[Welding construction of China-Laos railway seamless track completed] On September 16, 2021, the welding construction of more than 400 kilometers of seamless track of the China-Laos Railway of China Railway Second Bureau was completed. Since the rail welding team of the China-Laos Railway Track Laying Base of China Railway Second Bureau broke ground in May 2020, the cadres and employees of the rail welding base have overcome the difficulties of construction sites and late equipment arrivals in the rainy season. They have passed through 75 tunnels, 165 bridges, 20 stations, which lasted 16 months, successfully completed the welding construction tasks of 500-meter long rails and seamless tracks on the whole line. Editor/Tian Zengpeng

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