World’s longest heavy-duty railway under construction in Yueyang city, Central China

2017-12-25
Xinhua

Photo taken on Dec 24, 2017 shows the construction site of a railway bridge over the Dongting Lake, the second-largest freshwater lake in China, in Yueyang city, Central China’s Hunan province. The 1,290-meter bridge is an important part of the world’s longest heavy-duty railway for coal transport. The 1,837-km railway is still under construction and is designed to link the coal-rich western Inner Mongolia autonomous region with Ji’an city in East China’s Jiangxi province. The railway line is scheduled for operation in 2020.[Photo/Xinhua]

Photo taken on Dec 24, 2017 shows the construction site of a railway bridge over the Dongting Lake, the second-largest freshwater lake in China, in Yueyang city, Central China’s Hunan province.[Photo/Xinhua]

Photo taken on Dec 24, 2017 shows the construction site of a railway bridge over the Dongting Lake, the second-largest freshwater lake in China, in Yueyang city, Central China’s Hunan province.[Photo/Xinhua]

Photo taken on Dec 24, 2017 shows the construction site of a railway bridge over the Dongting Lake, the second-largest freshwater lake in China, in Yueyang city, Central China’s Hunan province.[Photo/Xinhua]