China marks major tunnel milestone for Central Asia railway bypassing Russia
- Posted on September 7, 2026
- By South China Morning Post
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In brief
A significant engineering achievement marks progress on the ambitious China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan railway corridor, a transcontinental infrastructure project initiated over two decades ago. Upon completion, this 500-kilometer transportation link will establish the most direct overland pathway connecting China's markets to European and Middle Eastern destinations, fundamentally reshaping regional trade dynamics and reducing dependency on traditional routing through Russia.
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China marks major tunnel milestone for Central Asia railway bypassing Russia
Conceived in 1997, the 500km China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan railway will offer the shortest land route from China to the Middle East and Europe.
