Tianjin-Baoding railway starts in 2009
18 November 2008
Baoding is a city in central Hebei Province Work will start in the first half of 2009 on a high-speed railway connecting Tianjin, a port city on the Bohai Sea, and Baoding, a city in central Hebei Province. The line will be 145 km long, with trains running up to 250 km per hour, according to the Ministry of Railways. The link will cost RMB24 billion There is no rail link at present, only a freeway. The line will create a
(about $3.52 billion), but no detailed financial plans are yet available.
route linking Tianjin, the largest port city in north China, and the
vast central and western areas of China, said a ministry official.
Source: China Travel News
