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Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News
BEIJING, June 17 (Xinhua) — The second China-Mongolia cross-border railway project began construction on Sunday, according to a report on the website of China’s CHN Energy Corporation.
On June 15, at the Gantsmod checkpoint on the border between China and Mongolia, construction workers from both sides simultaneously launched piling equipment to install the first pile, marking the start of construction of the cross-border railway bridge support.
The length of the section of the said bridge within China is approximately 760 m. A total of 34 bridge supports and 358 piles will be installed for its construction.
The new railway will connect Gantsmod Port in Bayan Nur City of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region and Gashuunsukhait Port in Mongolia. The project aims to expand bilateral trade in energy and resources, which is of great significance to promoting China-Mongolia economic cooperation and high-quality joint construction of the Belt and Road.
Let us recall that the only operating Chinese-Mongolian railway, which passes through the checkpoints of Ereen-Hoto /China/ and Zamyn-Uud /Mongolia/, was built about 70 years ago.
Chinese and Mongolian construction workers are reportedly in close contact to ensure that the cross-border railway construction work is completed on schedule. -0-