Cities compete for bullet-train stations

Local governments have been pushing high-speed railway planners to build stations in their jurisdictions.

During the annual session of the people's congress of the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, which concluded over the weekend, several deputies suggested that China Railway Corp, operator of the nation's rail network, set up at least one station in the Dabancheng district of Urumqi, the regional capital, as part of the plan linking the city to Turpan, local media reported.

The absence of a station in the district has long inconvenienced local residents and hinders economic development, lawmakers said.