The construction of a 17.44km-long tunnel on the China-Laos railway was completed Friday in southwest China's Yunnan Province, according to the China Railway Kunming Group Co, Ltd. - Xinhua/ANN
KUNMING: The construction of a 17.44-km-long tunnel on the China-Laos railway was completed Friday in southwest China's Yunnan Province, according to the China Railway Kunming Group Co, Ltd.
Wanhe tunnel, with a designed speed of 160km per hour, is expected to open to traffic in 2021, said the project's construction contractor.
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