Recently, the Zhejiang Provincial Development and Reform Commission issued the "Railway 2018 Top Ten Construction Projects Assault Task Book". So, what are these top ten construction projects? Let us reveal them one by one below.
Hangzhou-Shaoxing-Taizhou Railway
The Hangzhou-Shaoxing-Taizhou Railway is the first national PPP demonstration project controlled by private capital in China. The line starts from Hangzhou East Station of the Hangzhou hub in the north. The Hangzhou-Shaoxing section utilizes the existing Hangzhou-Ningbo high-speed railway. The newly built line leads from Shaoxing North Station, passes through Yuecheng, Shangyu, Shengzhou, Xinchang of Shaoxing City and Tiantai, Linhai, Jiaojiang, Luqiao, Wenling and other counties (cities, districts) of Taizhou City, connects with the existing Ningbo-Taizhou-Wenzhou Railway through Wenling Station, and reserves conditions for southward extension to Wenzhou at Wenling Station. The whole line has 9 stations.
The line is 224 km long, with a total investment of 44.89 billion yuan, and is a 350 km/h high-speed railway. The initial section started construction on December 23, 2016. On September 11, 2017, the provincial government signed a PPP project investment contract with private enterprises such as Fosun Group. On December 20, the EPC bidding was completed, and on December 21, the SPV company was established. On December 28, 2017, the control project, one bridge and one tunnel, started construction.
Hangzhou-Wenzhou Railway
The Hangzhou-Wenzhou Railway is a national PPP demonstration project and a national mixed-ownership reform pilot project. The newly built line leads from the existing Yiwu Station of the Shanghai-Kunming Railway, passes through Jinhua City, Taizhou City, and Wenzhou City, introduces into the existing Yongjia Station of the Ningbo-Taizhou-Wenzhou Railway, utilizes the Ningbo-Taizhou-Wenzhou Railway to extend to Wenzhou South Station, and has 7 stations.
The line is 201 km long, with a total investment of 39.01 billion yuan, and is a 350 km/h high-speed railway. The initial section started construction on March 9, 2017. On December 1, 2017, the provincial government approved the implementation plan for the national mixed-ownership reform pilot and PPP demonstration project.
Jinhua-Ningbo Railway
The Jinhua-Ningbo Railway is a major railway support project for the Yiwu-Ningbo-Zhoushan Open Corridor. The line leads from Yiwu Station of the Shanghai-Kunming Railway, passes through Yiwu and Dongyang of Jinhua, Shengzhou and Xinchang of Shaoxing, and connects to Yunlong Station of the Ningbo-Taizhou-Wenzhou Railway in Fenghua, Ningbo.
The line is 185.4 km long, with a total investment of 29 billion yuan, and is a 160 (reserved 200) km/h double-track railway for both passenger and freight. The initial section started construction on December 29, 2016. On December 22, 2017, the China Railway Corporation organized the construction drawing review.
Huzhou-Suzhou-Shanghai Railway
The Huzhou-Suzhou-Shanghai Railway is a backbone line of the Yangtze River Delta intercity rail transit network. The line starts from the Shanghai hub, goes southwest through Songjiang District of Shanghai, Wujiang District of Suzhou City, Jiangsu Province, and west to Huzhou City, Zhejiang Province.
The line is 164 km long (46.5 km within Zhejiang, with a total investment of 6.48 billion yuan), and is a 350 km/h high-speed railway. On October 31, 2017, the feasibility study report was submitted to the National Development and Reform Commission by the China Railway Corporation in conjunction with the two provinces and one municipality for approval. On December 8, 2017, it passed the joint assessment and industry review by the National Development and Reform Commission and the National Railway Administration.
Jinhua-Jiande Railway
The Jinhua-Jiande Railway is an important part of the "Huangshan-Jinhua-Wenzhou" railway passenger corridor in the national "Twelfth Five-Year Plan" rapid railway network. The line leads from Jinhua Station, passes through Wucheng District and Lanxi City, and connects to the Hangzhou-Huangshan Railway at Jiande East Station.
The line is about 65.4 km long, with a total investment of about 10.8 billion yuan, and is a 250 km/h high-speed railway. In May 2017, the pre-feasibility special topics were completed and the feasibility study report was submitted to the China Railway Corporation. In early June, the preliminary design review was completed. To solve the problem of tight capacity of the rear channel of the project raised by the China Railway Corporation, the expansion project of adding double tracks between Jinhua and Dongxiao of the rear channel of the Jinhua-Jiande Railway is currently being studied to be included in the synchronous construction of this project.
Hangzhou West Railway Station Comprehensive Transportation Hub and Related Projects
The Hangzhou West Railway Station Comprehensive Transportation Hub and related projects are important external transportation guarantee projects for the 2022 Hangzhou Asian Games. It will be positioned as a modern comprehensive transportation hub integrating multiple transportation modes and cultural service facilities, introducing multiple high-speed railways such as Hangzhou-Huangshan, Shangqiu-Hefei-Hangzhou, and Hangzhou-Wenzhou, and simultaneously planning and constructing the Hangzhou West to Hangzhou-Huangshan connecting line.
The line is about 142.8 km long, with an estimated investment of 24.62 billion yuan. It is a 350 km/h high-speed railway, and the West Station is temporarily designed with 11 platforms and 24 lines. On October 19, 2017, the China Railway Corporation organized the pre-feasibility review, and currently the project preliminary survey and feasibility study compilation are being carried out. The urban design of the West Station area has been subject to design bidding.
Shanghai-Zhapu-Hangzhou Railway
The Shanghai-Zhapu-Hangzhou Railway is an important part of the coastal corridor in the national high-speed rail network "Eight Vertical and Eight Horizontal". The line starts from the Shanghai hub in the east, passes through Caojing and Jinshan of Shanghai, Pinghu, Haiyan, and Haining of Zhejiang, and connects to the Hangzhou hub.
The line is about 192 km long (80 km within Zhejiang Province, with an estimated investment of 12 billion yuan). The pre-feasibility report has been completed. The Shanghai railway hub master plan, project function positioning, and technical standards are yet to be studied and determined.
Nantong-Suzhou-Jiaxing Railway
The Nantong-Suzhou-Jiaxing Railway is an important part of the coastal corridor in the national high-speed rail network "Eight Vertical and Eight Horizontal".
The line starts from Nantong West Station of the Shanghai-Nantong Railway, passes through Suzhou to Jiaxing and connects to Jiaxing South Station of the Shanghai-Hangzhou Passenger Dedicated Line. The route is about 186.1 km long (about 43 km within Zhejiang Province, with an estimated investment of 9.9 billion yuan), and is a 350 km/h high-speed railway. The project is led by Jiangsu Province. The route plans of the two provinces have basically reached an agreement. The pre-feasibility study has been completed and submitted to the China Railway Corporation for review.
Jiande-Quzhou Section of the Hangzhou-Quzhou Railway
The Jiande-Quzhou section of the Hangzhou-Quzhou Railway is the main artery of the western ecological economic zone in Zhejiang's "One Body, Two Wings" strategy and an auxiliary channel of the Hangzhou-Changsha Passenger Dedicated Line within Zhejiang.
The line starts from Jiande, Hangzhou in the north, connects to the Hangzhou-Huangshan Railway, passes through Genglou, Shouchang, Longyou, and then through the newly built Quzhou West Station to Jiangshan, Quzhou, and connects to the Shanghai-Kunming Railway. The route is about 124 km long, with an estimated project investment of 22.7 billion yuan, and is a 350 km/h high-speed railway. On October 29, 2017, the feasibility study review was completed, and the PPP implementation agency has been clarified.
Quzhou-Lishui Railway
The Quzhou-Lishui Railway is a major support project for building the Quzhou-Lishui Grand Garden.
The line starts from Quanwang Station of the Quzhou-Ningbo Railway in the west, adds a second track along the right side of the Quzhou-Ningbo Railway to Songyang Station, passes through Hengshan, Lixin, and Liancheng, and introduces into Lishui Station. The recommended route is 134 km long, including 69 km of the second track added to the Quzhou-Ningbo Railway from Quanwang to Songyang, and 65 km of new double track from Songyang to Lishui. The estimated investment is about 13.07 billion yuan, with a speed target of 200 km/h for both passenger and freight. On January 12, 2018, the China Railway Corporation organized the pre-feasibility review of the project in Beijing.