 1,012-km Lanzhou-Chongqing railway project, from northwest China's
Gansu province to the southwestern municipality, according to local sources.
The railway will constitute an important passage in northwest and southwest
China in light of the country's long and medium-termrailway network program. It
is expected to cost 29.3 billion yuan (3.53 billion US dollars) and be completed
by 2009.
The railway will run through eight cities, prefectures and 25 counties in the
provinces of Gansu, Sichuan and Chongqing Municipality, covering an area of
100,000 sq km and a total population of 36 million.
The railway will connect with the railway network in southwestand northwest
China and transport passengers mainly for Sichuan, Chongqing, Yunnan, Guizhou
and the western part of Guangdong, and parts of Guangxi.
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