Recently, the reporter learned from relevant departments that bidding has been completed for the early-start sections of the control works on the Beijing-Hebei and Liaoning sections of the Beijing-Shenyang High-Speed Railway, and the bidding results have finished their public notice period. According to the bidding announcement, the Fenghuangling Tunnel section and the section from Beitaizi Tunnel to the provincial border, located in Chengde, Hebei Province, on the Beijing-Shenyang High-Speed Railway, are scheduled to start construction on March 5.

The early-start sections of the control works on the Beijing-Hebei section of the Beijing-Shenyang High-Speed Railway are the Fenghuangling Tunnel section and the section from Beitaizi Tunnel to the provincial border, located within Chengde. The planned construction period is 36 months (excluding construction preparation), and the planned completion date is March 4, 2017. According to the latest bidding announcement for the Beijing-Shenyang High-Speed Railway, the entire line will have a total of 20 stations. Among them, Xinglong West, Anjiang, Chengde South, Liugou, and Pingquan North are stations within Hebei Province.

After the Beijing-Shenyang High-Speed Railway project is completed, the train travel time between Beijing and Shenyang can be reduced to about 2 hours and 30 minutes. After the Beijing-Shenyang High-Speed Railway is connected with the Beijing-Guangzhou High-Speed Railway, the railway travel time from Shijiazhuang to Chengde will be shortened to more than 2 hours, and the railway travel time from Shijiazhuang to Shenyang will also be shortened to within 4 hours.