Published : 1:05 A.M. EST, Jan 25, 2008

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The latest news says that the project of Han (Wuhan)-Yi (Yichang) railway has been approved by China National Development and Reform Commission and the construction is expected to begin in the first half-year of 2008.

 

With a length of about 181 miles, the railway will pass five midway stations from Wuhan to Yichang, including Hanchuan, Tianxian, Qianjiang, Jingzhou and Zhijiang. The design speed will be 124 miles (200 kilometers) per hour, so it will take only two hours to travel between Wuhan and Yichang. The construction period is predicted to be four years. Once completed, the Han-Yi Railway will become the first trunk railway for passenger transport within Jianghan Plain.