Upcoming reforms will completely open China's railway construction market, according to a statement released Wednesday after an executive meeting of the State Council presided over by Premier Li Keqiang.
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and chairperson of India's ruling coalition (United Progressive Alliance - UPA) Sonia Gandhi Wednesday flagged off train on a newly constructed railway stretch in Indian-controlled Kashmir, officials said.
The Hong Kong Mass Transit Railway Corporation (MTRC)'s CEO Jay Walder said he looks forward to better incorporate the "railway plus community" model when working with his Chinese mainland counterparts.
The Chinese government has approved the establishment of the China Railway Corporation to perform the business functions of the defunct Ministry of Railways (MOR) as part of the country's cabinet restructuring plan.
China plans to dismantle the Ministry of Railways into administrative and commercial arms to reduce bureaucracy and improve railway service efficiency, a top Chinese official said Sunday.
At least 36 people, including an eight-year-old girl, are now confirmed dead and several others injured in a stampede which broke out at a busy railway station in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh's holy town of Allahabad Sunday night, a senior police official said Monday.
China put the 2,298-km Beijing-Guangzhou high-speed railway, the world's longest, into a test operation on Saturday. According to official announcement, the Beijing-Guangzhou high-speed railway will open on Dec. 26 and is expected to cut the travel time to about 8 hours from the current 20-odd hours by traditional lines.
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