Recently, the feasibility study report of the new Nantong-Ningbo high-speed railway was approved by the National Development and Reform Commission.

Nantong to Ningbo High Speed Railway

According to reports, the Nantong-Ningbo high-speed railway line is located in Jiangsu Province and Zhejiang Province. The line starts from Yancheng to Nantong High-speed Railway Nantong West Station, passes through Suzhou City in Jiangsu Province, Jiaxing City and Ningbo City in Zhejiang Province, and finally ends at Ningbo, the hub of Ningbo Station.

The total length of the high-speed rail line is about 309.8 kilometers, including 300.7 kilometers of new lines, about 9.1 kilometers of existing lines, and a design speed of 350 kilometers per hour. The whole line consists of Nantong West, Zhangjiagang, Changshu West, Suzhou North, Suzhou South, Jiashan North, There are 10 stations including Jiaxing South, Haiyan, Cixi and Zhuangqiao, among which Nantong West, Zhangjiagang, Suzhou North, Jiaxing South and Zhuangqiao are existing stations.

A new double-track railway bridge spanning Hangzhou Bay will be built, with a design length of 29.2 kilometers and a design speed of 350 kilometers per hour. After completion, it will become the longest high-speed railway cross-sea bridge in the world.

It is reported that the Nantong-Ningbo high-speed railway is an important part of the coastal railway passenger passage of the national eight vertical and eight horizontal high-speed railway network. After the completion of the railway, it will fill the shortcomings of the regional road network, optimize the layout of the high-speed railway network in the Yangtze River Delta region, promote the high-quality integrated development of the Yangtze River Delta region, enhance the innovation and competitiveness of the Yangtze River Delta region, and improve economic agglomeration and regional connectivity. have a positive effect. Editor/He Yuting