Work on rail line speeds up

Construction of a high-speed rail link between Winter Olympics bid cities Beijing and Zhangjiakou is being accelerated, with work expected to begin by June, the municipal railway authority said.

"This high-speed rail line is urgently needed for the joint bid for the 2022 Olympic Winter Games," said Zhu Huigang, deputy head of the Beijing Railway Bureau. "Time is pressing.

"The local governments of Beijing and Hebei province and the central government will make great efforts to push forward this project, and this will include the provision of financing support."