Construction of Beijing-Xiongan Intercity High-Speed Railway Starts on Feb 28, 2018

State Grid's Zhangbei renewable energy VSC-HVDC project in Hebei Province has the largest voltage class and transmission capacity in the world. [Photo/sasac.gov.cn]

Construction of Beijing-Xiongan Intercity High-Speed Railway starts on Feb 28, 2018

The Beijing-Xiongan Intercity High-Speed Railway, the first major infrastructure in the Xiongan New Area, started construction on Feb 28, 2018.

Many central SOEs including China Railway Group Limited (CREC), China Railway Construction Corporation Limited (CRCC) and China Communications Construction Company Limited (CCCC) participated in the project.

Starting from the Liying Station on the Beijing-Kowloon Railway and terminating at the Xiongan New Area, the 92.4-kilometer railway passes Daxing District in Beijing, the Daxing International Airport and Bazhou in Hebei Province.

It will take only 30 minutes to travel from urban Beijing to the Xiongan New Area when it opens.

The line will support the relocation of non-capital functions from Beijing and promote the coordinated development of Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei Province.

Construction of the VSC-HVDC grid project with the world's largest transmission capacity starts on Feb 28, 2018

Construction of the Zhangbei renewable high energy direct current (DC) voltage source converter of State Grid Corporation of China (State Grid) in Hebei Province started on Feb 28, 2018.

It was the first direct grid project with network characteristics and has the largest voltage class and transmission capacity in the world. 

A milestone in grid technology development in China and throughout the world, the project achieved 12 world's firsts and promoted China's equipment manufacturing capacities for VSC-HV DC grid facilities.

(Executive editor: Wang Ruoting)