New rail line opens to traffic in SW China
STORY: New rail line opens to traffic in SW China
DATELINE: Dec. 27, 2022
LENGTH: 00:01:47
LOCATION: CHENGDU, China
CATEGORY: ECONOMY
SHOTLIST:
1. various of the new Chengdu-Kunming Railway
2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): WANG WEI, Chief engineer, China Railway Eryuan Engineering Group Co., Ltd
3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): WANG WEI, Chief engineer, China Railway Eryuan Engineering Group Co., Ltd
4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): Traveler
5. SOUNDBITE 4 (Chinese): Traveler
STORYLINE:
A railway linking Chengdu and Kunming, two major cities in southwest China, is now fully operational with the opening of its last section on Monday.
The new 915-km line runs almost parallel to an existing railway link between Chengdu and Kunming.
It cuts the travel time between the two destinations from 19 hours to 7.5 hours.
SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): WANG WEI, Chief engineer, China Railway Eryuan Engineering Group Co., Ltd
"The designed speed has been increased from 80 km/h to 160 km/h, so both the travel time and the operating time have been
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