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China to Build 30,000 km of New Railway before 2020
The total length of China's domestic railway system is expected to grow by 30,000 km before 2020
Edited by Xia Yuanyuan  ·2017-02-28

The total length of China's domestic railway system is expected to grow by 30,000 km before 2020, according to the country's Minister of Transport Li Xiaopeng.

Speaking at a press conference held by the State Council Information Office on Monday, Li said that one third of the new track will consist of high-speed rail.

Li said that the road network will be expanded by 320,000 km during the 13th Five-Year Plan period (2016-2020).

The country will also build more than 300 shipping berths above the level of 10,000 DWT, in addition to 50 civil airports.

According to the comprehensive plan for the development of transportation, total investment in transportation during the 13th Five-Year Plan period will be as much as 15 trillion yuan ($2.18 trillion); up to three-quarters of that amount will go toward railways and roads.

Railway investment in 2017 alone is expected to reach 800 billion yuan.

By 2020, China will have built a comprehensive modern transportation system that is safe, convenient, efficient and green.

(chinaplus.cri.cn February 27, 2017)

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