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Xin Changxing, Secretary of the CPC Jiangsu Provincial Committee, made an inspection tour on Wednesday to the Shanghai-Nanjing Yangtze River High-Speed Railway that is about to be put into operation in September.

During the trial run train ride from Nanjing South Railway Station to Zhangjiagang Station in 53 minutes, Xin Changxing made a detailed understanding of the rail line, the project construction, joint debugging and testing, and trial operation, inspected the progress of ecological protection, environmental improvement, and layout of the station facilities along the line, and communicated with railway leaders and crew members to express his gratitude for their important contributions to the high-quality development of Jiangsu’s railway development for a long time.

He requested the railway authority and local governments to strengthen various preparations, ensure the timely operation of the railway line, continuously optimize the comprehensive transportation system, and strive to make it a transportation artery that benefits the people along the line and promotes regional coordinated development.

The Shanghai-Nanjing Yangtze River High-Speed Railway starts from Nanjing South Railway Station in the west and ends at Taicang Railway Station in the east. It connects with the Shanghai Railway Terminal through the Shanghai–Suzhou–Nantong railway. The total length of the line is 279 kilometers, and the design speed is 350 kilometers per hour.

The 8 stations along the line include Nanjing South, Jurong, Jintan, Wujin, Jiangyin, Zhangjiagang, Changshu, and Taicang.

The Shanghai-Nanjing Yangtze River High-Speed railway is the backbone line of the intercity rail transit network in the Yangtze River Delta region, and together with the Beijing-Shanghai high-speed railway and the Shanghai–Nanjing intercity railway, it forms the high-speed railway artery radiating westward in the Yangtze River Delta region.