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Vietnam Parliament Approves $67 Billion High-Speed Rail Project (www.bloomberg.com)
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A pan Asian high speed railway network is becoming a reality. Soon it will be possible to travel from Singapore to Shanghai by train!

https://archive.ph/NOf01

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[–] Vampire@hexbear.net 16 points 1 month ago (1 children)

but at what cost?

[–] ComradeSalad@lemmygrad.ml 10 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Around 67 billion USD it seems.

[–] JaredLevi@lemmygrad.ml 15 points 1 month ago

[–] davel@lemmygrad.ml 9 points 1 month ago

Note: The three routes use different gauges of rail — standard, metre (narrow), and high speed

How is “high speed” a gauge?

[–] ahriboy@lemmygrad.ml 5 points 1 month ago

In how many days from Shanghai to NSmen Fortress?