The reporter learned from the China Railway Group today (21st) that in the first three quarters of this year, the national railways completed fixed asset investment of 601.2 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 1.3%.

In the first three quarters, a total of 1,625 kilometers of new railway lines were put into operation across the country. A number of new lines and stations were opened for operation, including the Xiongan-Shangqiu section of the Beijing-Hong Kong high-speed railway, the Xi'an-Ankang section of the Xi-Chongqing high-speed railway, the Yichang-Xingshan high-speed railway, and the Harbin-Yichun high-speed railway. This further optimized the layout of the regional road network, improved the overall efficiency of transportation, facilitated travel for people along the line, and effectively promoted industrial upgrading and resource development.

A number of key engineering projects have made positive progress.The Huaibei-Suzhou-Bengbu intercity railway, the Nanning-Zhuhai high-speed railway from Yulin north to Cenxi east section, and the Tianjin-Weifang high-speed railway Jinan connection line are undergoing joint commissioning and testing in an orderly manner; the rails of the Chongqing-Wanzhou high-speed railway have been laid and static acceptance has been initiated; the Shanghai-Nanjing-Hefei high-speed railway has begun track laying; the Zhujiashan Tunnel, a control project of the entire Xi'an-Chongqing high-speed railway, has been successfully completed.The advantages of railway construction investment with long industrial chain, wide radiation coverage and obvious pulling effect have been fully demonstrated, injecting new momentum into economic and social development.

(CCTV reporter Zheng Liankai)