Kazakhstan Train to Link China
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Central Asia News Net 15 March, 2004 Kazakhstan plans to build a rail link between China and Europe. The 1,930-mile railway project was announced by Kanat Zhangaskin, vice president of the Kazakhstan National Railway Co., Xinhua News Agency reported from Hong Kong. Zhangaskin was visiting Hong Kong seeking investment for the $3.5 billion project, which is to be completed within four years, the report said. The rail link would speed overland travel and transport between China and Europe. Currently, branches of Russia's trans-Siberian railway provide the only rail link between China and other parts of Asia to Europe. Overland, the trip takes about 10 days. Most goods are now shipped by sea, which takes about three weeks. |
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