What does the newly approved Chengdu-Yuzhong line bring along the line?
A few days ago, the National Development and Reform Commission issued the "Approval on the Feasibility Study Report on the Newly Built Yuzhong Line Railway (including Shiling South Station)", saying that it agreed to build the Yuzhong Line.
Although rumors have been around for a long time, the news still sparked widespread discussion.
The most frequently mentioned is the "Opinions on Further Doing a Good Job in Railway Planning and Construction" issued by the National Development and Reform Commission in March this year. It is clearly stated that the construction of parallel lines of existing high-speed railways must be strictly controlled. The existing utilization rate is less than 80%. Parallel lines shall not be newly built.
Currently, the railways connecting Chengdu and Chongqing include Chengdu-Chongqing Railway, Chengsui-Chongqing Railway, and Chengdu-Chongqing High-speed Railway. This number is not small in terms of intercity traffic.
In terms of time, the current shortest railway transportation time from Chengdu to Chongqing is only 1 hour and 02 minutes. According to estimates, the Chengdu-Chongqing Central Line has a total length of 292 kilometers and a design speed of 350 kilometers per hour. The total time is expected to be within 1 hour.
In the context of strict control of high-speed rail construction, Chengdu and Chongqing can still be approved for a new "high-speed rail", which means that there are more reasons behind it.
From the perspective of regional economy, the design of the Chengdu-Chongqing Middle Line high-speed rail with a speed of 350 kilometers per hour can bring the time and space distance between Chengdu and Chongqing within one hour; and in a larger pattern, as part of the high-speed rail along the Yangtze River, the high-speed rail will also Strengthen the economic structure of the "leading" of the Yangtze River Delta and the "dragon tail" of Chengdu and Chongqing, and further enhance the ability of coordinated development of the Yangtze River Economic Belt.
It is not difficult to find that behind the approval of the Chengdu-Yuzhong Line Railway, it is not just traffic.
Opportunities along the route
As a traffic arterial, the direct impact of the Chengdu-Chongqing Middle Line is that the cities along the route enter the "1 hour traffic circle" of Chengdu-Chongqing.
"If you want to build roads before getting rich, this sentence is not outdated." In May last year, Minister of Transport Li Xiaopeng said at a press conference held by the Information Office of the State Council.
This point of view also applies to the newly approved Chengyu Central Line.
On the one hand, as a traffic arterial, the direct impact of the Chengdu-Chongqing Middle Line is that the cities along the route enter the Chengdu-Chongqing "1 hour traffic circle".
According to the approval, the newly built Yuzhong Line Railway (including Shiling South Station) project will be introduced from the Chengdu Hub of Chengdu Station, through Jianzhou New City, Lezhi, Anyue, Dazu, Tongliang, and Chongqing Science City, to Chongqing North Station, the Chongqing hub.
In addition to Chengdu and Chongqing, the route also involves Lezhi County and Anyue County in Ziyang, Sichuan, and Dazu District, Tongliang District, and Chongqing Science City in Chongqing.
On the day of the official announcement, the Development and Reform Commission of Ziyang City also revealed that the local area will usher in a new era of global opening up of "county-county high-speed rail". The new development pattern of dual-core.
It is worth noting that Ziyang is an important "partner" of this line. The sites involved include Anyue and Lezhi. The two places can reach Yu Shuangcheng within 30 minutes.
The Beijing-Shanghai high-speed rail is a precedent for this model, which has almost completely changed the "sense of distance" between cities in Shanghai, Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Anhui.
For the Tongliang District of Chongqing, the opening of the middle line will also end its history of no railway, and integrate and enjoy the development dividend of the twin-city economic circle to a greater extent from the physical space.
The arrival of this brand-new high-speed rail has not only given transportation opportunities to the areas along the route.
The approval document mentioned that it is necessary to reasonably determine the scale, boundary, and functional positioning of the development and construction around the railway passenger station, make planning reservations and control, highlight the integration of industry and city, station and city integration, and promote development and construction in a standardized and orderly manner.
Except for the two hub stations at the head and the tail, the six stations in the middle are all newly built, namely Jianzhou New Town, Lezhi, Anyue, Dazu, Tongliang and Chongqing Science City.
In fact, relying on railway stations for development and construction has started along the Chengdu-Yuzhong Line high-speed rail.
The reporter noticed that in March of this year, China Railway Economic Planning and Research Institute Co., Ltd. released the Supplementary Documents for the Solicitation of Conceptual Design Plans for the Construction of Three Passenger Stations including the Shiling South Station of the Chongqing-Chengdu Section of the New Shanghai-Yucheng High-speed Railway. Lingnan Station Building and TOD Project Integrated Design".
As an interchange station for two subway lines, taking into account the rapid increase in passenger flow in the future, the TOD construction of Shiling South Station has been launched in advance.
In addition, Lezhi, which is located at the intersection of Chengdu-Yuzhong Line High-speed Railway and Chengdawan High-speed Railway, is relying on Lezhi Station to build a "high-speed rail new city", and will focus on building a "station-city integration" featuring business finance, modern logistics, and cultural creativity. "The new urban area.
Jianzhou New City in Chengdu and Science City in Chongqing are both "future cities" between Chengdu and Chongqing. A high-speed rail also builds a physical channel for the future of the two cities.
Western version of "Beijing-Shanghai Line"
Promote the construction of the Chengdu-Chongqing dual-city economic circle, strengthen the Chengdu-Chongqing dual-core main axis, improve the layout of the railway network, and promote the coordinated economic and social development of the region
After the Chengdu-Yuzhong line was approved, the industry also gave it a nickname: the western version of the "Beijing-Shanghai line".
The Beijing-Shanghai high-speed railway departs from Beijing and arrives in Shanghai via the five provinces and cities of Tianjin, Hebei, Shandong, Anhui and Jiangsu.
It reconstructed the economic map of cities along the route, gave birth to several "one-hour economic circles", and thus activated the regional economic concepts of "same city effect" and "two-city life".
For example, in the past, Shanghai and Quzhou in Zhejiang used to be "at least one day on the road" distance, but now it is only two hours away, and even a mode of inter-city commuting has been derived.
The Chengdu-Yuzhong Line also carries similar expectations.
The approval mentioned that the new line will "promote the construction of the Chengdu-Chongqing dual-city economic circle, strengthen the Chengdu-Chongqing dual-core main axis, improve the railway network layout, and promote the coordinated development of regional economy and society."
This means that in addition to fulfilling the traffic function, the Chengdu-Yuzhong Line has to undertake more tasks.
For example, in the Sichuan Provincial Government’s "Report on the Progress of the Construction of the Chengdu-Chongqing Mid-line High-speed Railway", the "internal" function was emphasized, that is, "helpful to promote the efficient aggregation of various production factors, and enhance the core energy level and driving force of the twin cities." .
According to the plan, the Chengdu-Chongqing Middle Line high-speed railway will serve as the main intercity passenger passage between Chengdu and Chongqing and one of the Sichuan south-down high-speed passenger passages.
There is no shortage of railways between Chengdu and Chongqing. Currently, Chengdu-Chongqing Railway, Chengsui-Chongqing Railway, and Chengdu-Chongqing High-speed Railway have been planned.
However, unlike the Beijing-Shanghai high-speed rail, the "same-city effect" and "dual-city life" of the Chengdu-Chongqing dual-city economic circle preceded the development of the high-speed rail. There are nearly 100 trains and an average daily passenger volume of nearly 90,000. During holidays, even if the number of trains increases, the average passenger load factor is close to 100%.
Demand determines the market, and the planned long-term transmission capacity of this route is 32 million people per year in one direction.
According to Chen Yao, vice president and secretary-general of the China Association of Regional Economics, in the context of metropolitan integration, there is greater demand for interconnection among core cities. The construction of rapid rail transit can meet the growing demand. Necessary.
In addition, investment depends on infrastructure, and infrastructure depends on transportation.
In the eyes of many people, "Tie Gongji" is a good hand to boost the economy.
According to the approval, the total investment of the project is 69.273 billion yuan, of which the project investment is 67.893 billion yuan, and the EMU purchase cost is 1.38 billion yuan.
The reporter noted that the Chongqing and Sichuan sections of this project are respectively responsible for the construction and operation and management of the Chongqing and Sichuan branches of the Yangtze River Coast Railway Company.
It is worth mentioning that the Beijing-Shanghai High-speed Railway Co., Ltd., established in 2007, is mainly responsible for the related construction and operation of the Beijing-Shanghai high-speed railway. Ranked 392th in the 2021 Fortune China 500 list.
High-speed rail along the Yangtze River "goes further"
It is predicted that after the completion of the high-speed rail line along the Yangtze River, Chengdu and Shanghai will reach the fastest in 6.8 hours, which is 4.7 hours less than the current shortest time.
The Chengdu-Chongqing Middle Line Railway is the Chongqing-Chengdu section of the Shanghai-Chongqing-Chengdu high-speed railway, the main line along the river in the national "eight vertical and eight horizontal" high-speed rail network.
Putting it on the national map means that the high-speed rail along the Yangtze River goes further.
The so-called high-speed railway along the Yangtze River refers to the high-speed railway consisting of Chengdu, Chongqing-Wanzhou-Yichang-Jingmen-Wuhan-Hefei-Nanjing-Shanghai high-speed railway with a design speed of 350 kilometers per hour.
What changes will this bring?
One detail is that in this round of planning, the relationship between Chengdu and Shanghai will be further shortened.
From the approval point of view, the Chengdu-Chongqing Middle Line high-speed rail is connected to Chongqing Hub Chongqing North Station in Chongqing. It will be connected to the Yuyi Railway in the future and form part of the Shanghai-Chongqing-Chongqing high-speed rail.
This means that in the future, it will be faster to travel from Chengdu to Shanghai via the Chengdu-Chengdu-Yuzhong line high-speed rail. Previously, it was predicted that after the entire Yangtze River high-speed rail line is completed, Chengdu and Shanghai will reach the fastest in 6.8 hours, which is 4.7 hours less than the current shortest time.
In the future, there will be multiple options for the Shanghai-Chengdu high-speed rail line: from Shanghai to the west, branching in Yichang, one via Fuling and Chongqing to Chengdu; one via the Zhengzhou-Wanzhou high-speed rail link, from Wanzhou and Dazhou to Chengdu.
At the same time, as part of the high-speed rail along the Yangtze River, in the future, the Chengdu-Chongqing Middle Line high-speed rail will also strengthen the economic structure of the Yangtze River Delta "leading" and Chengdu-Chongqing "Dragon Tail", and further enhance the coordinated development capabilities of the Yangtze River Economic Belt.
In fact, the "14th Five-Year Plan" and the 2035 long-term goal outline have been clearly defined. It is necessary to design a comprehensive transportation system around the construction of the Yangtze River, relieve the bottleneck constraints of the Three Gorges hub, and accelerate the construction of high-speed railways and freight railways along the Yangtze River.
The executive meeting of the State Council held on August 25 clearly pointed out the need to support the improvement of the function of the Yangtze River Golden Waterway and proposed "support for the construction of the railway along the river."
The reporter noticed that the reply also appeared in the reply "for in-depth implementation of the development strategy of the Yangtze River Economic Belt".
The Yangtze River Economic Belt spans 11 provinces and cities in the east, central and western regions. It is the economic belt with the strongest economic strength in my country and has a major strategic position. Among them, the Chengdu-Chongqing urban agglomeration is one of the three growth poles of the Yangtze River Economic Belt.
Shen Yanxin of the Institute of Contemporary China of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences once pointed out that the Chengdu-Chongqing area is located at the intersection of the national "two horizontal and three vertical" urbanization strategy along the horizontal axis of the Yangtze River Corridor and the longitudinal axis of the Baokun Corridor. Greater efforts have been made in the construction of foreign transportation, energy, and communications infrastructure.
"Chengdu-Chongqing Twin-City Economic Circle should play the role of linking the'Belt and Road' in the western region, and promote the construction of new land-sea corridors in the west, and deepen the two-way opening of land and sea." He said that ultimately, the Chengdu-Chongqing area must deepen the dual-city economic circle. Integrate into the global supply chain and value chain, conform to the laws of economic globalization and international industrial gradient transfer, and expand and strengthen the export-oriented industrial economy.
Chengdu Commercial Daily-Red Star News Reporter Zou Yue