Work starts on intercity rail line

Construction work on the first intercity express rail link in Northeast China's Jilin Province kicked off yesterday.

The 8.6 billion yuan ($112 million) project will link the provincial capital Changchun with Jilin, the province's two largest cities. Work is scheduled to be finished at the end of 2010.

The express line is part of a province-wide overhaul of the railway system aimed at meeting the increasing demand for rail services.