anant_s
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This HSR station expected to open in Nov. or Dec. is simply crazy.....
I feel sorry for locals....they have been suffering from geological blockage for such a long time!
I hope this HSR and many expressways under construction in this region will be a game changer....
Pu'an HSR Station
Pu'an County, Southwest Autonomous Prefecture of Guizhou Province
Have a look at the satellite map
HSR station over the river (left) and Shanghai-Kunming expressway (right)
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In Pu'an County, 97% of the high-speed railway is comprised of tunnels and bridges!!
They have No choice but build the station over the Tiger Jumping River.....
If they build the station in the main city of Pu'an County, the station will be several hundred metres below the surface!
Ironically, the location of this station is right at the Border between Pu'an County and Panxian County!
And the majority buildings of the station including the waiting room hall are actually in Panxian County....
But we have to use the name "Pu'an", first there is already another Panxian HSR Station, second, local people will feel hurt! Many demonstrations for HSR projects are actually around the names and locations.....
The fight between netizens between Pu'an County and Panxian County was fierce....
Netizens from Panxian County argue, the station is basically on their place, should be renamed as Panxian East....
Anyway, there will be a highway linking the station to the main city of Pu'an County, and I have introduced the tourist projects right besides the station.
Panxian County vs Pu'an County
Panxian
Pu'an
HSR, highway to the county, and expressway overhead
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Platforms are on the bridge!
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Basically, passengers will wait inside the waiting room which is on the EARTH,
and then they will climb up the stairs onto the platforms on the BRIDGE!
And then, after several seconds, the train will become a subway train.....Deep inside the mountains
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Looks like a breath taking rail travel journey in the making!
Mountainous regions do pose a lot of engineering challenges in such construction projects, but once complete, they are a treat for people who make use of it.
& it is really heartening to see, Chinese planners concentrating on rural far flung area development. Building roads and railways is a sure shot way of developing these remote regions.