Inner Mongolia will speed up the construction of railway network and invest more than 170 billion yuan in five years.

< DIV class = News Content ID = NewsContentLabel twffan = "done" > The reporter learned from the Economic Commission of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region and other departments that from 2009 to 2013, Inner Mongolia plans to complete railway investment of more than 170 billion yuan. We will accelerate the construction of railway corridors for domestic passenger and freight transport and foreign trade.   According to reports, since the 10th Five-Year Plan, Inner Mongolia has strengthened cooperation with the Ministry of Railways and other ministries and commissions, and adopted a diversified financing model to promote railway construction, which has greatly improved the railway transportation infrastructure in the autonomous region. By the end of 2008, the total mileage of Inner Mongolia Railway has reached 9042 kilometers, of which the operating mileage has reached 7336 kilometers.   < BR > < BR > In order to improve the railway network and enhance the railway transport capacity, the scale of railway construction and reconstruction in Inner Mongolia has been continuously expanded in recent years. By the end of 2008, there were 23 key railway projects under construction in Inner Mongolia, with 5300 kilometers, including 4400 kilometers of new railways and 900 kilometers of expanded railways.   < BR > < BR > According to the medium and long-term railway network planning determined by the state and Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, the railway operation mileage in Inner Mongolia will reach more than 14,300 kilometers by 2020. To this end, Inner Mongolia will further intensify railway construction in the future, striving to complete railway construction investment of more than 170 billion yuan by 2013. Among them, from 2009 to 2010, Inner Mongolia will strive for 32 new key railway projects, complete railway investment of about 80 billion yuan, and strive to build more than 2700 kilometers of railway.