New cargo channel connects with Nepal

With a length of about 2,800 kilometers, the new corridor will rely on rail between Haidong and Shigatse. Freight from Shigatse to the ports of Gyirong and Zhangmu, and from those to Kathmandu will be trucked by road.

Yao Jianghong, an official at the news office of China Railway Qinghai-Tibet Group, said cargo will mainly include daily necessities, medical materials and agricultural products.