Tag: #railway
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In Mali, dreams and sadness for the Sahel express
Bamako, Nov 26 (AFP/APP): The sign above the station entrance declares that this is the Dakar-Niger Railway: the start of a trek from the arid Sahel to the tropical Atlantic, 1,300 kilometres (800 miles) away.But for those hoping to buy a ticket for a legendary journey, disappointment awaits. Not a single train has travelled on…
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China-Laos railway tunnel completed
VIENTIANE, Nov 18 (XINHUA/APP):A Key tunnel of China-Laos railway has been drilled through by China Railway No. 8 Engineering Group (CREC-8) near the ancient Lao capital of Luang Prabang, some 220 km north of capital Vientiane. With the roar of the excavator, the last piece of rock was crushed in the 1,001-meter-long Houay Han No.…
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Thailand’s largest company CP Group signs rail deal
Bangkok, Oct 25 (AFP/APP): A consortium led by Thailand’s largest conglomerate CP Group on Thursday signed a $7.4 billion deal to build a high-speed railway connecting three airports, the spine of an infrastructure scheme set to transform the southern coast into a tech hub. A who’s who of the country’s business and political elite took…
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Nearly 80 pct of China Laos railway construction completed
NANNING, Sep 23 (XINHUA/APP):Nearly 80 percent of the construction of the China-Laos railway has been completed, said Lao Deputy Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone on Saturday. The railway will serve as a key infrastructure for the economic corridor between the two countries and help boost trade, investment and tourism, said Sonexay at the China-ASEAN Expo held…
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Samjhauta Express Service To Be Discontinued
The minister of Railway Sheikh Rasheed has called to discontinue the service of “Samjhauta Epress”. Samjhauta Express commonly called the Friendship Express is a bi-weekly train. That travels on Monday and Thursday. It runs between Dehli and Attari in India and Lahore in Pakistan. The word Samjhauta means “agreement” and “comprise” in Hindi and Urdu.…