Taijiao High-speed Railway Progress in 2015

The construction of the Taijiao High-speed Railway has entered a substantial stage of advancement

According to the Yellow River News Network on January 19, 2015, it was recently learned from the railway department that China Railway Corporation organized Shanxi Province and Henan Province The development and reform department, Taiyuan Railway Bureau, Zhengzhou Railway Bureau and other units reviewed the pre-feasibility study of the Taiyuan-Jiaozuo intercity railway project, and in principle passed the recommended plan for the project line direction, site layout and technical standards, marking the Taijiao High-speed Railway Construction has entered a substantial advancement stage.

The Taiyuan to Jiaozuo Passenger Dedicated Line is one of the major transportation infrastructure projects in Shanxi Province’s “Twelfth Five-Year Plan”. It starts from Taiyuan Hub Beige Station and passes through Taigu West, Gucheng, Wuxiang West, Xiangyuan West, Changzhi West, Gaoping East, Jincheng East, Boai, ending at Jiaozuo Station. The total length of the line is 319.831 kilometers, of which 285.708 kilometers are in Shanxi Province and 34.123 kilometers are in Henan Province. The estimated total project investment is 44.6 billion yuan. The technical standards use CRH series EMU double-line electric traction, and the design driving speed is 250 kilometers per hour. .

The Taijiao High-speed Railway is not only an important economic link connecting Shanxi and Henan provinces, the Taiyuan urban agglomeration and the Central Plains Economic Zone, but also the most convenient passage from Shanxi and cities along the line to the southeastern coast. It is also important to Shanxi. Said it was of great significance. After completion, the time from Taiyuan to Zhengzhou will be shortened to 2 hours, from Taiyuan to Jiaozuo about 1 hour and 20 minutes, from Jincheng to Taiyuan about 1 hour, and from Jincheng to Zhengzhou within 1 hour. It can not only shorten the distance between Shanxi and Henan provinces, but also add a major out-of-province channel in the southeast of our province, which will play an immeasurable role in economic exchanges, tourism, logistics exchanges, talent introduction, etc.

The Taijiao High-speed Railway will change the development pattern of Shanxi and Henan

After three years of preparation and deliberation, and through the joint efforts of governments at all levels and people from all walks of life, the people of southeastern Shanxi have hoped that The long-running Tajiao high-speed rail project has finally entered the stage of substantial advancement.

The Taijiao High-speed Railway is a major transportation infrastructure project planned by Shanxi and Henan provinces during the 12th Five-Year Plan. It is not only an important economic link connecting Shanxi and Henan provinces with the Taiyuan urban agglomeration and the Central Plains Economic Zone, but also the most convenient passage from Shanxi and cities along the line to the southeastern coast, which is of great significance to Shanxi.

What stages has the Taijiao High-speed Railway gone through from preparation to project establishment to review? How is the progress so far? How will the high-speed rail pattern in Shanxi change? What opportunities and challenges does the southeastern Shanxi region face? A few days ago, reporters interviewed relevant departments about this.

The Taijiao High-speed Railway project has been in the works for 3 years

The Taijiao High-speed Railway covers 286 kilometers in Shanxi Province, of which Changzhi City accounts for 140 kilometers and Jincheng City accounts for 73 kilometers. Its construction will make Changzhi and Jincheng in southeastern Shanxi the biggest beneficiaries.

Hao, Chief of the Transportation Section of the Changzhi Municipal Development and Reform Commission, told reporters that the people of southeastern Shanxi are very much looking forward to the early construction of this railway. In fact, as early as 2011, China Railway Engineering Consulting Group Co., Ltd. and the Third Railway Survey and Design Institute Group Co., Ltd. proposed to carry out planning and research work on the Taiyuan to Zhengzhou Passenger Dedicated Line. In 2012, the project pre-feasibility study report prepared by the Railway Third Institute proposed three options.

The first option is to build a mixed passenger and freight double line in North Tajiao (the section from Xiuwen to Changzhi in the north), and a new passenger dedicated line in South Tajiao (from the north to Yueshan section in Changzhi); the second option is to build a new passenger line in the entire line; The third option is to build a new mixed passenger and freight double line across the entire line. Since the first option could not be approved as a whole, it was not considered; the second option was shelved due to efficiency factors; at that time, the provincial government preferred the third option, which was to build a dual passenger and freight mixed line across the entire line, that is, to expand the capacity of the Taijiao line.

In December 2012, the State Council approved the "Central Plains Economic Zone Plan", clearly proposing to build a "meter"-shaped high-speed railway network in the Central Plains Economic Zone, and the Zhengzhou-Taiyuan fast railway channel was included in the plan. In May 2014, in order to implement the State Council's opinions and requirements on accelerating railway construction in the central and western regions, the Henan Provincial Government and the Zhengzhou Railway Bureau held a joint meeting and determined that Henan Province will speed up the construction of Zhengzhou to Wanzhou, Zhengzhou to Hefei, Zhengzhou to Jinan, There are 5 passenger lines from Sanmenxia to Suzhou and Zhengzhou to Taiyuan (Zhengzhou-Taiyuan Passenger Line ranks fifth). Afterwards, the Zhengzhou Railway Bureau took into account the urgent desire and actual needs of the people in southeastern Shanxi to build high-speed rail, and listed the Zhengzhou-Taiyuan passenger line project as the second project of the Zhengzhou Bureau (the preliminary stage of the Zhengzhou-Wanzhou passenger line has been completed, and by the end of 2014 Construction has started as Project No. 1), and the Jiaozuo-Jincheng-Changzhi section will be constructed in advance.

After grasping this important information, the Development and Reform Commission of Changzhi City and Jincheng City jointly reported to the Provincial Development and Reform Commission, recommending that the province list the major project of Taiyuan-Zhengzhou Passenger Dedicated Line as a project of the Provincial Party Committee and Provincial Government. "Project No. 1" takes advantage of the platform of the Central Plains Economic Zone and the favorable conditions that the Zhengzhou Railway Bureau attaches great importance to, taking advantage of the situation and striving for early project approval and early start of construction. After the efforts of all parties, in October 2014, the provincial government held an executive meeting and decided to shelve the capacity expansion and reconstruction of the Taijiao Line and build a new Taiyuan-Jiaozuo passenger dedicated line. On October 13, 2014, the Provincial Development and Reform Commission officially reported the Taijiao Passenger Line to the National Railway Corporation.

Shanxi will form a "big"-shaped high-speed rail skeleton

With the opening of the Shijiazhuang-Taizhou High-speed Railway and the Taipei-Zhong(Wei)-Yin(Sichuan) Railway, Shanxi's high-speed rail network will be heavily A horizontal line is thus formed, and the Daxi-Xi'an High-speed Railway under construction (the section from Taiyuan to Xi'an has been completed and opened to traffic) forms a long line. The planning and implementation of the Taijiao High-speed Railway will add an important link to Shanxi's high-speed rail network. From this Forming a "big"-shaped high-speed rail skeleton.

According to the announced plan, the total length of the Taijiao high-speed rail line is 320 kilometers, of which 286 kilometers are in Shanxi Province and 34 kilometers are in Henan Province. The total estimated investment in the project is 44.6 billion yuan. Technical standards adopt CRH series EMU dual-line electric traction, with a designed driving speed of 250 km/h. In other words, after completion, it will only take 1.5 hours from Taiyuan to Jiaozuo.

At the end of 2014, the intercity railway from Zhengzhou to Jiaozuo was put into operation. After the completion of the Taijiao High-speed Railway, it will be connected from Taiyuan to Zhengzhou via the Zhengzhou-Jiao intercity railway, which will only take about 2 hours. In addition, Taiyuan-Wuhan-Changsha-Guangzhou, Taiyuan-Shanghai, Taiyuan-Luoyang no longer need to detour to Shijiazhuang. The southeastern Shanxi channel is thus opened, which will play a vital role in Shanxi's economic development and promoting the flow of people and logistics. important role.

Set two route options as alternatives

In order to further promote the process of Taijiao High-speed Railway, the Jincheng City Development and Reform Commission established a special high-speed railway office in April 2014. The person in charge, Hao Huping, told reporters: "Jincheng is closer to Zhengzhou than Luoyang to Zhengzhou, but due to inconvenient transportation, there are not many contacts. The construction of the Taijiao High-speed Railway is a once-in-a-lifetime development opportunity for Jincheng. After the efforts of governments at all levels and people from all walks of life *** With joint efforts, the Taijiao High-speed Railway Project has entered a substantial stage of advancement. At a meeting organized by the Railway Corporation on November 17, 2014, participants listened to the project pre-feasibility study report prepared by the Third Railway Survey and Design Institute Group Co., Ltd. After discussion by the expert group, the recommended plan for the line direction and site layout of the Taiyuan to Jiaozuo intercity railway project was adopted in principle. On November 27, 2014, experts from the Third Railway Academy went to Jincheng to conduct on-site surveys, collect information and further solicit opinions, and also went to Jincheng. The city’s Jincun New District and Gaoping City have conducted field surveys. The next step will be to enter the feasibility study stage of the project.”

The design department has designed two plans for the line direction and site settings.

One is the recommended solution. The line starts from Taiyuan Hub Beige Station in the north, passes through Taigu West, Gucheng, Wuxiang West, Xiangyuan West, Changzhi West, Gaoping East, Jincheng East, Boai, and ends at Jiaozuo Station. There are 10 stations set up throughout the journey. The total length is approximately 320 kilometers, with a total investment of 44.6 billion yuan. The design driving speed is 250 km/h.

The other is an alternative. Considering the complex situation of coal resource overburden and goaf areas in the Jincheng area of ??Changzhi, the Railway Third Institute has planned a second option, that is, an alternative option. The total length of the line is 350 kilometers, with a total investment of 47.6 billion yuan.

However, experts still tend to recommend solutions.

The Taijiao High-speed Railway will help the development of southeastern Shanxi

The Taijiao High-speed Railway mainly passes through the southeastern Shanxi region of our province. Although there is a Taijiao Railway in this area, it is mainly used to transport coal. People along the line Traveling is very inconvenient. Changzhi City is the hub city of the national power grid and an important national energy and chemical industry base. Jincheng is the largest anthracite production base in the country, the most important coalbed methane production base and an important national energy base. Therefore, the two places urgently need a fast track to boost economic development.

After the completion of the Taijiao High-speed Railway, the time from Taiyuan to Zhengzhou will be shortened to 2 hours, from Taiyuan to Jiaozuo about 1 hour and 20 minutes, from Jincheng to Taiyuan in about 1 hour, and from Jincheng to Zhengzhou in 1 hour Within. It can not only shorten the distance between Shanxi and Henan provinces, but also add a major out-of-province channel in the southeast of our province, which will play an immeasurable role in economic exchanges, tourism, logistics exchanges, talent introduction, etc.

Hao Huping said that after three on-site inspections and surveys, they believed that the recommended plan, site layout and technical standards for the Jincheng section proposed by the Third Railway Academy were basically feasible.