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China puts over 1,400 km of railways into operation in first three quarters

Updated: Oct 20, 2023 Xinhua Print
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A high-speed train departs from Guangzhou, Guangdong province, on Tuesday morning, heading east for the coastal city of Shanwei. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

BEIJING -- A total of 1,402 kilometers of new railway lines were put into use across China in the first three quarters of 2023, data from the China State Railway Group Co Ltd showed.

Among them, 1,276 kilometers of high-speed tracks were put into operation, according to the group.

A batch of major projects in rail infrastructure construction have been advanced during this period. Fixed-asset investment in China's railways went up 7.1 percent year-on-year to 508.9 billion yuan ($70.9 billion).

China plans to launch new rail lines totaling more than 3,000 km in 2023, including 2,500 km for high-speed trains, said the group.

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