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China to invest 22 bln USD in 3 new railways

Xinhua, September 11, 2015 Adjust font size:

China's economic regulator has approved the construction of three new railroads in central and southwestern regions, with total investment of 142.77 billion yuan (around 22 billion U.S. dollars).

A new high-speed railway will link cities in Henan and Hubei provinces and Chongqing municipality. The two other tracks will be traditional rail and help improve transportation in Yunnan, a southwest border area, according to approval letters released Friday by the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) on its website.

Investment into Zhengzhou-Wanzhou high-speed railroad totaled 118 billion yuan, the biggest among the new projects. With a designed speed of 350 km, the 818-km-long railway is expected to carry 60 million passengers per year.

Local governments and China Railway Corporation will put forth a majority of the investment while the rest will be provided by commercial and policy banks, the NDRC said.

The construction of the three railroads is expected to be completed in the next 4 to 6 years. Endi