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China to build second railway linking Tibet with inland

Xinhua, March 5, 2016 Adjust font size:

China will build a second railway connecting Tibet with other parts of the country, according to a draft outline of a five-year plan released Saturday.

The railway will be built between Tibet Autonomous Region's capital city Lhasa and Chengdu, capital of Sichuan Province, in southwest China, according to the draft outline of the 13th Five-Year Plan (2016-2020) on national economy and social development submitted to the national legislature for examination.

The Qinghai-Tibet Railway is now linking Tibet with inland regions of the country. The 1,956-km railway, which started operation in July 2006, is the world's highest and longest plateau railroad. Endi