Astana-Almaty high speed rail construction to begin in Kazakhstan this year
It is planned to start construction of the Astana-Almaty high speed rail line in 2013, Kazakh Minister of Transport and Communications Askar Zhumagaliyev said during a government hour in the Majilis, lower chamber of the Kazakh parliament, on Monday.
"It is planned to begin constructing the railway this year," he said. "The travel time between the two large cities of the republic will be reduced from 12 to five hours."
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