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The 10.8 km long tunnel is part of a 140-kilometer (87 mi)-long high-speed line from Guangzhou to Shenzhen and Hong Kong. It is designed for speeds of up to 350 km/h (usually 250 km/h in operation) - the fastest underwater tunnel in the world. [2] as well as being China's longest underwater tunnel. [3]
Shiziyang (Chinese: 狮子洋) or Shizi Channel is the upper channel of the Pearl River estuary. It runs from the confluence of the Dong River and the Pearl River with parts of the Bei River to the Bocca Tigris which separate Lingdingyang the mid channel of the Pearl River Estuary in the south. [1]
In March 2011, Completion of the 10.8-km-long Shiziyang Tunnel to allow the railway to cross the Shiziyang Channel (Chinese: 狮子洋) of the Pearl River between the Dongchong and Humen Stations. [34] [35] On 26 December 2011, the Guangzhou–Shenzhen–Hong Kong Express Rail Guangzhou–Shenzhen section opened to Shenzhen North.
There are four classes of road tunnels in China by length. [1]Super-long tunnel (>3,000m) Long tunnel (1,000m-3,000m) Middle-tunnel (250m-1,000m) Short tunnel (<250m) By 2012, there are 10,022 road tunnels and 8,052.7 km in total length in mainland China, including 441 super-long tunnels with 1,984.8 km in total length and 1,944 long tunnels with 3,304.4 km in total length.
A senior adviser to the Chinese government is calling for a proposed road and rail tunnel between mainland China and its southern island province of Hainan to be put back on the agenda, to boost ...
Pages in category "Railway tunnels in China" The following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 total. ... Shiziyang Tunnel; T. Taihang Tunnel; W. West Qinling ...
On April 17, the headwall came down revealing Mary, the tunnel boring machine, tirelessly powering through. Previous Coverage: Major milestone: Mary, tunnel boring machine for HRBT expansion ...
Name (Chinese) Province Length in km (mi) Tubes x tracks Year completed Line Yigong Tunnel (易贡隧道) Tibet: 42.362 km (26.3 mi) 2x1 u/c Sichuan-Tibet railway: Shanghai Airport Tunnel (上海机场隧道) Shanghai: 40.188 km (25.0 mi) 1x2 u/c Shanghai Airports Connection Rail Line: Songshanhu Tunnel (松山湖隧道) Guangdong: 38.813 km ...