Beijing to lin with Moscow with new high-speed railway
中国拟建北京至莫斯科高铁
Beijing's Municipal Government says it's going to ask for permission to build a high-speed passenger railway linking the Chinese capital to the Russian capital, Moscow.
北京市政府表示将申请修建一条北京通往俄罗斯首都莫斯科的高速客运铁路线。
Beijing's municipal information office says the new high-speed link would cut the train trip between Beijing and Moscow to just two days.
北京市政府新闻办公室发布消息称将拟建莫斯科至北京高铁，列车运行时间仅需2天。
Right now it takes a week to travel by train between Beijing and Moscow.
现在北京至莫斯科乘坐火车需要一周时间。
Beijing authorities say the project will cost around 250-billion US dollars.
北京当局表示该项目将耗资约2500亿美元。
The new line would pass through Kazakhstan, rather than the current link to the Trans-Siberian railway, which connects through Mongolia.
拟议的莫斯科至北京高速铁路将途经哈萨克斯坦，而非现在穿过蒙古来连接西伯利亚的铁路。