Anding Tunnel, the longest along the China-Laos Railway, designed by China Railway Eryuan Engineering Group Co., Ltd. and constructed by China Railway No.5 Engineering Group Co., Ltd., was cut through on November 28, laying the foundation for the completion of the entire railway on schedule.

China Railway No.5 Engineering Group Co., Ltd. (CR5) completed the tunneling of the 8,822-meter section under its responsibility of the Anding Tunnel, the longest tunnel along the China-Laos Railway that links Kunming and Vientiane.

The Phase Iof the EPC road project in Kalemie, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), designed and constructed by China-DRC Infrastructure Co., Ltd. under China Railway Resources Group Co., Ltd., passed the acceptance inspection carried out by DRC’s Ministry of Infrastructure, the provincial government of Tanganyika, the municipal government of Kalemie, and relevant construction companies on October 23.

Six groups of 60kg/m-12 GLC turnouts were assembled at the Railway Turnout Workshop of China Railway Baoji Bridge Group Co., Ltd. (CRBBG), a subsidiary of China Railway Hi-Tech Industry Co., Ltd., and then shipped to Laos on October 29.

Designed by China Railway Eryuan Engineering Group and constructed by China Railway Major Bridge Engineering Group, the Jinshajiang Bridge of the Lijiang-Shangri-La Railway closed successfully on October 13, marking the completion of the world’s first long-span railway suspension bridge.

The tunneling of Anding Tunnel on the Yuxi-Mohan section of the China-Laos Railway reached the DK134+311 point, marking that the entrance section of Anding Tunnel was completed. The China Railway No.5 Engineering Group undertook the construction.