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Construction starts on a high-speed railway city complex in Shengzhou, East China's Zhejiang province, on March 29. [Photo/shaoxing.com.cn]

Construction started on a high-speed railway city complex in Shengzhou, a county-level city in Shaoxing, East China's Zhejiang province, on March 29.

The project, mainly funded, developed and constructed by China Railway 18th Bureau Group, is the largest high-speed railway city complex in East China. The Hangzhou-Shaoxing-Taizhou high-speed railway, which is under construction in Shengzhou, and the railways connecting Ningbo, Yiwu and Jinhua will meet in Shengzhou.

According to the local media, the project includes a transport network, supporting municipal infrastructure, a digital economy industrial park, a smart community and other sub-projects with total investment of 18.6 billion yuan ($2.62 billion).

The project is of great significance for Shengzhou's integration into the development of the Yangtze River Delta.