China News Agency, Xiong’an, January 15 (Reporter Cui Tao) “The time from Xiong’an to Beijing has been shortened and the number of trains has increased.” With the opening and operation of the Beijing-Xiong Intercity Railway, Beijing will come to work in Xiong’an New District. Deng Lihong felt that the "relationship" between Xiong'an and Beijing was closer.
Deng Lihong is the deputy director of the Xiongan New Area Planning and Construction Bureau. In 2019, he began to participate in the rail transit planning and construction work of the Xiongan New Area, and participated in the preparation of the detailed control plan for the Xiongan Station hub area.
According to "Hebei Xiong'an New District Planning Outline" and "Hebei Xiong'an New District Master Plan (2018-2035)", Xiong'an New District has established a "four vertical and two horizontal" regional rail transit road grid bureau.
Among them, the "four verticals" are the Beijing-Guangzhou high-speed rail, the Beijing-Hong Kong-Taiwan high-speed rail Jingxiong-Xiongshang section, the Jingxiong-Shixiong intercity railway, and the Xiongan New Area to Beijing Daxing International Airport Express Line (R1); the "two horizontals" are Jinbao Railway, Jinxiong Intercity-Beijing-Kunming High Speed Railway Xiongxin Section.
The picture shows the small passengers of the C2701 train bound for Xiong'an from Beijing West taking photos in the carriage.
Photo by China News Agency reporter Jia Tianyong
The Beijing-Xiong Intercity Railway is an important part of the “four vertical and two horizontal” regional rail transit road grid bureaus in the Xiongan New Area. The commissioning of the Xiongan Station will help the Xiongan New Area to undertake the deconstruction of Beijing’s non-capital functions and promote the coordinated development of Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei. Building "Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei on track" is of great significance.
Deng Lihong said that the planning of the Xiongan Station hub area adheres to "world vision, international standards, Chinese characteristics, and high-point positioning", with Xiongan Station as the core, and in accordance with the principle of industry-city integration and station-city integration, forming a comprehensive transportation hub. Urban construction areas with main functions and supporting industries and facilities. The surrounding development and construction highlights the integration of industry and city, integrates stations and cities, and rationally divides labor with urban built-up areas. In terms of urban function layout, comprehensive transportation system construction, infrastructure construction and sharing, etc. Synchronous planning, synchronous design and coordinated advancement.
The area has a planned area of 4.9 square kilometers and a planned residential population of about 40,000. It is expected to provide about 130,000 jobs.
In addition to the opening and operation of the Beijing-Xiong Intercity Railway and the Xiongan High-speed Railway Station, other projects of the "four vertical and two horizontal" regional rail transit network in Xiongan New Area have also made gratifying progress.
On November 18, 2020, the National Development and Reform Commission approved the feasibility study report on the Xiong'an New District to Shangqiu section of the Beijing-Xiong-Shanghai High-speed Railway.
The line starts from Xiong'an Station of Beijing-Xiong Intercity Railway and passes through Xiong'an New District, Hebei Province, Cangzhou City, Hengshui City, Xingtai City, Liaocheng City, Shandong Province, Puyang City, Henan Province, Jining City, Shandong Province, Heze City, and Shangqiu City, Henan Province. City, connected to Shangqiu Station of Shanghe-Hangzhou High-speed Railway, the main line is 552.5 kilometers in length.
On December 30, 2020, the National Development and Reform Commission approved the feasibility study report of Xiongxin High-speed Railway.
The railway starts from Xiong’an Station of Beijing-Xiong Intercity Railway and passes through Xiong’an New District, Qingyuan District of Baoding City and Wangdu, Quyang, Fuping counties, Wutaishan Scenic Area of Shanxi Province, and Wutai County and Dingxiang County of Xinzhou City. Xinzhou West Railway Station has a total length of 342 kilometers.
At the same time, the Xiongan New Area to Beijing Daxing International Airport Express Line Project (R1 line) has also made phased progress. At the end of December 2020, the R1 line design and construction general contracting bidding announcement was issued.
The R1 line project starts from the Xiong'an Terminal Station in the start-up area of Xiong'an New District in the south, passes through Bazhou and Yongqing to the north, and then enters the land boundary of Beijing Daxing International Airport, connecting with the Beijing Daxing International Airport line and achieving continuous operation.
"Xiongan New District's rail transit layout has "one trunk, multiple branches" rail express lines and networked general rail lines, forming a safe, convenient, green and efficient regional rail transit network." Deng Lihong said.
The regional rail transit network of "four verticals and two horizontals" in Xiong'an New Area is accelerating its formation.
In the future, Xiongan New Area will rely on high-speed rail stations and inter-city stations to efficiently integrate into the "Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei on the track".
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