Excavation in Shilin Tunnel of Yunnan- Guiyang railway starts
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InKunming
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2013-08-19
Shilin tunnel is a part of newly-built railway route connecting Yunnan and Guizhou. The tunnel locates in Mile County and Shilin Yi Autonomous County, Yunnan Province. It is the longest two-way railway tunnel in a single hole around the country. The length of the tunnel totals 18,208 meters. Construction began in August, 2011, and is expected to be completed by the end of 2013.
Photo of the excavators in the under construction Shilin Tunnel. [Xinhua]
Excavators are busy in constructing the Shilin Tunnel. [Xinhua]
Excavators drill in a palisade to make preparation for blast. [Xinhua]
Workers rush to take showers after work. [Xinhua]
Li Chunnon is the monitor of the excavation team. His family went to the construction site to visit him on August 11. [Xinhua]
The exterior look of Shilin tunnel [Xinhua]
(Editors: Tracy, Lynn)