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How China Is Building the Hardest Railway on Earth

Long-form18:19EducationPublished Sep 22, 2026, 7:33 PM · 3w ago
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China has spent 18 years building one railway. It still isn't finished. The Sichuan–Tibet Railway climbs onto the roof of the world, through mountains that are still rising, where 80% of the route is tunnel or bridge. When it opens, a 41-hour journey becomes 13. This is how China is doing it. ⏱️ Chapters 00:00 The bridge over the Dadu 01:25 Forty-one hours 03:00 The wall behind Chengdu 04:45 The rivers that cut the road 06:53 Eighty percent 08:08 The mountains are still moving 09:39 The heat underground 10:41 Four thousand five hundred metres 11:37 The two ends are already open 13:33 The middle 16:00 What it costs 17:15 The close ⚠️ Disclaimer: The visuals in this video are AI-generated for illustration. They are not real footage of the project. All facts and figures in the narration are based on published sources. 🌍 Where are you watching from? Drop your city and local time in the comments. #China #Megaproject #Engineering Music From #InAudio: https://inaudio.org/ Name:- Heroes https://youtu.be/lpEL1Nt6rJk?si=HUoUymXfYpRweCY7
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