CHINA: The first phase of a 330 km line linking Dali with Ruili on the border with Myanmar has opened.
The section opened on July 22 runs 133 km from Dali to Baoshan in Yunnan Province. It passes through the Hengduan mountains, with 34 bridges and 21 tunnels which have a combined length of 116 km, or 87% of the total length of the line, leading officials to dub the line ‘a subway in the mountains’.
The line is electrified and has a design speed of 140 km/h.
MYANMAR: A joint team of local and Chinese engineers has started work on ground surveys to finalise the alignment for the planned 431 km rail link from Mandalay to the Chinese border at Muse. Intended to link Myanmar with Kunming, the line is being promoted as part of the China-Myanmar ...
ASIA: A foundation laying ceremony in the border town of Ruili on May 30 marked the official launch of construction on a railway from Kunming in China to Myanmar. The 330 km double-track line will join the CR network at Dali in Yunnan province. Construction is being undertaken in two ...
