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Railway reopens to traffic after fatal accident
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Rescuers work at the site of the trains colliding accident, in east China
Rescuers work at the site of the trains colliding accident, in east China's Shandong Province, on April 28, 2008.

The Qingdao-Jinan Railway reopened to traffic at 2:16 Tuesday morning after more than 20 hours of interruption caused by train collision that kills 70 people.

At 2:16 a.m., a cargo train of 1,185 metric tons rolled over the repaired section at Zibo of east China's Shandong Province, followed by passenger train T196 at 2:41 a.m.

A high-speed passenger train jumped the track here on Monday morning, striking another train and leaving 70 dead and 416 injured.

(Xinhua News Agency April 29, 2008)

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