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| Qinghai-Tibet Railway to extend further in Tibet |
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| www.chinaview.cn
2007-01-14 20:16:18
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LHASA, Jan. 14 (Xinhua) -- Tibet plans to start building a branch line for
the Qinghai-Tibet Railway this year, which will link the region's capital Lhasa
with Xigaze, a major Tibetan city some 280 kilometers to its southwest.
Jin Shixun, director of the regional development and reform commission said
Sunday that the new line will be the first feeder line for the Qinghai-Tibet
Railway.
Jin told a session of the regional legislative body that the government is
racing against time in its preparations so that the construction work could be
kicked off as soon as possible.
If everything goes well, the authorities hope that the feasibility study
could be completed by the end of January, and the preliminary design by the end
of May, while the actual construction could be started within the year.
According to the current plan, the railway is expected to operational by
2010.
Tibet ended its history without railway in July 2006 with the operation of
the 1,956-km Qinghai-Tibet Railway. The railway has prompted a huge surge in the
number of tourists to Tibet, bringing the region billions of yuan in tourism
revenue.
Liu Zhijun, China's railway minister, said on Friday that the railway had
transported 1.18 million passengers and 1.16 million tons of cargo since then.
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