Henan to Embrace China's First Star-shaped High-speed Rail Network

Henan to Embrace China's First Star-shaped High-speed Rail Network

河南将率先建成“米”字形高铁网

The Zhengzhou-Puyang section of Zhengzhou-Jinan high-speed railway has basically completed construction of its main and supporting projects and entered the static acceptance phase, said a source from the construction site on November 19.

11月19日，记者在郑济高铁郑州至濮阳段施工现场了解到，目前该段线路主体工程及配套工程建设已基本完成，进入全面静态验收阶段。

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With a designed maximum running speed of 350 kilometers per hour, the Zhengzhou-Jinan high-speed railway is the final step to form Henan's star-shaped high-speed rail network. The Zhengzhou-Puyang section includes 5 stations, namely Pingyuanxinqu, Weihuinan, Huxianxunxian, Neihuang and Puyangdong.

郑济高铁是河南省“米”字形高铁网的最后一笔，设计时速350公里。其中，郑濮段设立平原新区、卫辉南、滑县浚县、内黄、濮阳东5个车站。

The static acceptance, an important phase of high-speed rail's construction, will take two months. In strict accordance with the acceptance specifications and standards, 11 professional teams will inspect the Zhengzhou-Puyang section thoroughly.

作为高速铁路竣工验收的重要环节，静态验收将历时两个月，11个专业验收组严格按照验收规范和标准，对工程进行全项目验收。

Following the static acceptance, integrated testing and commissioning and safety assessment will be carried out within several months. The Zhengzhou-Puyang section is expected to be open to traffic in the first half of 2022.

据了解，在静态验收之后，郑济高铁郑濮段将开始为期几个月的联调联试和安全评估，所有工作完成后，预计于2022年上半年正式开通运营。

Zhengzhoudong Railway Station. [Photo provided to dahe.cn]

As a bridge to accelerate the regional coordinated and interconnected development, the Zhengzhou-Jinan high-speed railway not only links Zhengzhou with the counties including Weihui, Huaxian, Neihuang, Qingfeng and Nanle in the province, but also makes Puyang an important high-speed rail channel which is only an hour away from Zhengzhou. Outside Henan, the Zhengzhou-Jinan high-speed railway will serve as a fast passenger corridor linking the city clusters in Central China and those in Shandong Peninsula, which is of great significance for traffic system improvement and resources integration of the two provinces.

作为纽带，在省内，郑济高铁串联起卫辉、滑县、内黄、清丰、南乐等县区，加快区域协调联动发展，并带动濮阳成为高速铁路的重要通道城市，融入郑州“一小时都市圈”；在省外，成为中原城市群与山东半岛城市群间的快速客运通道，对豫鲁两省完善路网结构、推动资源整合意义重大。

According to Long Zhigang, head of the Transportation Strategy Development Division of Henan Communications Planning and Design Institute, the opening of Zhengzhou-Puyang section means that all the prefecture-level cities across the province will be connected by high-speed railways and Henan will also be the first in China to have a star-shaped high-speed rail network.

河南省交通规划设计院交通运输战略发展研究院院长龙志刚表示，郑济高铁郑濮段的开通运营，意味着河南实现“市市通高铁”的同时，也将在全国率先建成“米”字形高铁网。（中文来源/河南日报 记者/董娉 孙静 翻译/赵汉青 播音/王家琦 视频/王君艺 审校/丁岚）