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China introduces 358 km of new high-speed rail in first four months

A high-speed train runs on the bridge above fields in Binyang County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. Photo by Xinhua/Huang Xiaobang.
A high-speed train runs on the bridge above fields in Binyang County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. Photo by Xinhua/Huang Xiaobang.

China put 581 km of new railway lines into service in the first four months of the year, including 358 km of high-speed railway, data from China State Railway Group Co., Ltd. showed, according to The Xinhua News Agency reports.

The country saw ¥157.46 bln (about $23.21 bln) in fixed asset railway investment in the period, up 0.6% year on year, according to the group.

While coordinating their work with epidemic control efforts, China's rail constructors have actively promoted the implementation of rail projects among the 102 major projects listed in the country's 14th Five-Year Plan, such as the building of the New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor and capacity expansion of the China-Europe freight trains.

China's rail cargo volume rose 10.1% year on year and hit a record high of 330 mln tonnes in April, earlier data showed.

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