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Beijing-Vientiane-Bangkok railway to run in 2015
By Zhang Xuanchen |
December 8, 2010, Wednesday
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A HIGH-SPEED railway linking China, Laos and Thailand will be under construction next year, Thai and Laotian officials announced at the Seventh Seventh World Congress on High-Speed Rail in Beijing yesterday.
The bullet train project jointly invested by the three countries is expected to be completed in late 2015. It will boost trade in the ASEAN free trade area, according to the congress.
The new railway that will connect major border cities of China, Laos and Thailand will be used mainly for passenger transportation at the initial stage and for freight shipping later on, Xinhua reported today.
Suthep Thaugsuban, deputy prime minister of Thailand, said yesterday that the Thai parliament has already approved a framework for the Sino-Thai project, which was earlier projected to cost 480 billion baht (US$15.4 billion), Xinhua reported.
Suthep said he wished for an early start and finish of the highly-anticipated project to strengthen the ties with China and other Southeast Asian nations.
Somsavat Lengsavad, deputy prime minister of Laos, also said Laos and China have signed an agreement on bilateral cooperation in the construction of the high-speed railway which will link Vientiane, capital of Laos, with Beijing.
The officials didn't elaborate on a timetable or budget plan, saying it is still being discussed.
The bullet train project jointly invested by the three countries is expected to be completed in late 2015. It will boost trade in the ASEAN free trade area, according to the congress.
The new railway that will connect major border cities of China, Laos and Thailand will be used mainly for passenger transportation at the initial stage and for freight shipping later on, Xinhua reported today.
Suthep Thaugsuban, deputy prime minister of Thailand, said yesterday that the Thai parliament has already approved a framework for the Sino-Thai project, which was earlier projected to cost 480 billion baht (US$15.4 billion), Xinhua reported.
Suthep said he wished for an early start and finish of the highly-anticipated project to strengthen the ties with China and other Southeast Asian nations.
Somsavat Lengsavad, deputy prime minister of Laos, also said Laos and China have signed an agreement on bilateral cooperation in the construction of the high-speed railway which will link Vientiane, capital of Laos, with Beijing.
The officials didn't elaborate on a timetable or budget plan, saying it is still being discussed.
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