China built Sri Lanka's first railway nearly 90 years

• Railways in Sri Lanka's economic construction and the people's life has a very important role. However, since 1928, the last one in nearly 90 years after the railway was completed, Sri Lanka has not had any new railway. August 2013, the China national machinery import and export (Group) limited lead, with southern railway jointly built by Sri Lanka in five railway projects started, which is why China as a general contractor in Sri Lanka the first railway project contract.
  Driving south from Colombo, 160 km to the South of Sri Lanka's largest cities of Matala. High temperature of 34 degrees Celsius in the afternoon, South of Sri Lanka railway project is in full swing.
  Southern Railway is the interconnection between transportation infrastructure projects in Sri Lanka, one of the key projects. Since beginning of Matala continues straight East along the coastline to Katara gamma, about 127 km in length. Project is divided into three phases, one phase of the project by China national machinery import and export (Group) Co Ltd and iron carried in five.
  Project manager Wu Fanyu, said a project from Matala bèi lǐ yà tǎ, 27 km long, and project contracts amounting to us $ 278 million. Works include an internal combustion tractor single track broad gauge railway, and their associated stations, tunnels, bridges and culverts, and so on. Wu Fanyu said that the Chinese companies involved in the construction of Sri Lanka railway has created two "firsts". "First of all, this project is China's enterprises in the form of general contract in Sri Lanka the first railway project contract. Second, this project was built nearly 90 years of Sri Lanka's first new rail line. ”
  In the 1860 of the 19th century, the United Kingdom colonial was built in Sri Lanka, the national railway. From 1928 the last railway was completed by 2013 the south rail project is underway, during which Sri Lanka has not had any new railway. At present, much of the country's railways of old equipment, fallen into disrepair, with an average speed of 80 kilometers per hour. It is understood that Chinese railway construction design speed of up to 120 km, will be Sri Lanka's top speed on the railway.
  Southern Railways is not only conducive to promoting the upgrade of Sri Lanka railway network to enhance freight also will bring along the development of tourism and other industries, helping the country to revive its economy. Once the project is completed, from the Sri Lankan capital Colombo, via Matera, bentota Khan can travel directly to the new international airport in Hong Kong and southern Katla Gramma. In southern Sri Lanka crossed the Trinity formed by air, sea and land transport, along economic and social development, the changed economic situation in southern Sri Lanka, promoting Sri Lanka's post-war economic revival will play an important role.
  As a "21st century Silk Road on the sea" important countries along, South of Sri Lanka railway project will further deepen the bilateral relationship between the two countries, play a positive role to expand bilateral trade.
  Since its beginning in August 2013, completion of the south rail project has been one-third of the whole project. Reporters at the construction site to see, in order to avoid dust impact on residents living and construction to arrange the water sprayed surface. In addition, in the area of quality, environmental protection and other China fully cooperate with related work by the local government.
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