(Adds details on latest urban railway project)
BEIJING, March 26 (Reuters) - China has approved or revived railway and
highway projects as part of trillions of yuan of infrastructure investment, as
it seeks to spur growth in an economy that is widely expected to have contracted
in the first quarter of the year amid the coronavirus pandemic.
It aims to nearly double its urban railway track to 6,000 kilometres (3,730
miles) this year, and increase its high-speed rail network to 30,000 km, up from
19,000 km in 2015, its state council - or cabinet - says.
Below is a list of rail and highway projects China has approved or plans to
accelerate.
DATE LOCATION PROJECT DETAILS
ANNOUNCED
9-Aug-2018 Hubei Railway The central province plans to launch
three to four railway links every year
in the next three years.
10-Aug-2018 Guizhou High-speed The southwestern province plans a
railway high-speed railway to link all of its
cities with its capital of Guiyang.
11-Aug-2018 Tibet Railway Tibet's accelerated railway plans
include the Sichuan-Tibet project in
the next five years. The 1,700 km line
connecting Lhasa and Chengdu will
traverse mountains and gorges, and cost
about 250 billion yuan ($35.8 billion).
14-Aug-2018 Suzhou Urban The eastern city plans four new subway
railway lines by 2023. The 137-km project will
cost 95 billion yuan ($14 billion).
28-Aug-2018 Shenzhen Urban The southern city will have 33 subway
railway lines operating on 1,335 km of track by
2035, nearly five times the current
network size.
17-Oct-2018 Shanghai/ High-speed The 36.8 billion yuan ($5.26
Suzhou/Hu railway billion)railway project will start in
zhou Shanghai and run through Suzhou city in
Jiangsu province to Huzhou city in
Zhejiang province.
30-Oct-2018 Chongqing High-speed The 53.5 billion yuan ($7.65 billion),
railway 265-km railway project will be built in
Chongqing city, part of a network to
connect Chongqing with the southern
city of Xiamen.
9-Dec-2018 Henan Highway The central province of Henan plans to
spend 108.6 billion yuan ($15.54
billion) on 14 highway projects next
year that will cover an estimated 1002
km.
19-Dec-2018 Hangzhou Urban The eastern city of Hangzhou received a
railway greenlight to spend another 14 billion
yuan ($2.0 billion) on two existing
urban railway projects, raising the
total investment to 53.54 billion yuan
($7.66 billion). The city also plans a
new airport express line.
19-Dec-2018 Shanghai Urban Shanghai will build six more subway
railway lines and three inter-city railways for
a total investment of 298.35 billion
yuan ($42.68 billion). The city's
transportation network will span 1154
km in five years.
21-Dec-2018 Guangxi Intercity The southern region of Guangxi received
railway a greenlight to build two intercity
railway lines worth 51.7 billion yuan
($7.40 billion), spanning 325 km when
completed.
25-Dec-2018 Shaanxi High-speed The National Development and Reform
railway Commission approved a 55.16 billion
yuan ($7.89 billion) high-speed railway
project linking Shaanxi's provincial
capital Xian with Yanan, a region of
about 2 million north of the city. The
project is expected to be completed in
4-1/2 years.
28-Dec-2018 Changchun Urban The state planner approved 71.14
railway billion yuan ($10.18 billion) for 116
km of urban railway projects in the
northeastern city.
2-Jan-2019 Jiangsu Intercity The state planner approved a new
railway intercity railway network worth 218
billion yuan ($31.2 billion) in the
eastern province of Jiangsu. The
railway tracks will span 980 km when
completed in 2025.
4-Jan-2019 Wuhan Urban The state planner approved 146.9
railway billion yuan ($21.02 billion) of urban
railway projects in the central city of
Wuhan with a total length of 198.4 km.
25-Apr-2019 Zhengzhou Urban The state planner approved urban
railway railway projects worth a total of
113.89 billion yuan ($16.29 billion) in
Zhengzhou city, the capital of central
Henan province.
The projects that include six new
subway lines are expected to span
326.54 km when completed by 2024.
2-Jul-2019 Xian Urban The National Development and Reform
railway Commission approved seven urban railway
projects worth a total of 96.85 billion
yuan ($13.86 billion) in Xian, capital
of northwestern Shaanxi province.
22-Jul-2019 From High-speed The National Development and Reform
Zhengzhou railway Commission approved a 40.93 billion
to Jinan yuan ($5.86 billion) high-speed railway
project linking Zhengzhou, the capital
of Henan province, with Jinan, the
capital of neighbouring Shandong
province. The project is expected to be
completed in 4 years.
22-Jul-2019 From Heze High-speed The National Development and Reform
to Lankao railway Commission approved a 10.95 billion
yuan ($1.57 billion) high-speed railway
project linking Lankao, a county in
Henan province, with Heze, a city in
Shandong. The project is expected to be
completed in 3-1/2 years.
11-Sep-2019 From High-speed The National Development and Reform
Chongqing railway Commission approved a 141.62 billion
to yuan ($19.90 billion) high-speed
Kunming railway project linking the
southwestern municipality of Chongqing
and Kunming, the capital of Yunnan
province.
25-Dec-2019 From High-speed The National Development and Reform
Shenyang railway Commission approved a 72.29 billion
to Baihe yuan ($10.34 billion) high-speed
railway project linking the two cities
in the northeastern provinces of
Liaoning and Jilin.
25-Dec-2019 From Railway The National Development and Reform
Baotou to Commission approved two railway
Yinchuan projects linking those cities in Inner
to Mongolia and Ningxia regions with a
Huinong; total investment of 54.63 billion yuan
From ($7.81 billion).
Yinchuan
to
Bayanhot
31-Dec-2019 From High-speed The National Development and Reform
Ulanqab railway Commission approved a $4.86 billion
to Datong high-speed railway project linking
to cities in northern China's Inner
Yuanping Mongolia region and Shanxi province.
16-Jan-2020 From Railway The NDRC approved an $11.8 billion
Xining to railway project linking Xining, capital
Chengdu city of northwestern Qinghai province,
and Chengdu, capital city of
southwestern Sichuan province
10-Feb-2020 Xuzhou Urban The NDRC approved an urban railway
railway project worth a total of $7.67 billion
in Xuzhou, a city of eastern Jiangsu
province.
26-March-20 Hefei Urban The NDRC approved an urban railway
20 railway project worth a total of $11.25 billion
in Hefei, the capital city of eastern
Anhui province.
(Reporting by Beijing Newsroom; Editing by Sherry Jacob-Phillips and Tom Hogue)
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