Mongolian Coal Railway will Start End of 2009

The US$800 million Mongolian railway project, connecting a Chinese border with Energy Resources LLC’s mine, will be constructed and operated by DB International after entering into a contract for planning.

May 10, 2009 8:23 am | Last Update: August 5, 2015 8:26 am

A 260km long Mongolian railway line carrying coal from Energy Resources LLC’s mine at Ukhaa Khudag to the Chinese border will be constructed by rail design company DB International.

The US$800m project will be monitored, maintained and operated by DB . The company has already entered into a US$3.1m contract for the project planning phase. The single track line will carry 25 ton axle loads when it opens in 2011. Work on the coal line is expected to begin by the end of 2009.

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