Recently, the Taicang-Situan section of the newly-built Shanghai-Nantong Railway has entered the construction phase of the entire line.

Taicang-Situan Section of Hutong Railway

According to reports, the Taicang-Situan section of the Hutong Railway is located in the southern part of Jiangsu and the coastal and riverside areas of Shanghai. It starts from Taicang Station of the Shanghai-Sutong Railway in the north, and connects with the Situan Station of the Shanghai Pudong Railway in the south, passing through Taicang City, which is under the jurisdiction of Suzhou City, Jiangsu Province. And Shanghai Jiading District, Baoshan District, Pudong New District and Fengxian District. The total length of the line is 111.8 kilometers. It adopts the passenger and freight co-line mode. The design speed of passenger trains on the section is 200 kilometers per hour. There are 6 stations in Taicang, Xuxing, Waigaoqiao, Caolu, Shanghai East and Situan. Among them, there are 6 stations in Jiangsu Province. It is 7.3 kilometers long, with a length of 104.5 kilometers in Shanghai. The construction of the first section of the project has started at the end of 2019.

Previously, the shield tunnel of the Wusongkou Yangtze River Tunnel Project, the full-line control project of this line, was successfully excavated. This tunnel passes through the mouth of the Yangtze River and the Huangpu River. It is a double-hole single-track underwater tunnel. It is the first railway tunnel in China to cross the Yangtze River and the Huangpu River, the first railway shield tunnel for passengers and goods in a soft soil area, and the first railway tunnel in China. Fully enclosed lined shield tunnel.

After the opening of the Taicang-Situan section of the Hutong Railway, Nantong can go directly to Pudong in 1 hour, and it only takes about 2 hours from Yancheng to Pudong. Quick selection.

The Shanghai East Railway Station of the Taicang-Situan Section of the Hutong Railway is located in Shanghai Pudong New Area, close to Shanghai Pudong International Airport. In the future, Shanghai will form a railway passenger hub layout with Shanghai Railway Station, Shanghai South Railway Station, Shanghai Hongqiao Railway Station and Shanghai East Railway Station as the main railway station, and Shanghai West Railway Station, Anting West Railway Station and Songjiang Railway Station as supplementary. Passengers from Zhangjiagang, Changshu and Taicang can go directly to Shanghai Pudong International Airport through this railway, making travel more convenient.

The Taicang-Situan section of the Hutong Railway is an important part of the coastal railway corridor in the National "Medium and Long-term Railway Network Planning". International passenger transport, while taking into account the freight function. After the completion and opening to traffic, the capacity of Shanghai's hub lines and passenger stations will be further expanded. Shanghai Pudong New Area will be included in the national high-speed rail network, filling the gap of trunk railways in the eastern part of Shanghai, and promoting the high-quality integrated development of the Yangtze River Delta and the development of sea-rail combined transportation in the Yangtze River Economic Belt. , It is of great significance to serve the national economy and people's livelihood. Editor/He Yuting