CHINA: A 293 km Passenger-Dedicated Line between Wuhan and Yichang in Hubei Province opened on July 1.
The Hanyi Railway was built by China Railway 12th Bureau Group, with work getting underway in 2008. There are eight stations, and trains run at up to 200 km/h, with a fastest journey time of 1 h 39 min.
The new line forms a part of the 2078 km Shanghai - Wuhan - Chengdu high speed corridor, which is scheduled for completion in 2013.
CHINA: The National Development & Reform Commission has approved construction of the 1837 km Mongolia – Huazhong railway to carry coal from Ordos in Inner Mongolia south to Ji’an in Jiangxi via Yulin, Yan’an, Yuncheng, Sanmenxia, Nanyang, Xiangfan, Jingmen and Yuyang. Capacity on the north–south Mon-Hua line will start at ...
CHINA: Opening of Wuhan metro Line 2 is planned for later this year, following the official completion of construction works on February 26. The 27·7 km route with 21 stations cost 14·9bn yuan. It runs mainly underground on a northwest-southeast alignment between the Hankou and Wuchang districts, with a 1·3 ...
CHINA: The 102 km Guangzhou to Shenzhen Passenger-Dedicated Line opened on December 26. It is the initial phase of the 146 km Guangzhou - Hong Kong high speed route which is scheduled for completion in 2015. The 20·4bn yuan first phase links Guangzhou South and Shenzhen North stations via Qingsheng, ...
