Hunan Makes Key Progress in New Railway Construction

Construction of the Zishui Grand Bridge, a key section of the Changde-Yiyang-Changsha railway in Central China's Hunan Province, has been completed, laying a solid foundation for operation of the entire railway.

An aerial view of the Zishui Grand Bridge of the Changde-Yiyang-Changsha railway in Hunan Province [Photo/sasac.gov.cn]

China Railway No. 5 Engineering Group Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of China Railway Group Limited, was responsible for the project.

An aerial view of the Zishui Grand Bridge of the Changde-Yiyang-Changsha railway in Hunan Province [Photo/sasac.gov.cn]

With a designed speed of 350 kilometers per hour, the 157-kilometer Changde-Yiyang-Changsha railway is a key part of China's "eight verticals and eight horizontals" in the high-speed railway network.

Two workers install the noise barrier for the Zishui Grand Bridge of the Changde-Yiyang-Changsha railway in Hunan Province. [Photo/sasac.gov.cn]

(Executive editor: Niu Yilin)