China Digs Through World Highest Railway Tunnel

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China Digs Through World Highest Railway Tunnel

October 19 saw the successful liking up of Fenghuoshan Tunnel, the highest among frozen earth tunnels of the world, marking important progress in the construction of Qinghai-Tibet Railway.

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October 19 saw the successful liking up of Fenghuoshan Tunnel, the highest among frozen earth tunnels of the world, marking important progress in the construction of Qinghai-Tibet Railway.

The 1,338 meter-long and 4,905-meter-high Fenghuoshan Tunnel is the highest one in the world, which is 88 meters and 430 meters higher than Peru's 4,817-meter-high railway and Argentina's 4,475-meter-high railway respectively.

By PD Online Staff Member Li Heng

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