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China to Upgrade Railway System
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BEIJING, April 25 (Xinhua) -- The Ministry of Railways has set an ambitious
goal to establish an advanced technology-based railway network within the coming five
years. According to today's China Daily, the ministry has earmarked an unspecified amount
of funds to railway-related high-tech projects during the 2001-2005 period. The newspaper
said that the ministry's top strategic objective is to establish an efficient nationwide
railway production, management and administration network based on advanced technologies.
Official sources were quoted as saying that many technological discoveries would be
adopted on the Beijing-Shanghai express railway, and two other existing railways will be
renovated to form a new express rail route connecting Beijing, Qinhuangdao and Shenyang.
They said that major Chinese cities will be connected with a high-rail network on which
trains travel 160 kilometers per hour. China's freight trains will be sped up to reach 120
kilometers perhour. The ministry also plans to establish a nationwide railway supervision
network to ensure rail safety, to construct more railways in western China, and a major
information network to list all its business information on the Internet and to offer
on-line ticket sales. The ministry said that its long-term plan for the next 15 years will
be focused on technology upgrading. Enditem |
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