Beijing-Shanghai high-speed railway has run more than 2.22 million trains over the past 15 years, safely transporting over 2.3 billion passenger trips

u/straightdge — 4 days ago

Hangzhou Bay Railway Bridge, part of the Nantong-Ningbo high-speed rail project, is the longest sea-crossing high-speed railway bridge currently under construction.

Hangzhou Bay Railway Bridge is the critical control project of the new Nantong–Ningbo High-Speed Railway (Tongyong HSR) .

  • Total Length29.2 kilometers
  • Design Speed350 km/h
  • Location: Upstream of the existing Hangzhou Bay Highway Bridge, starting from Haiyan, Jiaxing in the north to Cixi, Ningbo in the south
  • World Record: Currently the world's longest cross-sea railway bridge under construction, built to the highest standards in its category
  • Line Affiliation: The Tongyong HSR is a key component of the coastal corridor within China's national "Eight Vertical and Eight Horizontal" high-speed rail network
  • Overall Progress: As of June 2026, the bridge's overall project is approximately 75% complete
u/straightdge — 7 days ago