A test train runs on the Lianyungang-Xuzhou high-speed railway in
East China's Jiangsu province, on Jan 8, 2021. [Photo/Xinhua]
The last leg of an east-west high-speed railway corridor traveling
through three time zones opened on Monday, as the longest east-west
high-speed railway passage in China's high-speed railway network.
The 3,422-kilometer railway passage starts from the coastal city
Lianyungang in East China's Jiangsu province and ends at Urumqi, capital
of Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, passing through the provinces of
Jiangsu, Anhui, Henan, Shaanxi, Gansu, Qinghai and Xinjiang Uygur
autonomous region.
It is a decadelong project as the first section of the route, from
Zhengzhou, capital of Henan province, to Xi'an, capital of Shaanxi
province, was put into operation in 2010. The last section of the route -
the 185-km line from Lianyungang to Xuzhou, Jiangsu province - opened
on Monday.
Passengers can travel from Lianyungang to Xuzhou within an hour thanks to the new section.
There is no direct railway service from Lianyungang to Urumqi as
China's direct bullet trains usually travel within 2,500 km to ensure
safety.
The passage will provide strong support for the development of the
New Eurasian Continental Bridge Economic Corridor, according to a
statement by the China State Railway Group, the national railway
operator.
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