Hangzhou-Taizhou High-Speed Railway's Wenling-Yuhuan Section Opens, Yuhuan Enters High-Speed Rail Era
The Wenling-Yuhuan section of the Hangzhou-Shaoxing-Taizhou high-speed railway opened on August 8, ending Yuhuan's lack of rail service and bringing the city into the high-speed rail era. The fastest travel time from Hangzhou to Yuhuan is now 1 hour 47 minutes, and Taizhou has achieved railway coverage for all its counties. The section, invested and built by a consortium led by Tiejian Investment, enhances the railway network in Zhejiang's coastal region and improves regional connectivity.
On August 8, the Wenling-Yuhuan section of the Hangzhou-Shaoxing-Taizhou high-speed railway officially opened. The section was invested and built by a consortium led by Tiejian Investment, with survey and design by China Railway Fifth Survey and Design Institute, and construction by China Railway 14th Bureau Group, China Railway 24th Bureau Group, China Railway Construction Group, and China Railway Construction Electrification Bureau. Yuhuan thus ends its history of no railway and directly enters the high-speed rail era.
After opening, the fastest high-speed rail journey from Hangzhou to Yuhuan is 1 hour 47 minutes, and Taizhou city achieves railway access for every county. The operation of the Wenling-Yuhuan section further improves the railway network layout in Zhejiang's coastal region and enhances regional transportation connectivity.
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