Cixi will enter the era of high-speed rail

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Category: Ningbo District

Published: Wednesday, 11 August 2021 14:38

Recently, the Nantong-Suzhou-Jiaxing-Ningbo Railway (Zhejiang section) passed the planning site selection and land use pre-examination of the Zhejiang Provincial Department of Natural Resources, laying a solid foundation for the approval of the next feasibility study report and land use approval of the project. The construction of this project will end the history of the absence of high-speed rail in Cixi City.

According to the Ningbo Natural Resources and Planning Bureau, the project is a national key transportation infrastructure project and has been included in the "Higher Quality Integrated Development Plan for Transportation in the Yangtze River Delta". The project connects cities in the Yangtze River Delta such as Jiaxing and Ningbo. The design of a dual-track high-speed railway with a speed of 350 kilometers per hour, with a total project investment of approximately 59.9 billion yuan. The project will accelerate the direct connection with Nantong, Suzhou, Shanghai and other cities, shorten the time and space distance between Ningbo and the core cities of the Yangtze River Delta. It is the most important link in Ningbo's construction of the Hangzhou Bay Greater Bay Area and the

construction of an international transportation hub. The "1 hour traffic circle" from Ningbo to the Yangtze River Delta, balanced development of the two wings along the river, driving the balanced and full development of the Hangzhou Bay area, and further consolidating Ningbo's status as an international comprehensive transportation hub is of great significance