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Key rail tunnel achieves full breakthrough in SW China
By Xinhua Published: Jun 04, 2025 08:27 AM
A worker performs his task in the Zhongliangshan tunnel, a key project along Chongqing Rail Transit Line 15, in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, June 3, 2025. The 4,944-meter Zhongliangshan tunnel, the longest tunnel bored using the mining method in the second phase of Chongqing Rail Transit Line 15, achieved full breakthrough on Tuesday, marking a major progress in the construction of the city's first urban rail express line. (Xinhua/Chen Cheng)

A worker performs his task in the Zhongliangshan tunnel, a key project along Chongqing Rail Transit Line 15, in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, June 3, 2025. The 4,944-meter Zhongliangshan tunnel, the longest tunnel bored using the mining method in the second phase of Chongqing Rail Transit Line 15, achieved full breakthrough on Tuesday, marking a major progress in the construction of the city's first urban rail express line. (Xinhua/Chen Cheng)


 
Workers celebrate the full breakthrough of the Zhongliangshan tunnel, a key project along Chongqing Rail Transit Line 15, in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, June 3, 2025. The 4,944-meter Zhongliangshan tunnel, the longest tunnel bored using the mining method in the second phase of Chongqing Rail Transit Line 15, achieved full breakthrough on Tuesday, marking a major progress in the construction of the city's first urban rail express line. (Xinhua/Chen Cheng)

Workers celebrate the full breakthrough of the Zhongliangshan tunnel, a key project along Chongqing Rail Transit Line 15, in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, June 3, 2025. The 4,944-meter Zhongliangshan tunnel, the longest tunnel bored using the mining method in the second phase of Chongqing Rail Transit Line 15, achieved full breakthrough on Tuesday, marking a major progress in the construction of the city's first urban rail express line. (Xinhua/Chen Cheng)


 
Workers perform their tasks in the Zhongliangshan tunnel, a key project along Chongqing Rail Transit Line 15, in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, June 3, 2025. The 4,944-meter Zhongliangshan tunnel, the longest tunnel bored using the mining method in the second phase of Chongqing Rail Transit Line 15, achieved full breakthrough on Tuesday, marking a major progress in the construction of the city's first urban rail express line. (Xinhua/Chen Cheng)

Workers perform their tasks in the Zhongliangshan tunnel, a key project along Chongqing Rail Transit Line 15, in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, June 3, 2025. The 4,944-meter Zhongliangshan tunnel, the longest tunnel bored using the mining method in the second phase of Chongqing Rail Transit Line 15, achieved full breakthrough on Tuesday, marking a major progress in the construction of the city's first urban rail express line. (Xinhua/Chen Cheng)


 
Workers are seen in the Zhongliangshan tunnel, a key project along Chongqing Rail Transit Line 15, in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, June 3, 2025. The 4,944-meter Zhongliangshan tunnel, the longest tunnel bored using the mining method in the second phase of Chongqing Rail Transit Line 15, achieved full breakthrough on Tuesday, marking a major progress in the construction of the city's first urban rail express line. (Xinhua/Chen Cheng)

Workers are seen in the Zhongliangshan tunnel, a key project along Chongqing Rail Transit Line 15, in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, June 3, 2025. The 4,944-meter Zhongliangshan tunnel, the longest tunnel bored using the mining method in the second phase of Chongqing Rail Transit Line 15, achieved full breakthrough on Tuesday, marking a major progress in the construction of the city's first urban rail express line. (Xinhua/Chen Cheng)