(Yicai Global) March 29 --  Southeastern China's Shenzhen will bolster its railway network with 13  new routes in order to link up with other cities in the surrounding  Guangdong province. 

State-backed Shenzhen  Metro Group will set up a new railway investment and construction  company to develop and operate new projects, including a section of the  Guangzhou-Dongguan-Shenzhen intercity rail that will link up the city's  airport with the new financial district of Qianhai, scheduled to begin  construction by the end of this year, Shenzhen Special Zone Daily  reported today. Other three planned routes will connect the city with  Daya Bay, Huizhou, and Shantou in Guangdong province.

China aims to build 26  railways with a total mileage of over 3,100 kilometers in order to  integrate the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, according to  the central government's blueprint. The goal is to ferry passengers from  Shenzhen to other cities in the Pearl River Delta within 60 minutes by  2035. 

Editor: Emmi Laine