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The world’s longest high-speed railway was put into operation from Beijing to Guangzhou on December 26, 2012. Connecting the nation’s capital and south China’s Guangdong Province, the Beijing-Guangzhou high-speed railway runs 2,298 km and proves once again that China’s high-speed railway technology and the management of its transport systems have steadily improved.
China’s high-speed rail construction began in 1999. Within a decade, China had established several lines in its high-speed railway network, an achievement secured by the country’s strength as the world’s second largest economy.
The Beijing-Shanghai high-speed railway was put into operation in 2011, arresting world attention. Compared with that railway, the BeijingGuangzhou line has achieved breakthroughs in technology, including in ballastless tracks. China has become the first country to wield the complete technologies of ballastless tracks in mountain areas and longdistance tunnels.
As an important north-south corridor in China’s railway network plan, the Beijing-Guangzhou line will bring vigor to the economic and social development along the railway. While passing by four provincial capitals—Shijiazhuang, Zhengzhou, Wuhan and Changsha, the BeijingGuangzhou line is also connected with the other completed high-speed lines covering most metropolitan areas in the eastern and central regions. All densely populated areas lie somewhere along the high-speed network, which will continue to reduce time and costs as well as facilitate the flow of people and goods.
There is no high-speed railway connecting China’s eastern and western regions. China needs more high-speed railways to meet the demands of economic and social development. The Beijing-Guangzhou line remains an important piece in the vast puzzle of China’s future highspeed rail development, and in the near future it may no longer be the longest.
China’s high-speed rail construction began in 1999. Within a decade, China had established several lines in its high-speed railway network, an achievement secured by the country’s strength as the world’s second largest economy.
The Beijing-Shanghai high-speed railway was put into operation in 2011, arresting world attention. Compared with that railway, the BeijingGuangzhou line has achieved breakthroughs in technology, including in ballastless tracks. China has become the first country to wield the complete technologies of ballastless tracks in mountain areas and longdistance tunnels.
As an important north-south corridor in China’s railway network plan, the Beijing-Guangzhou line will bring vigor to the economic and social development along the railway. While passing by four provincial capitals—Shijiazhuang, Zhengzhou, Wuhan and Changsha, the BeijingGuangzhou line is also connected with the other completed high-speed lines covering most metropolitan areas in the eastern and central regions. All densely populated areas lie somewhere along the high-speed network, which will continue to reduce time and costs as well as facilitate the flow of people and goods.
There is no high-speed railway connecting China’s eastern and western regions. China needs more high-speed railways to meet the demands of economic and social development. The Beijing-Guangzhou line remains an important piece in the vast puzzle of China’s future highspeed rail development, and in the near future it may no longer be the longest.