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Ministry of Infrastructure and Transportation pledges mass investment and reform of the rail transit in country
9 October 5650



GEMUN: For years, if not decades now, various governments of Bianjie have been promising giving the railway infratructure a proper attention and investments, yet always fell short of either the funding, or term period, or other reasons to avoid touching the subject. But last evening that seem to have changed, as the infrastructure and transport minister Tainca Sumari has announced that her ministry will be investing up to 3 billion g'an into the state-owned Bianjie National Railways (BNR or Kokutetsu), and developing a major reform of the company and infrastructure in general, under a name "Rail 5675". According to Sumari, Rail 5675 will not include complete overhaul or breakup of the state-owned enterprise, but rather it will be a change of the way Kokutetsu operates, its structure and leadership, to include "young and fresh faces to lead the new and modern railway industry in Bianjie".

Minister Sumari, talking about the reform in detail during her press conference, said that the priority of the reform will be making BNR a "regionally-oriented network", connecting rural and distant mountainous towns or villages, with the major provincial lines, through the construction of new tunnels, mountain rail corridors, and climate-resilient viaducts to ensure year-round access in regions where snow or landslides often cut travel, as more than half of the Bianjian lives in non-urban parts of the country. At the same time, Sumari pointed that there will be a major focus on making the routes frequent and spread across the nation, with making sure the trains arrive at time. "We are looking at other examples worldwide, making our own notes, using studies and analyses, but we will make it happen at any cost, we are ready to begin and finish this reform", said Sumari.

In the 153-pages long document Ministry of Infrastructure and Transportation released following the press conference, the ministry includes a detailed description of the Rail 5675 plan, with the new features, ideas, calculations and other notes to the future reform of the state-owned Bianjie National Railways company. Among those, is some major proposals that are aimed at increasing accesibility and comfort for the citizens, like the introduction of a regional travel cards, which are gonna make the tickets cost cheaper for their bearers, and the mobile app, that will allow Bianjians to comfortably book tickets and plan connection trips beforehand. Also, to increase punctuality, BNR will be introducing a cyclic pattern timetable to simplify trips and reduce waiting time, in particular for rural locals.

The first tenders for rolling stock and engineering design are expected to open later this year, with construction beginning in early 5651 in the southeastern provinces. These areas, often cut off in winter and underserved year-round, will serve as testing grounds for the system’s ambitions. While challenges remain — from financing logistics to land acquisition and weather delays — the Ministry insists it is prepared to meet them head-on. “We are no longer tinkering at the edges,” Sumari said. “This is rail reform not just for today, but for the Bianjie of the next decades ahead.”



毎日急行 (Daily Express) is a major daily newspaper based in the city of Namušun, Khani Province.