ZhangHu Railway

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The development objective of the Zhangjiakou Hohhot (ZhangHu) Railway Project for China is to improve accessibility and mobility by responding to existing and anticipated transport demand along the Hohhot-Zhangjiakou (to Beijing) corridor through the provision of additional railway capacity and reduction of transport time for passengers and freight. There are three components to the project. The first component support the construction of a 286 km-long double-track, electrified, passenger-dedicated high-speed rail line between the northern cities of Zhangjiakou and Hohhot, including construction, renovation or rehabilitation of three stations, acquisition and installation of goods, maintenance equipment, and rolling stock, as well as land acquisition and resettlement. Of the six stations on this line, three new railway stations will be constructed, two existing stations renovated, and one existing station used. This railway line is an extension of the planned high-speed Intercity Beijing-Zhangjiakou Railway. The second component will finance the procurement of goods associated with the construction of the line and with its electrification, signaling, and communication systems, as well as operation and maintenance equipment and possibly technical assistance on policy aspects. The scope of such technical assistance (consultant services, training, and study tours) will be identified during implementation. The third component will begin in the second half of 2012. The construction period is expected to be 4 years with construction planned to begin in June 2013 and the line opened to traffic in June 2017.