‘China, Russia mull high-speed rail link’
China and Russia are considering building a high-speed rail line thousands of kilometres from Moscow to Beijing. |||
Beijing – China and Russia are considering building a high-speed rail line thousands of kilometres from Moscow to Beijing that would cut the journey time from six days on the celebrated Trans-Siberian to two, Chinese media reported Friday.The project would cost more than $230 billion (R2.5 trillion) and be over 7,000 kilometres (4,350 miles) long, the Beijing Times reported – more than three times the world’s current longest high-speed line, from the Chinese capital to the southern city …read more
Source: Independent Online
