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High-speed rail bridge sections join
By Zha Minjie |
May 18, 2010, Tuesday
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A MAJOR link in the high-speed railway from Shanghai to neighboring Hangzhou was completed yesterday with the joining of the two sections of a long arch bridge, railway authorities said.
The 160-meter arched span is the longest used on a fast train route, authorities said.
Wang Feng, deputy director of the Shanghai Railway Bureau, said yesterday that it was a breakthrough in technology for fast railway routes.
The arch bridge in Zhejiang Province overpasses an expressway connecting Shanghai and Hangzhou.
To not disrupt the 40,000 vehicles that use the expressway daily, builders constructed the two arched sections separately beforehand.
Builders then took an hour to connect the two sections yesterday.
Construction of the railway began in April 2009 with a total investment of 30 billion yuan (US$4.4 billion).
The trains on the 154-kilometer route can reach a top speed of 350 kilometers per hour. Testing will begin in July. The line is expected to start operating on October 1.
The 160-meter arched span is the longest used on a fast train route, authorities said.
Wang Feng, deputy director of the Shanghai Railway Bureau, said yesterday that it was a breakthrough in technology for fast railway routes.
The arch bridge in Zhejiang Province overpasses an expressway connecting Shanghai and Hangzhou.
To not disrupt the 40,000 vehicles that use the expressway daily, builders constructed the two arched sections separately beforehand.
Builders then took an hour to connect the two sections yesterday.
Construction of the railway began in April 2009 with a total investment of 30 billion yuan (US$4.4 billion).
The trains on the 154-kilometer route can reach a top speed of 350 kilometers per hour. Testing will begin in July. The line is expected to start operating on October 1.
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