New railway section opens to traffic in China's Yunnan after 14 years of construction

STORY: New railway section opens to traffic in China's Yunnan after 14 years of construction DATELINE: July 22, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:10 LOCATION: KUNMING, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the new railway section 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): REN HONGRONG, Conductor, Kunming Railway Bureau 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): WU LIJUN, Project manager, China Railway Eighth Bureau Group 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): ZENG JIN, Yunnan-Guangxi Railway Yunnan Co., Ltd. STORYLINE: A new section of the Dali-Ruili Railway in China's Yunnan Province has been put into operation. The rail line extends 330 km. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): REN HONGRONG, Conductor, Kunming Railway Bureau "I used to return home by bus, which would take almost a whole day. Now the bullet train has reached my doorstep. I'm so excited." The railway was completed after 14 years of hard work. A total of 34 bridges and 21 tunnels were constructed. The tunnels alone are more than 100 km long. SOUNDBITE 2(Chinese): WU LIJUN, Project manager, China Railw