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Lhasa-Nyingchi railway
Published: Dec 20, 2014 12:13 AM
Work on a railway that will link Lhasa, capital of Tibet Autonomous Region, and Nyingchi, in the east of the region, has started, China Railway Corporation said Friday.

According to the plan approved by the National Development and Reform Commission, the Lhasa-to-Nyingchi section of the Sichuan-Tibet railway will stretch for 402 kilometers from Nyingchi to Xierong.

The project will cost 36.6 billion yuan ($6 billion) and take seven years to complete.