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January 5, 2023 | Metros

First stage of Lagos metro opens

The first phase of the Blue Line is 13km long.

December 2, 2021 | Infrastructure

Eight new railways to open in China this month

High-speed routes and China - Laos line amongst eight Chinese line openings planned for December.

August 20, 2021 | Financial

China’s goods trade along the Belt and Road reaches $US 824.55bn

Belt and Road Initiative completed almost $US 40bn of contract work in first half of 2021.

June 9, 2021 | Infrastructure

Turkey plans major network expansion by 100th anniversary

The country is looking to cement its position in the Belt and Road initiative.

February 8, 2021 | High-speed

China opens Xuzhou - Lianyungang high-speed line

The line completes the 3422km Lianyungang - Urumqi high-speed corridor.

September 14, 2020 | Infrastructure

Malaysian government announces East Coast Rail Link realignment

THE Malaysian government has announced plans to realign its Ringgit 44bn ($US 10.57bn) East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) project, reverting to the project’s original route with minor adjustments south of Kuala Lumpur.

August 7, 2020 | Asia

Pakistan approves $US 6.8bn Peshawar - Lahore - Karachi line upgrade

PAKISTAN’s Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC), the country’s top economic body, has approved a $US 6.8bn project to upgrade 2655km of railway infrastructure on the Peshawar - Lahore - Karachi corridor and establish a dry port at Havelian.

July 15, 2020 | Infrastructure

9.2km tunnel on China-Laos railway completed

CHINA Railway Guangzhou Engineering Group (CRECGZ) completed drilling for the 9.2km Ban Nakok tunnel, the second longest tunnel on the China-Laos railway, last month.

June 16, 2020 | Infrastructure

Pakistan approves $US 7.2bn Mainline-I project

PAKISTAN’s Central Development Working Party (CDWP) has approved the $US 7.2bn Mainline-1 (ML-1) project, forwarding the project to the Executive Committee of National Economic Council (Ecnec) for further approval.

May 29, 2020 | Freight

China sets out strategy to improve trans-Eurasian rail freight flows

THE department in charge of developing China's Belt and Road initiative has released a plan to further the development of China - Europe rail freight flows after the coronavirus pandemic.

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