The journey from Moscow to Beijing by train will take two days

China and Russia signed a Memorandum on cooperation in the sphere of railway traffic, a major project which will be a high-speed highway Moscow-Beijing. Specifically, it will reduce travel time from one capital to another 3 times, and specifically with 6 days to 2.

"The length of the Expressway will be 7 thousand miles, it will start in Beijing and will pass through Khabarovsk, Ulan Bator, Irkutsk, Astana, Yekaterinburg and will be completed in Moscow", - informs TASS referring to the print edition of "tsinhua the shibao". The total project cost is estimated at 1.5 trillion yuan (245 billion).

As previously said the head of Russian Railways Vladimir Yakunin, the planning of the first sections of this route may begin in the current quarter. "If our countries agree to provide attachments on the condition of municipal guarantees, we can begin to design the high-speed operation even in the current quarter, or the next", he said.

This is not the 1st contract, which will connect the 2 power. As we informed the Melbourne Herald sun, the Chinese megalopolis haha and English Blagoveshchensk, located on opposite banks of the Amur river, want to connect with the bridge. Construction is scheduled for August 2015.

Border Heihe known to a greater number of the inhabitants of the Amur and neighboring areas, so that it can stay without a visa for up to 30 days. Many use it: go there to buy clothes and food, have fun, try Oriental massage and acupuncture. Since it is only necessary to move to the other shore.

This can be done in the summer on the ships, in the offseason on the PUM (hovercraft), but in the winter on the buses that creates long queues, in which people lose several hours. Besides, the cost is not very loyal. The price of tickets in summer and winter is about 1.5 thousand rubles, in the offseason - 2,2 th.. Plus you have to pay 100 yuan (about 500 RUB) to Chinese customs (visa collection).

The construction of the bridge will save from the existing tasks on the border and will contribute to the development of Blagoveshchensk. People wishing to travel visa without excessive delays in China, after the building of the bridge quietly and peacefully will be able to do it from the Russian metropolis. Will podnetim that haha - visa-free for all residents of Russia, and not only for the inhabitants of the Amur region. Small limits were introduced during the Olympic games in Beijing, but they were removed.

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