Starting from East China, the Baoji-Lanzhou railway connects to a railway that runs to the Xinjiang-Uyghur autonomous region, shortening the travel distance from Baoji to Lanzhou to 90 minutes, and from Xi'an to Lanzhou to two hours.

The east end of tunnel of Baoji-Lanzhou railway.[Photo by Wang Qian/chinadaily.com.cn]

Staff of China Railway No 10 Engineering Group Co wearing uniforms are working.[Photo by Wang Qian/chinadaily.com.cn]

Wang also said that monthly construction plans, resources allocations, employee incentives and innovations will be made to guarantee the standard management and security control of the project.

In addition, new technologies such as hydraulic pressure blasting and wet shotcreting have been used to guarantee the safety of the construction workers and reduce environmental pollution.

No.1 mixing station that belongs to China Railway No 10 Engineering Group Co.[Photo by Wang Qian/chinadaily.com.cn]