BEIJING, July 3 (GCTL) - China is set to pump 327.3 billion yuan ($52.8 billion) into railway construction this year, with all 14 new projects under way, China News Service reported.
Constructing railways that will stretch 3,712 kilometers across central and western areas of the country will be a top priority this year, according to the report citing the China Railway Corporation.
One of the lines, set to connect Ejinaqi in the Inner Mongolian autonomous region and Hami in the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, will run 629.9 km across West China's Gansu province.