The technical assistance (TA) was expected to prepare the due diligence documents required for the ensuing loan, i.e., Yuxi-Mohan Subregional Railway Link Project. This included technical, energy, economic and financial assessments, as well as documents pertaining to railway logistics subcorridor, multimodal hub, governance, safeguards, poverty and social analyses. The 503.9 kilometers (km) class I electrified main railway line would serve domestic traffic and have the potential to support intercountry traffic in the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) in the future.