Zhaotong - Lijiang Railway Starts to Built

Subtitle : 17 Hours' Journey from Chengdu to Lijiang

Published : 3:46 A.M. EST, Aug 9, 2007

News on August 7^th said that the construction of Zhaotong - Panzhihua - Lijiang railway project would soon be started. Once completed, visitors would be able to travel from Chengdu to Lijiang by through train, taking only 17 hours.

It is planned that the entire railway will be about 200 miles long and the time limit for this project will be no more than five years. Crossing three provinces, this new railway will provide much convenience for visitors traveling between Sichuan, Guizhou and Yunnan provinces.

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