China's railway development strategy continues to dominate the agenda in east Asia, with its quite staggering domestic achievements over the last 10 years not likely to slow in the next 12 months. According to IRJ research, the country is on course to open a further 442km of high-speed lines - the 362km Zhengzhou - Xuhou and 82km Changzhou - Zhangjiagang links - in 2016 after it was due to open 2351.5km of lines in 2015. This included the 859km Datong - X'ian line, 511km X'ian - Chengdu line, and the 288km Harbin -Qiqihar line. The 1175km Changsha -Kunming line is also currently under construction and is expected to open in 2017.
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