Work on high-speed railway to Tianjin running on schedule

Work on the high-speed Beijing-Tianjin inter-city passenger railway and the Beijing Southern Railway Station is proceeding smoothly and on schedule, sources said.

The Beijing-Tianjin inter-city railway, with a designed speed of 300 kmph, will begin operations on August 1, 2008, the Ministry of Railway said during a four-day exhibition on modern railways in Beijing.

The first batch of bullet trains to run will be delivered on time, said Dirk Hoke, Siemens Transportation Systems Group president and Siemens Ltd China vice-president.