West Qinling Tunnel
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Opened | Dec 26, 2016 |
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Track length | 28,236 metres (92,638 ft) |
No. of tracks | two single |
Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) |
The West Qinling Tunnel (Chinese: 西秦岭特长隧道; pinyin: Xīqínlǐng Tècháng Suìdào) is in the middle of the Chongqing–Lanzhou Railway (Chinese: 兰渝铁路), crossing the Qinling. It is a 28236 metre dual-bore railway tunnel in Wudu District, Longnan City, Gansu, north-west China. It is the second longest railway tunnel in China, slightly shorter than the New Guanjiao Tunnel. The construction started on August, 2008, and went on for a duration of about five months and five years using both Tunnel boring machines (TBM) and drill and blast methods.
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- Railway tunnels in China
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