Work starts on passenger lines

摘要

CHINA: A ceremony on February 28 marked the start of work on the first Passenger-Dedicated Line in Inner Mongolia, a 286 km route linking provincial capital Hohhot with the eastern city of Zhangjiakou. It is being designed for 250 km/h running and will have five stations. A 174 km eight-station line designed for 200 km/h running is being built to link Hohhot with Ordos and Zhungeer. On completion in four years the two lines will cut journey times from Beijing to Hohhot, Baotou and Ordos to less than 3 h.