West Qinling Tunnel

The West Qinling Tunnel (Chinese: 西秦岭隧道; pinyin: Xīqínlǐng Suìdào) is in the middle of the Lanzhou–Chongqing 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.

West Qinling Tunnel
Operation
OpenedDec 26, 2016
Technical
Track length28,236 metres (92,638 ft)
No. of trackstwo single
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in)

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