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China launches first bullet train in Tibet, close to Indian border Updated: Updated: June 25, 2021 09:17 IST The 435.5-km Lhasa-Nyingchi section of the Sichuan-Tibet Railway has been inaugurated ahead of the centenary celebrations of the ruling party. Share Article AAA The Sichuan-Tibet Railway will be the second railway into Tibet after the Qinghai-Tibet Railway. (Photo for representation.)   | Photo Credit: REUTERS The 435.5-km Lhasa-Nyingchi section of the Sichuan-Tibet Railway has been inaugurated ahead of the centenary celebrations of the ruling party. China on Friday operationalised ...

The 435.5-km Lhasa-Nyingchi section of the Sichuan-Tibet Railway has been inaugurated Beijing: China on Friday operationalised its first fully electrified bullet train in the remote Himalayan region of Tibet, connecting the provincial capital Lhasa and Nyingchi, a strategically located Tibetan border town close to Arunachal Pradesh. The 435.5-km Lhasa-Nyingchi section of the Sichuan-Tibet Railway has been inaugurated ahead of the centenary celebrations of the ruling Communist Party of China (CPC) on July 1. The first electrified railway in Tibet Autonomous Region opened Friday morning, linki...

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Fast track Trans-Arunachal Highway project Chinese state-run news agency Xinhua reporting completion of construction of a highway passing through Yarlung Zangbo Grand Canyon in Tibet Autonomous Region   |  22 May 2021 3:30 AM GMT Chinese state-run news agency Xinhua reporting completion of construction of a highway passing through Yarlung Zangbo Grand Canyon in Tibet Autonomous Region near India-China border of Aruanchal Pradesh has put the spotlight on the Trans-Aruanchal Highway project. The Chinese strategic highway project started in 2014 took seven years to complete. It is a matter of...