Nanjing-Hangzhou-Ningbo high-speed rail lines begin trial operations

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Xinhua | 2013-5-24 16:55:09
By Agencies

A high-speed train from Ningbo drives into Hangzhou East Station in Hangzhou, capital of east China's Zhejiang Province, May 24, 2013. High-speed rail lines from Nanjing to Hangzhou and Hangzhou to Ningbo began a month-long trial operations on Friday. (Xinhua/Han Chuanhao)

 

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A high-speed train moves on the Nanjing-Hangzhou high-speed railway, east China's Zhejiang Province, May 24, 2013. High-speed rail lines from Nanjing to Hangzhou and Hangzhou to Ningbo began a month-long trial operations on Friday. (Xinhua/Han Chuanhao)

A high-speed train leaves the Hangzhou East Station for Nanjing in Hangzhou, capital of east China's Zhejiang Province, May 24, 2013. High-speed rail lines from Nanjing to Hangzhou and Hangzhou to Ningbo began a month-long trial operations on Friday. (Xinhua/Han Chuanhao)

An attendant checks a high-speed train from Nanjing at the Hangzhou East Station in Hangzhou, capital of east China's Zhejiang Province, May 24, 2013. High-speed rail lines from Nanjing to Hangzhou and Hangzhou to Ningbo began a month-long trial operations on Friday. (Xinhua/Han Chuanhao)

A high-speed train leaves the Hangzhou East Station for Nanjing in Hangzhou, capital of east China's Zhejiang Province, May 24, 2013. High-speed rail lines from Nanjing to Hangzhou and Hangzhou to Ningbo began a month-long trial operations on Friday. (Xinhua/Han Chuanhao)

A high-speed train from Nanjing stops at the Hangzhou East Station in Hangzhou, capital of east China's Zhejiang Province, May 24, 2013. High-speed rail lines from Nanjing to Hangzhou and Hangzhou to Ningbo began a month-long trial operations on Friday. (Xinhua/Han Chuanhao)

 

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Train D3119 passing through （the then under-construction）Hangzhou East Station Hub：

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Considered the largest of its kind in Asia and serving many modes of transport including high-speed trains、meglav trains、subway trains、long-distance coaches、city buses and taxis etc，the Hub was formally brought into service today。

 

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linking two best developed provinces of east China.

 

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Hangzhou, known for its West Lake, is one of my fave cities in China:

 

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Hangzhou CBD

 

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beautiful to look at

 

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Hangzhou, known for its West Lake, is one of my fave cities in China:

colonial buildings.

 

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Ningbo Day and Night

 

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Great Nanjing

 

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2km Yinchen Bridge, part of the Jinan-Qingdao HSR under construction:

 

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Great.the first high speed rail operates in 2013.

 

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check out this video:

RailHD: China HSR Stations Aerial View 2012 - YouTube

 

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This is pretty good news. The existing high speed trains from Nanjing to Hangzhou currently are running on Nanjing-Shanghai HSR and Shanghai-Hangzhou HSR. When the new line opens, they do not have to go to Shanghai first, and it is going to boost the cities on the line as well.

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For trips from Nanjing to Hangzhou, how much time will it save compared to the existing HSRs?

These are the stations on the Nanjing-Shanghai HSR and Shanghai-Hangzhou HSR if my memory serves me right.

check out this video:

RailHD: China HSR Stations Aerial View 2012 - YouTube

 

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With total floor area in excess of 340,000 square metres，the Hub even has water transport（shipping？）as one of its transport modes。

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