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January 6, 2023 | Infrastructure

China opens 4100km of new railway

Openings in 2022 included 2082km of high-speed lines.

January 6, 2022 | High-speed

Chinese high-speed network passes 40,000km

New line openings at the end of December took the total Chinese railway network to more than 150,000km following a $US 117bn investment in 2021.

November 26, 2021 | Infrastructure

Chinese joint venture selected to design and build Philippines’ Bicol line

The 380km line will run from Banlic in Calamba, Laguna, to Daraga, in Albay province

May 28, 2021 | Infrastructure

Initial services begin on Guinea’s Dasheng Railway

Guinea’s new heavy-haul freight railway is due to officially open in June.

January 18, 2021 | Financial

China Railways to scale back network expansion in 2021

CHINA National Railways (CR) has announced that it will focus on increasing efficiency and revenue across its network in 2021 rather than network expansion, marking a change of course for the state-owned railway.

January 11, 2021 | Africa

Chinese contractors awarded contract for Tanzanian SGR

THE Tanzanian government has awarded a contract for the construction of the 341km Mwanza - Isaka standard-gauge railway (SGR) to a partnership of China Civil Engineering Construction (CCEC) and China Railway Construction Corporation (CRCC).

November 29, 2020 | Infrastructure

Thailand awards contract for standard-gauge project

STATE Railway of Thailand (SRT) has awarded a Baht 50.6bn ($US 1.7bn) contract for the Bangkok - Nakhon Ratchasima 1435mm-gauge rail project to a partnership of China Railway Group (CREC) and the China Railway Design Corporation (CRDC).

January 10, 2020 | Main line

Chengdu - Kunming main line section opens

RESIDENTS of China’s Sichuan Province celebrated the opening of the Panzhihua - Yongren section of the under-construction Chengdu - Kunming main line on January 9.

September 6, 2019 | Freight

Strong growth in China - Kazakhstan - Europe rail traffic

KAZAKHSTAN Railways (KTZ) reports strong growth this year in container traffic on the China - Kazakhstan - Europe rail corridor.

June 18, 2019 | Asia

New identity and new structure for China Railway

CHINA Railway Corporation (CRC) announced on June 18 that it has adopted a new name, China State Railway Group (CR), in a move which coincides with the restructuring of the company.

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