Guiyang, capital of southwest Guizhou province, started the construction of an urban railway network on 29 September, reported China Daily.

The Rmb18.9bn network will connect nine logistic centres around the city. Central to the four-year plan is the construction of an urban high-sped railway, with 259km of line to be built.

In late September, Guiyang opened its first highway that encircles the city. It is 121km long and gives the city the potential to vastly expand its urban area and double its population of 3.6m, according to Li Jun, secretary of Guiyang’s Communist Party Committee.