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Initial progress made for the first phase of railroad track line 1

Details: Category: Ningbo News; Published: Monday, 25 June 2012 09:44

The tunnel of the first phase of railroad track line 1 was broken through the other day. As a result, all the risks for the construction of the main structure of the the first phase of railroad track line 1 are removed.Meanwhile, the track laying started from June 20.

The breaking through of the tunnel is an important initial progress made since the start of the construction of the first phase of railroad track line 1.

The first phase of railroad track line 1 is 20.878 km, made of 15 underground stations and 5 elevated stations. This line has 13 underground sections, and the shield tunnelling method was adopted for the sections. Open air excavation was used for the section between the Drum Tower and the Tianyi Square.

"After the breaking through of the tunnel, our focus will shift to track laying," said Xu Yonggang. It is estimated that the track laying will be completed by the end of this year.