Build roads and bridges to reach all directions (forge ahead in building a strong country)
——Member representatives talk about accelerating the construction of a transportation powerhouse
Transportation is the “main artery” of economic development.
General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out: “Since the founding of the People’s Republic of China, generations of people have built roads over mountains and built bridges over water, building a country with great transportation, and are accelerating the construction of a powerful country with transportation.”
A mobile China unleashes development vitality and is firmly supported by a well-developed road network. The Sichuan-Qingdao Railway crosses the snowy plateau, the Guinan High-speed Railway winds through the mountains and Guangzhou, and the Hangzhou-Changchun High-speed Railway travels through the water towns in the south of the Yangtze River… To build a strong transportation country, railways go first. From the forest and snow plains to the water towns in the south of the Yangtze River, from the northern Saibei Gobi to the mountains and rivers of Lingnan, 159,000 kilometers of railway network crisscross the country, and 45,000 kilometers of high-speed rail lines interweave into a network.
Nearly 70% of the world‘s total high-speed rail mileage is in China. “my country has become the country with the longest high-speed rail operating mileage, the largest scale under construction, the highest commercial operation speed, the most comprehensive high-speed rail technology, and the richest operating scenarios in the world.” Representative to the National People’s Congress, Party Secretary and Chairman of China State Railway Group Co., Ltd. Liu Zhenfang said.
“The national transportation map is like a painting. The central, eastern, and northeastern regions of China are all meticulously painted. There is too much blank space in the western part. In the future, we will have to add a few more strokes to outline the beautiful China’s transportation more beautifully.” General Secretary Xi Jinping’s sincere instructions have become the guideline for building a transportation power.
The construction of the Chengda-Wanzhou High-speed Railway, the Chongqing-Kunming High-speed Railway, and the Nan-Shenzhen High-speed Railway is in full swing… At the beginning of the new year, railway construction in the western region is in full swing.
“This year, we will focus on making up for the shortcomings of the railways in the western region and accelerate the construction of a modern railway infrastructure system.” Representative Liu Zhenfang said that we will strive to have 165,000 kilometers of national railway operating mileage by 2025, including 50,000 kilometers of high-speed rail, and the high-speed rail network will cover 97.2% of urban areas have a population of more than 500,000.
The rapid speed of high-speed rail cannot be separated from the support of science and technology. General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out: “A successful example of my country’s independent innovation is the high-speed rail. It started from scratch, introduced, digested, absorbed and then innovated to independent innovation. It is now leading the world.”
In Yanqing District, Beijing, Qinglongqiao Station, surrounded by green mountains, has witnessed a century of great changes——
In 1909, the Beijing-Zhangjiakou Railway was completed; in 2019, the Beijing-Zhangjiakou High-speed Railway was opened to traffic. From the zero breakthrough in railway construction to the most advanced level in the world today, from the speed of 35 kilometers per hour to 350 kilometers per hour, it has spanned a century, and we are chasing dreams in Beijing and Zhangjiakou.
“Whoever grasps the key to technological innovation and takes the first step in technological innovation will be able to take the lead and win the advantage.” Adhering to innovation first, the pace of independent innovation in China’s high-speed rail has never stopped.
On June 28, 2023, at the Fuzhou-Xiamen High-speed Railway Meizhou Bay Cross-sea Bridge, the high-speed test train achieved a maximum single train speed of 453 kilometers per hour and a maximum intersection speed of 891 kilometers per hour. The development of the CR450 EMU achieved significant results.
As a research and development personnel, Zhao Hongwei, a member of the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference and chief researcher of the China Academy of Railway Sciences Group Corporation, said that he will go all out to complete the iterative research and development of the core system of the CR450 EMU and strive to complete prototype manufacturing and conduct type testing within the year.
“In recent years, my country’s railway construction has expanded from the plains to the western mountainous areas, and from the inland to the deep-water ocean, which has put forward higher requirements for railway bridge projects.” Qin Shunquan, a member of the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference and chief scientist of China Railway Group, said that long-span railways will be further improved Bridge design theory, research and development of new high-strength composite materials, construction equipment and construction technology.
When roads are open, all industries will prosper. General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasized: “Accelerate the development of the Internet of Things, build an efficient and smooth circulation system, and reduce logistics costs.”
At Caofeidian Port in Tangshan, Hebei Province, iron ore comes across the sea, and then rides on a long steel queue and sails into the distance. On the first day of construction after the Spring Festival holiday, the Tianjin Railway Logistics Center contacted enterprises in a timely manner and established a linkage mechanism to achieve precise connection between water and rail.
As of January 29 this year, all 39 railway logistics centers across the country have been established. “The State Railway Group will deepen the market-oriented reform of railway freight, accelerate the construction of a modern railway logistics system, vigorously develop multimodal transport with railway transportation as the backbone, promote the transformation of railway freight into modern logistics, and effectively serve as the main force in effectively reducing social logistics costs. .” Representative Liu Zhenfang said.
Tang Lixin, deputy to the National People’s Congress, Party Secretary and Chairman of China Railway Nanchang Bureau Group Co., Ltd., said: “We will actively carry out ‘headquarters-to-headquarters’ strategic cooperation, strengthen the organization of key cargo sources at collection and distribution ports, and formulate ‘one enterprise, one policy’ for full logistics solution.”
The highway network is criss-crossed, routes reach the world, and ocean-going ships shuttle back and forth… Representative members said that they will adhere to serving the overall situation, putting people first, pioneering and innovative, and transporting the world, accelerating the construction of a transportation power, and providing strong support for high-quality development.