应该重视并加快沿江铁路的建设

MUST ATTACH IMPORTANCE TO AND SPEED UP CONSTRUC-TION OF RAILWAY ALONG YANGTZE RIVER

本文分析了长江流域的经济状况，产业开发，对铁路运输的需求，探讨了发挥长江水运优势与建设沿江铁路的关系，并指出加快沿江铁路体系的建设的一些具体设想。

Economic situation in basin of the Yangtze River and transport capacity of railwayneeded by opening up industries are analysed,the relation between building railway along riverand giving play to the advantage of water-transport on Yangytze River are discussed,and practi-cal ideas which speed up construction of railway system along river are pointed out in this paper.