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China Drills 8,184-meter-long Tunnel in Inner Mongolia

Basumu railway tunnel linking Baotou and Jining


From Xinhua News, March 2011
These photos taken on March 15, 2011 offer scenes of the Basumu railway tunnel linking Baotou and Jining, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. The 8,184-meter-long tunnel, as the longest one under construction in the Region, was run through on on this day after 33 months' construction.

Photo taken on March 15, 2011 shows the exterior scene of the Basumu tunnel of the railway linking Baotou and Jining, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. The 8,184-meter-long tunnel, as the longest one under construction in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, was run through on Tuesday after 33 months' construction. (Xinhua/Zhang Ling)
A security worker is on duty inside the Basumu tunnel of the railway linking Baotou and Jining, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, March 15, 2011. The 8,184-meter-long tunnel, as the longest one under construction in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, was run through on Tuesday after 33 months' construction. (Xinhua/Zhang Ling)
Construction workers celebrate the run-through of Basumu tunnel of the railway linking Baotou and Jining, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, March 15, 2011. The 8,184-meter-long tunnel, as the longest one under construction in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, was run through on Tuesday after 33 months' construction. (Xinhua/Zhang Ling)