Construction of high speed trains begins in Colombia

STORY: Construction of high speed trains begins in Colombia DATELINE: June 25, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:16 LOCATION: Bogota CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of introduction on the high speed train 2. SOUNDBITE (Spanish): NICOLAS GARCIA, Governor of Cundinamarca Province in Colombia STORYLINE: Construction of the high speed train known as Regiotram de Occidente (West) began on Thursday in Colombia, according to the Governor of the central province Cundinamarca Nicolas Garcia. According to Garcia, the train will connect the country's capital city of Bogota with the localities Facatativa, Madrid, Funza and Mosquera. SOUNDBITE (Spanish): NICOLAS GARCIA, Governor of Cundinamarca Province in Colombia "We are happy to begin today the construction of Regiotram de Occidente. We are happy that a Chinese company has committed to deliver this to us by the beginning of 2026, this project that will end up spreading over 39 km, 17 stations, the real union between those from Bogota, Cundinamarca. This does not only mean