The 162-kilometer Hefei-Anqing section of the Beijing-Hong Kong high-speed railway opened for operation on Dec 22.
It is the first high-standard passenger railway section with a designed speed of 350 kilometers per hour primarily built by Anhui Province, and is expected to be a model for construction of such railways in Anhui.
Hefei and Anqing in Anhui Province are key hubs of several major high-speed railways like the Shangqiu-Hefei-Hangzhou, the Hefei-Nanning, the Hefei-Fuzhou and the Nanning-Anqing.
Operation of the section will shorten travel time between regions in affected areas, contribute to the local tourism industry, boost high-quality economic and social development along the Yangtze River Economic Belt and further regional integration of the Yangtze River Delta.
In addition, it will be a key part of China's railway network and will improve the quality and transport capacity of high-speed railways.
Designed by China Railway Siyuan Survey and Design Group Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of China Railway Construction Corporation Limited (CRCC), the railway was built by several CRCC subsidiaries.
A view of the Lujiang River Grand Bridge of the Hefei-Anqing high-speed railway contracted by CRCC's China Railway 17th Bureau Group Co., Ltd. [Photo/sasac.gov.cn]
An aerial view of the roadbed of the Hefei-Anqing section built by CRCC's China Railway 24th Bureau Group Co., Ltd. [Photo/sasac.gov.cn]
(Executive editor: Wang Ruoting)
