On October 19, 2020, Jiandao.com learned from the official website of the Yichang Municipal Ecological Environment Bureau that the Fourth Railway Institute officially released the draft environmental impact report on the Wuhan-Yichang section of the new Shanghai-Chongqing-Rong high-speed railway. The Wuhan-Yichang section of the Shanghai-Chongqing-Rongjiang high-speed railway (high-speed rail along the river) is expected to start construction at the end of the year.

The Wuhan-Yichang section of the high-speed rail along the Yangtze River, from Hankou to Yichang North, has an operating length of 303.924 kilometers. The newly-built main line is 295.432 kilometers, which is a double line. The design speed is 350 kilometers per hour, the total investment is estimated to be 52.27 billion yuan, and the construction period is 4 years.

The Wuhan-Yichang section of the Shanghai-Chongqing-Ronghua high-speed railway is located in Hubei Province. Ling) to Yichang (Yiling District, Dangyang City). The east end of the project is connected with Hewu High-speed Railway, Beijing-Guangzhou High-speed Railway, Wujiu High-speed Railway, Wuhan-Huanggang-Huangmei Railway through Wuhan Hub, and the west end is connected with the proposed Yichang-Zhengzhou Railway. The connection line of Wan Gao Railway and Yuyi High Speed Railway are connected.

There are 7 stations on the whole line, one of which is Hankou Station. Build 6 new stations, 1 new EMU operation station, rebuild an existing passenger car servicing station as an EMU storage yard, and build 4 new line stations. Newly built Hanchuan East Station, Tianmen North Station, Zhongxiang South Station, Jingmen West Station, Dangyang West Station and Yichang North Station. Reserve Jingshan South Station.

The project is an important part of the high-speed railway channel along the Yangtze River, a key section of the high-speed railway channel along the Yangtze River, and an important part of the inter-city railway network of the Wuhan city circle. It is also an important inter-city communication between the Wuhan city circle and the Yijingjing city group. Tao. The need to optimize the intercity railway network of Wuhan city circle and improve the layout of the regional railway network is to enhance the status of the backbone of high-speed rail passenger transportation and enhance the transportation capacity of the Three Gorges Dam.Editor/Huang Lijun