The toughest tunnel project, China to bore through the Himalayas!

China and Nepal is considering building a 540-kilometer railway through the Himalayas. As we all know, the Qinghai-Tibet Railway is already a miracle of human engineering. Does China really want to bore through the Himalayas? As we all know, the world's longest railway tunnel, the Gotthard Tunnel, is located in the central Swiss Alps, with a total length of 57 kilometers and took 11 years to build. So how long will the Himalayas tunnel take and how much will it cost? Although everything is an assumption at this stage, previous experience is that the cost of building a railway in an area with extremely harsh geological conditions is basically 100 million yuan per kilometer.
As for the Himalayas Tunnel, at least 10 billion RMB is needed. As for the construction period, subject to external conditions, it will take about 10 years. In addition, if the tunnel is built at an altitude of more than 7,000 meters above sea level in the Himalayas, the length can be shortened, but considering that the air is thin and the temperature is too low, it is not suitable for people and vehicles to pass, so it is best to reduce the height of the tunnel to less than 5,000 meters. At the same time, a major difficulty in engineering operations in the alpine zone is lack of oxygen.
When the Qinghai-Tibet Railway was built and the altitude was raised to 4,500 meters, 140,000 people participated in the construction, and there were no cases of death due to alpine hypoxia, but more than 100 people died because of a tire burst. Under high altitude conditions, the pressure difference between the inside and outside of the car tire is too large. It seems that boring through the Himalayas and building a tunnel is not an easy task. Perhaps, the Qinghai-Tibet Railway, the railway laid on top of the snow-capped mountains, will tell us some stories. Why don't we review the construction process of the Qinghai-Tibet Railway and see how Chinese builders drilled through the Kunlun Mountains step by step? OK, let’s get started!

[@boonteoh2346]

It will be a miracle if successful, another wonder of the world!!!

[@bluecool50]

Hope the project succeeds without incidents

[@NurHidayah-te2wq]

I am impressed with your varied sources of information. Kudos!

[@peterlim3189]

Incredible and amazing what China has done!!!

[@daniellama6159]

Long live nepal china brotherhood friendship

[@DanBurgaud]

A tunnel through the Himalayas could also bring water from Nepal and into Tibet . . .

[@iftikharhusain6286]

Utmost respect to both countries from Pakistan

[@rameshsinghdhami2691]

Thank u from Nepal 🇳🇵

[@iftikharhusain6286]

@@rameshsinghdhami2691 welcome

[@rameshsinghdhami2691]

Thanku china

[@Easy2Busy]

Wait to see Miracle, Which may Possible!

[@NavinGautam.]

Be assured that this project not going to start anytime soon because of the political chaos,corrupt Nepali leadership and Indian interest. Even if it starts it will take very long period of time because Nepali leaders do not cooperate honestly I'm sure they will obey what India suggest.

[@HTT001]

Thank you.

[@gracelim2336]

Not worth to take such big risks. Go to Africa and South America. Big Countries with huge populations and lots of resourses needed by China. Good Marriage.

[@jimmy2263]

Thanks for your update. The problem China-Nepal Railway is facing something never before faced by scientists and engineers of the world. We however are optimistic that if anybody can solve this problem, it is the Chinese with their vast experience in Tibet. But, there is one more problem besides the political problem from our southern neighbour, it is this: Tibetan Plateau is at an average altitude of 14,000 above msl whereas Kathmandu is at an altitude of 6,000 feet and Lumbini is just about 2,000. To bring a railway line over such a decline in such a short distance of 250 miles, the gradient itself will create enormous engineering problems. Wishing you railway engineers of China Nepal Railway, only the very best.

[@gaohongjie211]

The railway spiraling down the winding mountain.

[@bjayyy]

Train to kathmandu will be full. But on return will carry empty containers

[@charlymalaga4275]

Invasion of Nepal????

[@SuperUAP]

That what it looks to me.

[@harrisng3041]

🌷🌿🌱🌲 Hope the lock downs in China will not affect the economy of China. Hope that the belt and road projects will prosper the nations of the world. .. Harris Ng YM 👻 🇨🇳🌱🇨🇳🇨🇳🌿🇨🇳🇨🇳🇨🇳👍

[@midbc1midbc199]

This project is easily doable.....but is it the right thing to do

[@中国-e8c]

Слава КПК.🇨🇳🇨🇳🇨🇳🇨🇳🇨🇳💪💪💪💪💪

[@patricklee7537]

China always boleh keep going 🤗👍🇨🇳

[@วนัสริน-ญ6ง]

Thank you for the great information .

[@josephguo6256]

the risk is climate, tunnel would bring indian ocean monsoon to Tibet even Xinjiang and its result, who knows?

[@marx875]

For china nothing is difficult

[@pacificocean9682]

No way

[@anilbdas562]

Nepal is not the market China has in mind when trying to implement such an expensive project. I think Nepalese are a lot more intelligent than Pakistanis who are now in a complete financial mess with its CPEC project. Remember China gives nothing for free. Expect and be prepared for the time of paying up is usually not far off.

[@menedoffou6982]

This is what westerners said about the China Laos railway. It has been built and has boosted the Lao economy. Even neighbors like Thailand and Cambodia are seeing the benefits.

[@Element67]

Debt trap.

[@dinob1327]

The arrogance of the Chinese always amazes me.

[@Orwellian-Purple-Grapes-1984]

There's nothing arrogant about being a capable civilization that can build high quality tunnels through difficult environments to uplift the standards of living for the people that are located there. Arrogance can only be found in a certain type of people that refuse to learn from others, instead preferring to blame the Chinese or the "CCP" for every single problem in their own society, because they refuse to admit to their own errors.

[@HTT001]

Thank you all for the discussion, this is very valuable information, it is very important to us

[@prakashman1]

with big ifs and buts. if so, more and more Nepalese people will be more and more anti-India and pro-China. Such a mass of anti-Indian Nepalese people at its soft belly will be very painful to India. No Nepalese government or leader however corrupt may be, will not be able to withstand the wishes to is people. India's move will be counter productive, and will get very painful outcome.

[@jayarajnair]

@@prakashman1 .Every project had Pros and Cons . To complete a project like this will take billions .Considering the market size of Nepal without extending that in to mainland India it wont be viable. Simple thing the GoI can do is to formalise the Indo Nepal border and reinstate Visa and other kind of procedures .

[@jayarajnair]

No wonder why the Genghis Khan ran over them like hot knife through butter

[@bijaytamang7669]

China itself is the 8th wonder of the world. Really invinsible!!!

[@SuperUAP]

The paper tiger 🐅 😂