Track-laying work begins for major railway in Xinjiang

URUMQI — Track-laying work has begun for a major railway project in Northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region. The Hotan-Ruoqiang Railway spans more than 825 km, with a designed speed of 120 km per hour. It is located within Hotan prefecture and the Mongolian autonomous prefecture of Bayingolin. It will form part of the third…