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China counts down to start of work on Xinjiang-Tibet Railway
National rail operator registers company to oversee construction of line from Hotan to Lhasa.
Work is expected to get under way this year on one of the world’s most ambitious rail projects with the launch of a state-owned company to oversee construction and operations of a line that will link Hotan in Xinjiang and Lhasa in Tibet. According to the registration, the company’s business scope also includes diversified operations such as real estate development, tourism, catering, accommodation and international project contracting. Under the plan, the route will join the existing Lhasa-Shigatse line with a new one from Hotan to Shigatse, forming a roughly 2,000km (1,240-mile) strategic artery linking northwestern and southwestern China.
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