Fuzhou-Pingtan railway to start construction in 4th quarter
( chinadaily.com.cn )
Updated: 2013-07-01
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The contractor of the Fuzhou-Pingtan railway said that it expects to start construction in the fourth quarter of the year.
The railway will be an electrified double-track railway with a maximum speed of 200 kilometers per hour spanning a distance of 88.5 kilometers, and will include six intermediate stations..
The rail includes a 14.8-kilometer cross-sea section on the Haixia Rail-Road Bridge as well.
The project, with an investment of 25.73 billion yuan ($4.2 billion), is expected to take five years to complete.
Edited by Chen Zhilin and Micheal Thai
