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Source: People's Republic of China – State Council News
HANGZHOU, November 20 (Xinhua) — The first train departed on Thursday on the Hangzhou-Quzhou high-speed railway, marking the start of its trial operation. The official launch of this first high-speed railway in China built using the PPP EPC (public-private partnership) model, which combines engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC), is expected no earlier than the end of December 2025.
According to the plan, the test operation will take at least a month, which will allow for a comprehensive inspection of the railway tracks under conditions as close to real-life as possible, as well as the necessary data for the official commissioning of the East Siberian Railway.
The new railway connects the capital of Zhejiang Province (eastern China) with the city of Quzhou, located in the province's west. Its total length is 131 km, and the design speed of trains is 350 km/h. The EPC and project financing were handled by a consortium led by the Fourth Design and Survey Institute of China Railway Construction Corporation. The majority of the investment came from public capital.
The Hangzhou-Quzhou High-Siberian Railway runs through 38 tunnels and 119 bridges, accounting for 78.7 percent of the route. A 685-meter-long bridge was designated a critical construction project.
After its official launch, the Hangzhou-Quzhou High Speed Railway is expected to serve as a transportation artery and link between the Hangzhou Bay Economic Belt and the Jinhua-Quzhou-Lishui Economic Belt, thus playing an important role in ensuring the high-quality development of the Yangtze River Delta region. -0-
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