Publication Date:
Mon, 2012-03-12 13:48
The official Xinhua News Agency did not mention casualties in its report Monday on the collapse of a 300-meter (984 feet) section of the railway line. It said hundreds of workers were rushing to repair the line between the Yangtze River cities of Wuhan and Yichang.
The railway line is due to open in May.
China has reaffirmed its intention to push ahead with the fast-paced buildup of the high-speed rail system, despite financial difficulties and worries safety may have been compromised in the rush to open new lines.
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