China's railway fixed asset investment up 5.4 percent year-on-year in January-February

　　Beijing, March 11 (Xinhua) (Reporter Liu Wenwen) The reporter learned from China State Railway Group Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "China Railway Group") on the 11th that from January to February this year, the national railway completed a fixed asset investment of 72.2 billion yuan, an increase of 5.4% year-on-year. The high-quality and efficient advancement of railway construction has injected new momentum into regional economic and social development.

　　A relevant person in charge of the construction department of China Railway Group introduced that since the beginning of this year, China Railway Group has focused on serving major national strategies and regional economic and social development, leveraging the advantages of the long railway construction industry chain and wide coverage, making good use of the national "two major" support policies, and accelerating railway construction. During the Spring Festival holiday, 46 key railway projects nationwide and more than 570 work sites continued construction, with more than 38,000 participants sticking to the front line. Projects that were suspended during the Spring Festival focused on strengthening the organization of resumption and production after the holiday, quickly promoting the achievement of stable production, and promoting a number of key engineering projects to make positive progress.

　　It is reported that the Lanxi East to Jiande section of the Jinhua to Jiande high-speed railway in Zhejiang has been completed and opened for operation. The Shandong section of the Beijing to Xiong'an New Area to Shangqiu high-speed railway has fully entered the static acceptance stage. The Xiong'an New Area to Xinzhou high-speed railway has entered the track-laying construction stage. The Xi'an to Ankang high-speed railway has completed track-laying along the entire line. The bridge engineering of the Chongqing to Kunming high-speed railway has been fully completed. Significant progress has been made in the construction of key control projects such as the Hechuan East Tunnel and Xi'an East Station on the Xi'an to Chongqing high-speed railway.

　　The aforementioned person in charge stated that next, China Railway Group will accelerate the construction of a world-class modern railway network, enhance the overall function and efficiency of the railway network, fully leverage the investment-driven effect of railway construction, and provide strong support for serving the comprehensive expansion of domestic demand and promoting high-quality economic and social development in China. (End)