2023

There are quite a few railway construction projects

Today, let us review together

over the past year

those railway construction projects that have broken ground

Shaanxi

Yan'an-Yulin High-Speed Railway

● Located in northern Shaanxi Province, with a total length of about 239 km and a design speed of 350 km/h.

● An important component of China's "Eight Vertical and Eight Horizontal" high-speed rail network, specifically the Baotou-Yinchuan-Haikou corridor.

● Improves transportation infrastructure conditions in northern Shaanxi and promotes a new pattern of western development.

Gansu

Pingliang-Qingyang Railway

● Located in eastern Gansu, with a total length of about 92 km; it is a National Class I double-track electrified railway for both passenger and freight traffic.

● Passes through the old revolutionary base areas of Gansu and Ningxia; it is a key project in the 14th Five-Year Plan for railways.

● A convenient passenger and freight transport corridor between the Longdong region and Lanzhou, the capital of Gansu Province.

Guizhou, Guangxi

Huangtong-Baise Railway

● Located within Guizhou and Guangxi, with a total length of about 315 km and a design speed of 160 km/h; it is a National Class I single-track electrified railway.

● Connects to the Shanghai-Kunming Railway in the north and the Nanning-Kunming Railway in the south, passing through the Baise old revolutionary base area and regions inhabited by ethnic minorities such as the Miao, Yao, and Bouyei.

● Accelerates the construction of the New Western Land-Sea Corridor and promotes coordinated regional economic and social development.

Hunan

Shaoyang-Yongzhou High-Speed Railway

● Located within Hunan Province, with a total length of about 96 km and a design speed of 350 km/h.

● An important component of China's "Eight Vertical and Eight Horizontal" high-speed rail network, specifically the Hohhot-Nanning corridor.

● Improves the regional railway network layout and promotes high-quality development in the central region.

Anhui, Hubei

Hefei-Wuhan Section of the Yangtze River High-Speed Railway

● Located within Anhui and Hubei Provinces, with a total length of about 360 km and a design speed of 350 km/h.

● An important component of the Yangtze River corridor of China's "Eight Vertical and Eight Horizontal" high-speed rail network, occupying a very important position in the network.

● Forms a new major high-speed rail corridor between Hefei and Wuhan, further optimizing the railway network layout of the Yangtze River Economic Belt.

Zhejiang

Haining-Shaoxing Section of the Hangzhou Airport High-Speed Railway

● The new main line has a total length of about 72 km, with a planned connecting line from Hangzhou South Station to Xiaoshan Airport Station of about 13 km.

● An important project to enhance the capacity of the railway river-crossing corridor, bring high-speed rail into Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport, and build an air-rail intermodal transport system.

● Enables rapid passenger exchange between areas along the Hangzhou-Shaoxing-Taizhou High-Speed Railway and regions such as Shanghai, southern Jiangsu, and southern Anhui, further improving the transport quality and capacity of the coastal high-speed corridor.

Jiangsu

Jiangsu Section of the Nanjing-Huai'an Intercity Railway

● With a total length of about 179 km, including 134 km in Jiangsu and 45 km in Anhui, with a design speed of 350 km/h.

● An important component of the intercity rail transit network in the Yangtze River Delta region and a regional railway connecting line within China's high-speed rail network.

● Further improves the intercity rail transit network layout within Jiangsu Province and supports high-quality integrated development of the Yangtze River Delta.

Shandong, Jiangsu

Weifang-Suqian High-Speed Railway

● Located within Shandong and Jiangsu Provinces, with a main line length of about 399 km and a design speed of 350 km/h.

● An important component of the auxiliary corridor of the Beijing-Shanghai High-Speed Railway, occupying a very important position in the regional network.

● Greatly facilitates travel for people in the Yimeng Mountains and the old revolutionary base areas of northern Jiangsu, supporting regional economic and social development.

Shanghai

Shanghai East Station of the Oriental Hub

● With a total building area of about 1 million square meters, the station yard is planned to have 14 platforms and 30 tracks.

● One of Shanghai's four major railway passenger stations (Shanghai Hongqiao Station, Shanghai Station, Shanghai South Station, and Shanghai East Station).

● Helps Shanghai form a pattern of "Hongqiao Hub in the west and Oriental Hub in the east," creating a *** transportation hub connecting the Yangtze River Delta with the world.

Where is your hometown?

Which project are you most looking forward to being completed?

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