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Jintang undersea tunnel of Ningbo-Zhoushan Railway under construction in China’s Zhejiang

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Source Xinhua, Dawn, Arab News, Anadolu and Minute Mirror

Jintang undersea tunnel of Ningbo-Zhoushan Railway under construction in China’s Zhejiang
Jintang undersea tunnel of Ningbo-Zhoushan Railway under construction in China’s Zhejiang

Technicians from China Railway 14th Bureau Group Co., Ltd. operate a crane inside the “Yongzhou” shield tunneling machine in the Jintang undersea tunnel of Ningbo-Zhoushan Railway in east China’s Zhejiang Province, May 29, 2025. At a depth of 64 meters underground, the “Yongzhou” shield tunneling machine started the boring work for the undersea section of the Jintang undersea tunnel of Ningbo-Zhoushan Railway on Thursday.

The 16.18-km Jintang undersea tunnel under construction connects the Jintang islet of Zhoushan and the coastal area of Ningbo in Zhejiang Province and is an important facility for a high-speed railway line connecting cities of Ningbo and Zhoushan in the province. (Xinhua/Huang Zongzhi)

Jintang undersea tunnel of Ningbo-Zhoushan Railway under construction in China’s Zhejiang

Technicians from China Railway 14th Bureau Group Co., Ltd. monitor the operation of the “Yongzhou” shield machine at the operation room in the Jintang undersea tunnel of Ningbo-Zhoushan Railway in east China’s Zhejiang Province, May 29, 2025. At a depth of 64 meters underground, the “Yongzhou” shield tunneling machine started the boring work for the undersea section of the Jintang undersea tunnel of Ningbo-Zhoushan Railway on Thursday.

The 16.18-km Jintang undersea tunnel under construction connects the Jintang islet of Zhoushan and the coastal area of Ningbo in Zhejiang Province and is an important facility for a high-speed railway line connecting cities of Ningbo and Zhoushan in the province. (Xinhua/Huang Zongzhi)

Jintang undersea tunnel of Ningbo-Zhoushan Railway under construction in China’s Zhejiang

A worker from China Railway 14th Bureau Group Co., Ltd. works in the “Yongzhou” shield tunneling machine in the Jintang undersea tunnel of Ningbo-Zhoushan Railway in east China’s Zhejiang Province, May 29, 2025. At a depth of 64 meters underground, the “Yongzhou” shield tunneling machine started the boring work for the undersea section of the Jintang undersea tunnel of Ningbo-Zhoushan Railway on Thursday.

The 16.18-km Jintang undersea tunnel under construction connects the Jintang islet of Zhoushan and the coastal area of Ningbo in Zhejiang Province and is an important facility for a high-speed railway line connecting cities of Ningbo and Zhoushan in the province. (Xinhua/Huang Zongzhi)

Jintang undersea tunnel of Ningbo-Zhoushan Railway under construction in China’s Zhejiang

Technicians from China Railway 14th Bureau Group Co., Ltd. operate a crane inside the “Yongzhou” shield tunneling machine in the Jintang undersea tunnel of Ningbo-Zhoushan Railway in east China’s Zhejiang Province, May 29, 2025. At a depth of 64 meters underground, the “Yongzhou” shield tunneling machine started the boring work for the undersea section of the Jintang undersea tunnel of Ningbo-Zhoushan Railway on Thursday.

The 16.18-km Jintang undersea tunnel under construction connects the Jintang islet of Zhoushan and the coastal area of Ningbo in Zhejiang Province and is an important facility for a high-speed railway line connecting cities of Ningbo and Zhoushan in the province. (Xinhua/Huang Zongzhi)

Jintang undersea tunnel of Ningbo-Zhoushan Railway under construction in China’s Zhejiang

A technician from China Railway 14th Bureau Group Co., Ltd. inspects the operation of the “Yongzhou” shield tunneling machine in the Jintang undersea tunnel of Ningbo-Zhoushan Railway in east China’s Zhejiang Province, May 29, 2025. At a depth of 64 meters underground, the “Yongzhou” shield tunneling machine started the boring work for the undersea section of the Jintang undersea tunnel of Ningbo-Zhoushan Railway on Thursday.

The 16.18-km Jintang undersea tunnel under construction connects the Jintang islet of Zhoushan and the coastal area of Ningbo in Zhejiang Province and is an important facility for a high-speed railway line connecting cities of Ningbo and Zhoushan in the province. (Xinhua/Huang Zongzhi)

Jintang undersea tunnel of Ningbo-Zhoushan Railway under construction in China’s Zhejiang

This photo taken on May 29, 2025 shows the construction site of Jintang undersea tunnel of Ningbo-Zhoushan Railway in Ningbo, east China’s Zhejiang Province. At a depth of 64 meters underground, the “Yongzhou” shield tunneling machine started the boring work for the undersea section of the Jintang undersea tunnel of Ningbo-Zhoushan Railway on Thursday.

The 16.18-km Jintang undersea tunnel under construction connects the Jintang islet of Zhoushan and the coastal area of Ningbo in Zhejiang Province and is an important facility for a high-speed railway line connecting cities of Ningbo and Zhoushan in the province. (Xinhua/Huang Zongzhi)

Jintang undersea tunnel of Ningbo-Zhoushan Railway under construction in China’s Zhejiang

Technicians from China Railway 14th Bureau Group Co., Ltd. monitor the construction through the smart management platform of Jintang undersea tunnel of Ningbo-Zhoushan Railway in east China’s Zhejiang Province, May 29, 2025. At a depth of 64 meters underground, the “Yongzhou” shield tunneling machine started the boring work for the undersea section of the Jintang undersea tunnel of Ningbo-Zhoushan Railway on Thursday.

The 16.18-km Jintang undersea tunnel under construction connects the Jintang islet of Zhoushan and the coastal area of Ningbo in Zhejiang Province and is an important facility for a high-speed railway line connecting cities of Ningbo and Zhoushan in the province. (Xinhua/Huang Zongzhi)

Jintang undersea tunnel of Ningbo-Zhoushan Railway under construction in China’s Zhejiang

Workers from China Railway 14th Bureau Group Co., Ltd. work in the “Yongzhou” shield tunneling machine in the Jintang undersea tunnel of Ningbo-Zhoushan Railway in east China’s Zhejiang Province, May 29, 2025. At a depth of 64 meters underground, the “Yongzhou” shield tunneling machine started the boring work for the undersea section of the Jintang undersea tunnel of Ningbo-Zhoushan Railway on Thursday.

The 16.18-km Jintang undersea tunnel under construction connects the Jintang islet of Zhoushan and the coastal area of Ningbo in Zhejiang Province and is an important facility for a high-speed railway line connecting cities of Ningbo and Zhoushan in the province. (Xinhua/Huang Zongzhi)

Reference Link:- https://english.news.cn/20250529/60ee86b897e04afd8cf390d0c12dd231/c.html

Prof. Engr. Zamir Ahmed Awan
Prof. Engr. Zamir Ahmed Awan Founder & Chair, Global Silk Route Research Alliance

Zamir Ahmed Awan is the founder and Chair of the Global Silk Route Research Alliance, a think tank in Islamabad. He studied engineering at Shanghai University in the 1980s, and years later he went back to China as Pakistan's science counsellor in Beijing, from 2010 until 2016, working on science and higher education cooperation between the two countries.…

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