中国地方铁路蓬勃发展“扮靓”2007

地方铁路是国家交通运输网的组成部分，是地方交能运输的骨干力量，对活跃地方经济、加强资源开发，扩大城乡交流，加强商品流通和方便人民生活等方面都具有重要作用。在铁路大规模发展的关键时期，我们欣喜地看到，2007年，全国地方铁路成绩卓著，发展形势喜人，成为经济社会发展中的一大“靓”点。

Outstanding Performance of Local railway in 2007

Local Railway is an integral part in national transport network, and is the backbone in local region, which plays an important role in accelerating local economies and speeding-up resource development, expanding urban and rural exchanges, strengthening and facilitating the circulation of commodities, and promoting the quality of people lives. In a crucial period of the large-scale development of railway, we were pleased to see that, in 2007, the achievements of local railway is outstanding, the development of the situation is gratifying.