China's railway investment up 10.5 pct in first 4 months

BEIJING, May 9 (Xinhua) -- China's railway investment has picked up pace since the beginning of this year, data from the country's railway operator showed Thursday.

During the January-April period, fixed-asset investment in the country's railway sector reached 184.9 billion yuan (about 26 billion U.S. dollars), marking a 10.5 percent increase from the same period a year ago, according to China State Railway Group.