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Water leak disrupt high speed train traffic in China

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Press Trust of India Beijing
Last Updated : Apr 12 2013 | 5:20 PM IST
A massive water leak in a tunnel has disrupted traffic on the world's longest high-speed railway connecting Beijing and Guangzhou in China.
Traffic resumed today after the leak was repaired Chinese railway officials said. At least 20 trains were delayed because of the leak.
The leak was discovered around noon in a tunnel along the Beijing-Guangzhou high-speed railway, according to a statement issued by the Wuhan Railway Bureau.
The tunnel connects the cities of Changsha and Miluo in central China's Hunan Province, state run Xinhua news agency reported.
The Beijing-Guangzhou line, which links the Chinese capital and the southern metropolis of Guangzhou over a total distance of 2,298 km, went into operation on December 26 last year.

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First Published: Apr 12 2013 | 5:20 PM IST

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