The development of China's railway building |
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| Authors: | Tu Rongju |
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| Affiliation: | Vice‐President and Editor‐in‐Chief of the China Railway Publishing House , 14 San Tiao Dong Dan Beijing, China |
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| Abstract: | Abstract At the birth of New China in 1949, 11 000 km of railway track were in use throughout the country. This paper describes the measures taken by the State to develop railways in the interests of the national economy. By the end of 1982 more than 52 000 km were open to traffic and much more is being built in the face of great engineering difficulties. Many lines are being electrified. The paper also describes other measures essential for the modernization of rail transport: New China's creation of locomotive and vehicle plants, the management organization under the Ministry of Railways and the development of scientific research and educational work. The rail density and transport capacity is still far from sufficient. Railways face a formidable task in helping China achieve the goal fixed in 1982 of quadrupling the output value of industry and agriculture by the year 2000. |
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