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Crossing the Himalayas by rail Zheng Yan Long, TunnelTalk China Correspondent Serious consideration is being given to the feasibility of a railway link through the Himalayas to connect China with India and via a route that also links Nepal. Zheng Yan Long, TunnelTalks China Correspondent, joined an expedition to Nepal in April this year (2012) that investigated possible routes and alignments of what would be one of the most ambitious mountain barrier crossings. As baseline rail links are being completed through the European Alps at the St. Gotthard, Brenner and L?tschberg Passes, and improved highway links are being considered for highway passes through the Andes in South America, perhaps the most audacious of all mountain links is being investigated for a rail passage through the Himalayas. In April this year (2012) an academic research team from China and Nepal conducted an expedition in Nepal to investigate possible rail alignments between Kathmandu and Zhangmu, a town on the Chinese border. The research team, led by Professor Yun Bai, of Tongji University in Shanghai and also a Vice President of the ITA (International Tunnelling and Underground Space Association), and with his colleague Associate Professor Zhenming Shi, also a member of the International Association for Engineering Geology and the Environment, was accompanied by Professor Dr. Megh Dhital of the Tribhuvan University of Nepal. The investigation was aimed at identifying the topography of the region, the geological conditions likely to be encountered and the main challenges and obstructions of various possible alignments. The expedition received financial support from The Robbins Company and will result in the production of technical papers as well as a working group report. Members of the expedition discuss possible alignments Necessity of the link Recent growth in trade and the movement of people between China and India and Nepal provides sufficient evidence to support the development of a fix