Gallery: Light at the End of the Tunnel
Mar. 30, 2022
The drilling of the Shanyang tunnel on the Dali-Baoshan section of the Dali-Ruili railway in Southwest China’s Yunnan province is done, marking the completion of drilling on the section after more than a decade of work. The 330-kilometer railway will shorten the travel time between the Dali Bai autonomous prefecture in northwestern Yunnan and Ruili, a city on the border with Myanmar
The construction of the Dali-Ruili railway has achieved a milestone as the drilling of a tunnel on the railway was completed on Monday after more than 10 years of work. Photo: VCG
The Shanyang tunnel measuring 13.39 kilometers, is located in Yongping county in Dali Bai autonomous prefecture, Southwest China’s Yunnan province. Photo: VCG
The complicated geological structure made construction work particularly difficult. More than 700 geological incidents have happened in the tunnel since 2008 when the project started. Photo: VCG
Workers deal with water pouring into the Dazhushan tunnel on the Dali-Ruili railway in 2018. The tunnel was drilled through in April 2020 after 12 years of work. Photo: VCG
Workers construct the Dazhushan tunnel in April 2020. Photo: VCG
All 21 tunnels of the Dali-Baoshan section of the Dali-Ruili railway have been drilled following the finishing of the Shanyang tunnel project. Photo: VCG
The Lancang River bridge on the railway links Dali and Baoshan of Yunnan. Photo: IC Photo
This bridge has a total length of 528 meters and the main span of 342 meters. Photo: National Railway Administration
As an essential part of the China-Myanmar International Corridor, the Dali-Ruili railway runs 330 kilometers from Dali to Ruili on the border with Myanmar. Photo: VCG
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