Protesters who took to the streets on Saturday to lobby for the planned Dazhou-Chongqing intercity railway to pass through their county have been told it is too early to discuss the route.

 

The line is designed to link Dazhou in Sichuan province with neighbouring Chongqing. The line is still being planned and has not been approved by the provincial and central governments.

 

Only after it is approved by the State can the railway route be discussed, and then Sichuan will seek suggestions from the public on places the railway should pass through.

 

The notice was issued in response to the protest in Linshui, a county in Guang'an, on Saturday, when thousands of people took to the streets to voice their views to the Guang'an city government over the rail route. More than 30 policemen and staff members from local government departments, as well as 38 onlookers were injured.

 

There are two options for the line. One passes through Quxian and Guang'an, the other through Dazhou and Linshui. The Guang'an government supports the first option, but residents in Linshui want the railway to boost economic development in their mountainous county.

 

The protest was one of several battles waged over railway routes in recent years,. 

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