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China Launches First Electrified Bullet Train Connecting Indian Border
Improving the connectivity of trains in Tibet, China has started its first fully electrified bullet train on June 24. The train will ply between Tibet's capital Lhasa and Nyingchi near Arunachal Pradesh. The line is considered to be helpful to China in safeguarding border stability and during the crisis at the India-China border. However, it is a big achievement for China's Communist party before the centenary celebrations on July 1.
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China to Start Construction of Sichuan-Tibet Railway Line
China is expected to commence the construction of the Sichuan-Tibet railway line from Ya'an in Sichuan to Linzhi in Tibet, near to Indian border in Arunachal Pradesh. China Railway, on October 31, had revealed the bid results for the power supply project and the formation of two tunnels and a bridge linking Ya’an-Linzhi section. It will pass through the southeast of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau.
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