China builds railway corridor in rust belt region
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2006-04-30 08:55
China has started construction of a railway corridor in a latest move to
rejuvenate the country's the rust belt northeast.
The railway section from
Baihe to Helong, both situated near the border between China and the Democratic
People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), broke ground for construction on April
28.
On completion, Baihe-Helong railway line, with a length of 103.7 km,
will form into the railway corridor by linking up the existing railway routes at
both ends, according to Gao Jie, deputy chief of the Korean Autonomous
Prefectural Government of Yanbian, which exercises jurisdiction over Baihe and
Helong.
China is determined to build a 1,389-km railway corridor that
will start from Mudanjiang City of Heilongjiang Province in the north, pass
through Tumen and Tonghua cities in Jilin Province, as well as Dandong and
Zhuanghe cities in Liaoning Province, and end at Dalian, a port city in
Liaoning, in the south, according to Gao.
Construction of the projected
railway corridor will cost 12.74 billion yuan (US$1.57 billion) and require
completion of three new railway sections, including the Baihe-Helong route,
three joining facilities, as well as renovation of the existing
railroads.
"The railway corridor will help
advance opening of the eastern part of the rust belt region and promote
international cooperation on the Tumen River along China's border with DPRK and
Russia," said Gao.
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