Recently, construction of the launching shaft for the shield tunnel on the Guangzhou (Guangzhou Railway Station) - Nansha (Guangzhou South Railway Station) connecting line, undertaken by China Railway 11th Bureau Group, has begun, marking an important step in Guangzhou's "high-speed rail into the city" initiative. Once the Guangzhou-Nansha connecting line is completed, railways such as the Beijing-Guangzhou High-Speed Railway, Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong High-Speed Railway, Guiyang-Guangzhou High-Speed Railway, and Nanning-Guangzhou High-Speed Railway will be able to run directly to Guangzhou Railway Station in the central urban area, further enhancing Guangzhou's function as a major metropolitan transportation hub.

On June 23, construction workers were working at the construction site of the shield tunnel launching shaft for the Xilang Tunnel on the Guangzhou-Nansha connecting line.

This is a drone photo taken on June 23 of Guangzhou South Railway Station. The Guangzhou-Nansha connecting line will extend from Guangzhou South Railway Station and reach Guangzhou Railway Station in the central urban area without intermediate stops.

On June 23, construction workers were washing residual concrete off a concrete hopper at the construction site of the shield tunnel launching shaft for the Xilang Tunnel on the Guangzhou-Nansha connecting line.

This is a drone photo taken on June 23 of the construction site of the shield tunnel launching shaft for the Xilang Tunnel on the Guangzhou-Nansha connecting line, which will run north directly to Guangzhou's central urban area.

This is a drone photo taken on June 23 of the construction site of the shield tunnel launching shaft for the Xilang Tunnel on the Guangzhou-Nansha connecting line.