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Milestone reached along Hefei-Xinyi HSR

Construction of the Hefei-Xinyi High-speed Railway — a major route between Anhui and Jiangsu provinces — is expected to be completed next year as a State builder said its workers building a main transportation hub along the line accomplished lifting the main steel cap framework. China Railway 24th Bureau Group Corp said its team in Mingguang, Anhui, completed raising a 230 metric ton steel framework for the main station hall, making the station the first in the HSR project to start interior decor work. The Hefei-Xinyi HSR aims to further improve the national network and promote rapid rail service in the Yangtze River Delta region, CR24G said.

Mainland shares close higher

Chinese mainland shares closed higher on Tuesday, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index up 0.34 percent at 2,867.95 points. The Shenzhen Component Index closed 0.43 percent higher at 8,409.22 points. The combined turnover of shares covered by the two indices stood at 477.32 billion yuan ($66.78 billion), down from 495.9 billion yuan recorded the previous trading day.

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