Investment drives western expansion

By Railway Gazette International and Tian Chang-hai2002-05-01T10:00:00

With traffic forecast to grow by 9% a year until 2010 as the focus of national economic development turns west, over 125bn yuan will be invested to expand China's western rail network in the next five years. By 2005 CR is due to complete 3000 km of new line, double-track ...

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