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Trans-Asian Railway, more expensive due to rail bridges

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    The Trans-Asian Railway feasibility study elaborated by China Railway Group has revealed the fact that the project would require further investments to cover costs, which are higher than expected. The study refers to the 225 km long segment connecting the Vietnamese and the Cambodian networks. The necessity for higher investments comes from the need to build a large number of bridges that would have to be built across the Mekong Delta and its many tributaries. The feasibility study put the final cost at [...]

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