Chinanews, Ganzhou, December 10 (Liu Zhankun, Li Yunhan, Liu Lixin) At 9 o'clock in the morning on the 10th, with the sound of a whistle, the G2197 EMU train slowly exited from Ganzhou West Station and headed south to Shenzhen North. This marks the opening of the Ganzhou-Shenzhen section of the Beijing-Hong Kong high-speed rail (hereinafter referred to as the Ganshen high-speed rail).
The Ganshen high-speed railway starts from Ganzhou City, Jiangxi Province in the north, and ends at Shenzhen City, Guangdong Province in the south, passing through Ganzhou City in Jiangxi Province and Heyuan, Huizhou, Dongguan, Shenzhen and other cities in Guangdong Province. The total length of the line is 434 kilometers and the design speed is 350 kilometers per hour. There are 13 stations in Ganzhou West, Xinfeng West, Longnandong, Dingnannan, Hepingbei, Longchuanxi, and Heyuanbei.
The picture shows the launching ceremony of the Ganshen High-speed Railway and its integration into the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area "Double Recruitment and Double Induction" ceremony held at Ganzhou West Railway Station.
Photo by Liu Zhankun
The Ganshen high-speed railway is located in the mountainous areas of southern Jiangxi and northern Guangdong, passing through the human landscape and natural protection areas such as Wanlvhu, the source of the largest lake in Lingnan, and Jiulianshan in Longnan. There are many sections of soft soil, loose soil, soft rock, and dangerous rock and rockfall, and construction High difficulty.
There are 323 bridges and 157 tunnels newly built across the line, with a total length of 387 kilometers, accounting for 89.8% of the total length of the line.
The picture shows the G2197 EMU train stopping at Ganzhou West Railway Station on December 10.
Photo by Liu Zhankun
The Ganshen high-speed rail is an important part of the Beijing-Hong Kong (Taiwan) channel of China’s “eight verticals and eight horizontals” high-speed railway network. The high-speed rail forms a fast passenger transport channel connecting Central China to the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area.
The picture shows the staff of China Railway Electrification Bureau who participated in the construction of the Ganshen high-speed rail taking a group photo in front of the train.
Photo by Liu Zhankun
After the opening of the Ganshen high-speed rail, the fastest railway travel time from Ganzhou to Shenzhen was reduced from 5 hours and 32 minutes to 1 hour 49 minutes, and the fastest railway travel time from Nanchang to Shenzhen via Ganzhou was reduced from 9 hours and 31 minutes to 3 hours and 30 minutes. Jiangxi and the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay area form a fast passenger transport channel, and the former Central Soviet Area of Jiangxi, Fujian, and Guangdong will usher in new development opportunities.
The picture shows a group photo of railway volunteers in front of the train.
Photo by Liu Zhankun
The railway department stated that the completion of the Ganshen high-speed rail will further improve the regional road network structure, greatly facilitate the people along the line to travel, integrate the original Central Soviet Area of Jiangxi, Fujian and Guangdong into the development of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, and build a "Soviet Area + Bay Area" linkage The development of a new model is of great significance.
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