The first intercity fast railway line in China, an express railway between the capital city Beijing and the eastern port city Tianjin, will be completed by mid-December. Now, as the project within Tianjin is ready, the construction is stepping into Beijing.
It is believed that the new railway line will dramatically shorten the traveling time between the two hosting cities of the upcoming Beijing Olympic Games. CRI Reporter Chen Xi has the details.
Reporter: If you plan to watch the games of the Olympiad at venues in Beijing and Tianjin next year, you will have the opportunity to enjoy much shorter traveling time between the two cities.
Authority say the 115-kilometer line will cut the current traveling time between the two cities in half and trains with maximum speed of 300 kph will shorten the journey from 70 minutes to around 30 minutes.
A senior official in charge of the construction, Shi Yuan, says he is optimistic about the scheduled time for the construction.
“At present, the project is heading to Beijing with the construction speed of 10 kilometers a day. The project will be completed by mid-December at Beijing Railway Station. As far as the current construction is concerned, I am very confident with completing on schedule.”
He says the express railway uses many high technologies, such as the unballasted track railway line, which features low maintenance, low level of dust and little noise.
Shi Yuan is satisfied with the high quality of the railway track.
“The advantage of the express railway line is that little adjustment for the tack is required in the future, which makes the whole route very smooth. It is also the uniqueness of this express railway.”
China has started the construction on 16 new express passenger railway projects and is expected to have 12,000 kilometers of express railway lines by 2020.
New express railway lines will link up provincial capitals and large and medium-sized cities to substantially enhance the country’s railway transportation capacity
(Source: en.beijing2008.cn)
