[Explanation] On the morning of January 8, one of the first eight social capital investment demonstration projects in the country, China's first privately-held high-speed rail, the Hangzhou-Taiwan high-speed rail was officially opened to traffic.

　　[Explanation] At 9:13 a.m. on the 8th, with the sound of the ticket inspection broadcast at Taizhou Station, passengers who took the first train began to check tickets and enter the station.

After entering the platform, citizens and tourists did not rush to get on the train, but took pictures with the train, relatives and friends on the platform.

　　[Explanation] At 9:28, the train officially departed.

It is reported that the opening of the Hangzhou-Taizhou high-speed railway has realized the direct connection between Hangzhou and Taizhou, and the time has been shortened from the original 2 hours to the fastest about 60 minutes.

At the same time, the Hangzhou-Taiwan high-speed railway passes through Zhejiang Yuecheng, Shangyu, Shengzhou, Xinchang and other places, as well as scenic spots such as Tiantai Mountain and Tianmu Mountain. The cultural tourism resources along the line are rich and it is a golden tourist route.

The day coincided with the weekend, and many citizens came to experience it with their families.

　　[Concurrent] Zhu Guifen, a citizen of Taizhou

　　For our (Taizhou) residents living in Jiaojiang, (travel) can be shortened by at least an hour.

(Have you thought about taking children out to play along this high-speed rail in the future?) It is necessary. We haven't played in Jinhua and Shengzhou yet. We will definitely take our children there when the epidemic is relieved.

　　[Explanation] The reporter learned that, in addition to citizens and tourists who traveled at their own expense, the passengers who took the first train were also invited to participate in the construction of the Hangzhou-Taiwan high-speed railway.

　　[Concurrent] Wang Yonggang, Chief Engineer of the Second Division of the Hangshaotai Project Manager Department of the China Railway First Bureau

　　I personally have been engaged in high-speed rail construction. Since 2005, I have participated in the Huguang high-speed rail, the Harbin-Dalian high-speed rail, the Beijing-Shanghai high-speed rail, the Shang-Hangzhou high-speed rail, and then this Hangzhou-Taiwan high-speed rail. Whenever I take the high-speed rail I built myself to go home At times or sitting on the high-speed rail, the mood is extremely proud and extremely happy.

　　[Explanation] It is understood that the Hangzhou-Taiwan high-speed railway is 266 kilometers across the board, with a design speed of 350 kilometers per hour. Due to its location in the low-mountain and hilly areas of the central and eastern Zhejiang Province, the construction is difficult.

Since the construction started at the end of 2017, all participating units have organized scientific and technological innovation to tackle key problems. There are 87 main bridges and 56 tunnels built across the line, with a total length of 201.8 kilometers, accounting for 89%.

Among them, the construction and technology of many places are the first in China.

　　[Explanation] As an important part of the intercity railway network in the Yangtze River Delta region, the Hangzhou-Taiwan high-speed railway line connects Shanghai-Kunming, He-Hangzhou, Nanjing-Hangzhou, and Hangzhou-Huangzhou high-speed railways in the north, and Hangzhou-Shenzhen high-speed railway in the south.

Zhou Huafu, a member of the party group of the Zhejiang Development and Reform Commission and president of the Zhejiang Development Planning Research Institute, said that the opening and operation of the Hangzhou-Taiwan high-speed railway has further improved the structure of the regional railway network, which is of great significance to the integrated development of the Yangtze River Delta region and the reform and innovation of the railway investment and financing system. very important meaning.

　　[Concurrent] Zhou Huafu, member of the Party Group of Zhejiang Provincial Development and Reform Commission and President of Zhejiang Provincial Development Planning Research Institute

　　Through this (railway) road, the government's "concentration of power to do big things" and the "market power" of private capital are combined, and the construction of railways, especially the entry of private capital into large projects like railways, should be said to have a demonstration. significance.

　　Shen Yishan and Zhou Sunyu reported from Zhejiang

Responsible editor: [Chen Wentao]