The first section of the Guangtong-Dali Railway, the Chinese section of the China-Myanmar International Railway, passed acceptance tests on July 14.

The rail line, running from Guangtong to Chuxiong in southwest China’s Yunnan province, will serve as a model and set an example in terms of technical and craft standards for the rest of the construction.

The Guangtong-Dali Railway will be 175 kilometers in length once complete. The modified train is designed to go as fast as 200 kilometers per hour.

The China-Myanmar International Railway starts from Kunming City, capital of Yunnan, and will end in Rangoon, the largest city in Myanmar.