Track-laying completed on China's first sea-crossing high-speed railway
Updated: August 30, 2022 15:16Xinhua
Workers lay the tracks at the construction site in Xiamen north railway station in Xiamen, East China's Fujian province, Aug 30, 2022. [Photo/Xinhua]
FUZHOU — Track-laying on the country's first sea-crossing high-speed railway was completed on the morning of Aug 30 in East China's Fujian province.
The 277-km railway links Fuzhou, the provincial capital, with Xiamen, a port city. With a designed speed of 350 km per hour and eight stations along the route, it is expected to slash the travel time between the two cities to just one hour.
Constructors overcame problems including the complicated marine hydrological environment and adopted advanced track-laying facilities to improve the track-laying efficiency. On average, about 6 km of track had been laid per day, according to China Railway Nanchang Group.
The railway construction project is expected to be completed in 2023.
Aerial composite photo taken on Aug 30, 2022 shows the construction site of track-laying work in Xiamen north railway station in Xiamen, East China's Fujian province. [Photo/Xinhua]
Workers lay the tracks at the construction site in Xiamen north railway station in Xiamen, East China's Fujian province, Aug 30, 2022. [Photo/Xinhua]
Aerial photo taken on Aug 30, 2022 shows the construction site of track-laying work in Xiamen north railway station in Xiamen, East China's Fujian province. [Photo/Xinhua]
Aerial composite photo taken on Aug 30, 2022 shows the construction site of track-laying work in Xiamen north railway station in Xiamen, East China's Fujian province. [Photo/Xinhua]
Workers lay the tracks at the construction site in Xiamen north railway station in Xiamen, East China's Fujian province, Aug 30, 2022. [Photo/Xinhua]
