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Plans unveiled for new £144bn high-speed rail link from Moscow to Beijing
that could cut Trans-Siberian journey time by 4 DAYS

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     * Distance of line thought to be around 803 kilometres
     * China has the largest high-speed rail network

   By John Hutchinson for MailOnline
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   China and Russia are considering building a high-speed rail line
   thousands of kilometres from Moscow to Beijing that would cut the
   journey time from six days on the Trans-Siberian to two.
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   The project would cost more than $230bn (£144bn) and be over 7,000km
   (4,350 miles) long - more than three times the world's current longest
   high-speed line, from the Chinese capital to the southern city of
   Guangzhou.

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   Moscow and Beijing, whose political relationship has roots dating from
   the Soviet era and who often vote together on the UN Security Council.
   The new proposed high-speed rail line would cut journey time between
   Moscow and Beijing by four days
   The new proposed high-speed rail line would cut journey time between
   Moscow and Beijing by four days

   The new proposed high-speed rail line would cut journey time between
   Moscow and Beijing by four days
   The £144bn construction would mean trains wouldn't have to travel
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   Keqiang)

   The country has the world's largest high-speed rail network, built from
   scratch in less than a decade, relying on technology transfer from
   foreign companies, including France's Alstom, Germany's Siemens and
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   But China is now keen to promote the export of its technology, and has
   been building high-speed rail networks in Turkey and Venezuela.

The history of the Trans-Siberian route
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