Construction of Shenzhen-Jiangmen high-speed railway starts today

CTOnews.com, October 9, according to the National Railway Group, on October 9, construction of the Shenzhen-Jiangmen high-speed railway (hereinafter referred to as Shenjiang high-speed railway), designed by the fourth Railway Academy, with the participation of China Railway Eleventh Bureau, China Railway 12th Bureau, China Railway Construction Bridge Bureau, China Railway 14th Bureau and China Railway 25 Bureau, was officially started.

The Shenjiang high-speed railway is an important part of the coastal channel of China's "eight vertical and eight horizontal" high-speed rail network. The line starts from the newly-built Xili Station in Shenzhen, passes westward through Dongguan City, Guangzhou City, Zhongshan City and Jiangmen City, and is connected to Jiangmen Station of Zhanjiang Railway. The total length of the main line is 116 kilometers, and the construction period is 5.5 years.

There are 7 stations along the line, including Shenzhen Xili, Shenzhen Airport East, Dongguan Binhai Bay, Nansha, Zhongshan North, Henglan and Jiangmen Station, among which Jiangmen Station is an existing station and Shenzhen Xili Station is a new station.

CTOnews.com learned that the design speed of the section from Xili to Nansha in Shenzhen is 200km / h and that from Nansha to Jiangmen is 250km / h.

China Railway Group said that the Shenzhen high-speed railway connects Xiamen to Shenzhen high-speed rail in the east and Jiangmen to Zhanjiang high-speed railway in the west. After the completion of the project, the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Greater Bay Area rail transit network will be further encrypted, which will greatly facilitate the travel of people along the line, which is of great significance in promoting economic and social development along the line and promoting Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Greater Bay Area's construction.