China speeds up building of second high-speed railway linking Beijing and Shanghai

It has been learned that the Weifang-Suqian HSR, which began construction in December 2023, is scheduled to open to traffic by end-June in 2028.

During the 14th Five-Year Plan (2021-25) period, China Railway invested some 2 trillion yuan and put 15,000 kilometers of new railway lines into operation in remote and poverty-stricken areas, helping 81 counties end their no-rail history.

Hou Chenbin, an office director of CREC4 First Engineering, which is building the Weifang-Suqian HSR, said the continuous beam was rotated 40 degrees counterclockwise to achieve its precise docking.

The construction team adopted a scientific plan and used an intelligent monitoring information platform to make the whole rotation successful, he said.

Hou stressed that when the Weifang-Suqian HSR is put into full operation, it will further improve the transport network in the northern regions of Shandong and Jiangsu, and offer great support to regional economic and social development.

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