Yangtze River Delta adds another high-speed rail line

An aerial drone photo taken in Huzhou, east China’s Zhejiang Province on Nov. 23, 2024 shows the bullet train No. G55505 running on a new high-speed rail line connecting Shanghai Municipality with the provinces of Jiangsu and Zhejiang in east China. A new high-speed rail line entered trial operation on Saturday, connecting Shanghai Municipality with the provinces of Jiangsu and Zhejiang in the Yangtze River Delta in east China. The first high-speed train on the new line, with a designed speed of 350 km per hour, pulled out of Shanghai Hongqiao station at 9:27 a.m. and headed for the city of Huzhou in Zhejiang by way of the city of Suzhou in Jiangsu, according to China Railway Shanghai Group. With a length of about 163 km, the rail line has a total of eight stations — six of them newly built, further facilitating development in the Yangtze River Delta. The trial operation of this high-speed railway will last around a month and it is expected to be ready for official launch by the end of December. (Photo by He Weiwei/Xinhua)
SHANGHAI, Nov. 23 (Xinhua) — A new high-speed rail line entered trial operation on Saturday, connecting Shanghai Municipality with the provinces of Jiangsu and Zhejiang in the Yangtze River Delta in east China.
The first high-speed train on the new line, with a designed speed of 350 km per hour, pulled out of Shanghai Hongqiao station at 9:27 a.m. and headed for the city of Huzhou in Zhejiang by way of the city of Suzhou in Jiangsu, according to China Railway Shanghai Group.
With a length of about 163 km, the rail line has a total of eight stations — six of them newly built, further facilitating development in the Yangtze River Delta.
The trial operation of this high-speed railway will last around a month and it is expected to be ready for official launch by the end of December. Ednitem

An aerial drone photo taken in Suzhou, east China’s Jiangsu Province on Nov. 23, 2024 shows a bullet train pulling into the Suzhou South Railway Station under construction along new high-speed rail line connecting Shanghai Municipality with the provinces of Jiangsu and Zhejiang in east China. A new high-speed rail line entered trial operation on Saturday, connecting Shanghai Municipality with the provinces of Jiangsu and Zhejiang in the Yangtze River Delta in east China.
The first high-speed train on the new line, with a designed speed of 350 km per hour, pulled out of Shanghai Hongqiao station at 9:27 a.m. and headed for the city of Huzhou in Zhejiang by way of the city of Suzhou in Jiangsu, according to China Railway Shanghai Group.
With a length of about 163 km, the rail line has a total of eight stations — six of them newly built, further facilitating development in the Yangtze River Delta.
The trial operation of this high-speed railway will last around a month and it is expected to be ready for official launch by the end of December. (Xinhua/Fang Zhe)

An aerial drone photo taken on Nov. 23, 2024 shows a bullet train crossing the Qingpu grand bridge along a new high-speed rail line connecting Shanghai Municipality with the provinces of Jiangsu and Zhejiang in east China. A new high-speed rail line entered trial operation on Saturday, connecting Shanghai Municipality with the provinces of Jiangsu and Zhejiang in the Yangtze River Delta in east China.
The first high-speed train on the new line, with a designed speed of 350 km per hour, pulled out of Shanghai Hongqiao station at 9:27 a.m. and headed for the city of Huzhou in Zhejiang by way of the city of Suzhou in Jiangsu, according to China Railway Shanghai Group.
With a length of about 163 km, the rail line has a total of eight stations — six of them newly built, further facilitating development in the Yangtze River Delta.
The trial operation of this high-speed railway will last around a month and it is expected to be ready for official launch by the end of December. (Xinhua/Fang Zhe)

An aerial drone photo taken on Nov. 23, 2024 shows a bullet train crossing the Qingpu grand bridge along a new high-speed rail line connecting Shanghai Municipality with the provinces of Jiangsu and Zhejiang in east China. A new high-speed rail line entered trial operation on Saturday, connecting Shanghai Municipality with the provinces of Jiangsu and Zhejiang in the Yangtze River Delta in east China.
The first high-speed train on the new line, with a designed speed of 350 km per hour, pulled out of Shanghai Hongqiao station at 9:27 a.m. and headed for the city of Huzhou in Zhejiang by way of the city of Suzhou in Jiangsu, according to China Railway Shanghai Group.
With a length of about 163 km, the rail line has a total of eight stations — six of them newly built, further facilitating development in the Yangtze River Delta.
The trial operation of this high-speed railway will last around a month and it is expected to be ready for official launch by the end of December. (Xinhua/Fang Zhe)

An aerial drone photo taken in Suzhou, east China’s Jiangsu Province on Nov. 23, 2024 shows a bullet train running on a new high-speed rail line connecting Shanghai Municipality with the provinces of Jiangsu and Zhejiang in east China. A new high-speed rail line entered trial operation on Saturday, connecting Shanghai Municipality with the provinces of Jiangsu and Zhejiang in the Yangtze River Delta in east China.
The first high-speed train on the new line, with a designed speed of 350 km per hour, pulled out of Shanghai Hongqiao station at 9:27 a.m. and headed for the city of Huzhou in Zhejiang by way of the city of Suzhou in Jiangsu, according to China Railway Shanghai Group.
With a length of about 163 km, the rail line has a total of eight stations — six of them newly built, further facilitating development in the Yangtze River Delta.
The trial operation of this high-speed railway will last around a month and it is expected to be ready for official launch by the end of December. (Xinhua/Fang Zhe)

An aerial drone photo taken in Suzhou, east China’s Jiangsu Province on Nov. 23, 2024 shows a bullet train leaving the Suzhou South Railway Station under construction along new high-speed rail line connecting Shanghai Municipality with the provinces of Jiangsu and Zhejiang in east China. A new high-speed rail line entered trial operation on Saturday, connecting Shanghai Municipality with the provinces of Jiangsu and Zhejiang in the Yangtze River Delta in east China.
The first high-speed train on the new line, with a designed speed of 350 km per hour, pulled out of Shanghai Hongqiao station at 9:27 a.m. and headed for the city of Huzhou in Zhejiang by way of the city of Suzhou in Jiangsu, according to China Railway Shanghai Group.
With a length of about 163 km, the rail line has a total of eight stations — six of them newly built, further facilitating development in the Yangtze River Delta.
The trial operation of this high-speed railway will last around a month and it is expected to be ready for official launch by the end of December. (Xinhua/Fang Zhe)

An aerial drone photo taken in Huzhou, east China’s Zhejiang Province on Nov. 23, 2024 shows the bullet train No. G55505 entering Huzhou East Railway Station along a new high-speed rail line connecting Shanghai Municipality with the provinces of Jiangsu and Zhejiang in east China. A new high-speed rail line entered trial operation on Saturday, connecting Shanghai Municipality with the provinces of Jiangsu and Zhejiang in the Yangtze River Delta in east China.
The first high-speed train on the new line, with a designed speed of 350 km per hour, pulled out of Shanghai Hongqiao station at 9:27 a.m. and headed for the city of Huzhou in Zhejiang by way of the city of Suzhou in Jiangsu, according to China Railway Shanghai Group.
With a length of about 163 km, the rail line has a total of eight stations — six of them newly built, further facilitating development in the Yangtze River Delta.
The trial operation of this high-speed railway will last around a month and it is expected to be ready for official launch by the end of December. (Photo by He Weiwei/Xinhua)