China rail consortium wins contract to build Philippines railway

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A Chinese rail consortium has been awarded a contract from the Philippines to build a railway in the country, according to an announcement from China Railway Group Limited (CREC) filed with the Shanghai Stock Exchange.

A joint venture of CREC, China Railway No. 3 Engineering Group Co., Ltd. and China Railway Engineering Consulting Group Co., Ltd. has signed a contract worth around 17.55 billion yuan (about 2.77 billion U.S. dollars) with the Phillipines Department of Transportation to build the Philippine National Railway South-Long Haul Project, said the announcement.

The 380 km stretch includes 23 stations, with the designed speed of passenger trains at 120-160 km per hour.

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