1. Lanzhou-Hanzhong-Shiyan High-Speed Railway, etc.

The county party committee and county government have always attached great importance to high-speed railway construction. According to the Provincial Development and Reform Commission's "Letter on Work Opinions Regarding the Lanzhou-Hanzhong-Shiyan High-Speed Railway," due to practical factors such as the sequencing of comprehensive road network construction, financing capacity, and high-speed railway construction costs, the Lanzhou-Hanzhong-Shiyan High-Speed Railway has not been included in the national "14th Five-Year Plan" railway development plan, and Longxi County will have no high-speed railway passing through in the near to medium term.

Regarding the proposal to build the "Dingxi-Zhangxian-Longxi-Minxian" high-speed railway, as the pace of national high-speed railway construction has slowed, coupled with factors such as the high cost of high-speed railway construction, and with the opening of the Longxi-Zhangxian Expressway and the completion of the Muzhailing Tunnel, transportation around the four counties has already been greatly improved.

Moreover, in order to improve travel conditions for residents along the Longhai Railway line, Longxi County implemented a platform renovation project. On December 26, 2023, the speed-up renovation project for Longxi Station and the entire Longhai Railway line was fully completed. On January 10, 2024, the 160 km/h power-concentrated EMU "Green Giant" began operation, and EMU services between Lanzhou and Shanghai and between Lanzhou and Beijing were launched. Travel time from cities along the line such as Longxi, Tianshui, and Gangu to Xi'an and Lanzhou has been reduced by one-third, and public travel transport services have been effectively improved. (Reply from the Longxi County Development and Reform Bureau, June 24)

2. Nanchang-Jiujiang Related Railway Planning

Accelerate the planning and construction of the high-speed railway network, advance the construction of the Nanchang-Jiujiang High-Speed Railway, strive to include the Nanchang-Fuzhou (Xiamen), Wuhan-Xianning-Nanchang, and Changsha-Nanchang (Jiujiang) railways in the national medium- and long-term railway plan (revision), and launch preliminary work on projects such as the S1 line (Ganjiang New Area line), S3 (Nanchang-Zhangshu line), and S4 (Nanchang-Gao'an line) of the Nanchang metropolitan area suburban (commuter) railway in due course.

Advance the construction of port-evacuation railways, dedicated railway lines, and dedicated freight railways around industrial parks. Optimize the cargo entry and exit routes at various hub nodes of Nanchang International Land Port, enhance the freight dedicated channel capacity of the Pengze Hongguang Wharf in Jiujiang, and advance the construction of projects such as the Phase II dedicated railway line of Nanchang International Land Port, the dedicated railway line of the Ruichang Port Area of Jiujiang Port, the Hongguang port-evacuation dedicated railway line in Pengze County, and the dedicated freight line from the Pengze County East Line Freight Corridor to the Penglangji Port Area.

Carry out preliminary work on the dedicated railway line of the Yaowan Port Area in Nanchang in due course, and cooperate in carrying out related work on the dedicated railway line of the Longtougong Port Area in Nanchang.

(Notice of the General Office of the Nanchang Municipal People's Government on Issuing the Construction Plan for the Nanchang-Jiujiang Comprehensive Modern Circulation Strategic Pivot City, June 27)

3. Rudong Extension Section of the Nantong-Suzhou-Jiaxing-Ningbo Railway

On June 28, the Nantong Municipal Transport Bureau published a single-source procurement notice for the feasibility study consulting project of the Rudong extension section of the Nantong-Suzhou-Jiaxing-Ningbo Railway. China Railway Economic and Planning Research Institute Co., Ltd. is proposed to be selected as the feasibility study consulting unit.

The Rudong extension section of the Nantong-Suzhou-Jiaxing-Ningbo Railway is an important extension line of the Nantong-Suzhou-Jiaxing-Ningbo Railway and a rapid railway passenger transport corridor for external exchanges in the northeastern part of Nantong. The project's construction is of great significance for filling the gap in regional rapid railways, further improving the regional road network, accelerating the construction of the "Yangtze River Delta on Rails," and promoting higher-quality integrated development of transportation in the Yangtze River Delta region.

The project has been included in the "Yangtze River Delta Region Multi-level Rail Transit Plan" and Jiangsu's "2024-2026 Three-Year Rolling Promotion Plan for Preliminary Work on Key Provincial Transportation Projects," and feasibility study and review of the project are being carried out.

4. Changsha-Yueyang Intercity Railway, etc.

Railway construction falls under national authority. The Changsha-Yueyang Intercity Railway has been included in the current national medium- and long-term railway network plan, but has not been included in the national railway "14th Five-Year Plan" development plan, and conditions for starting construction are not yet in place in the near term; the Beijing-Guangzhou High-Speed Railway double-track line and the Yugong Port-Shimen-Zhangjiajie railway connecting line have not yet been included in relevant national railway plans.

Next, we will, in accordance with the decisions and arrangements of the provincial party committee and provincial government, and under the guidance of relevant national ministries and commissions, strengthen demonstration and research on the above projects, make proper arrangements and planning for preliminary work, and strive to include them as early as possible in the new round of revision of the national medium- and long-term railway network plan and the "15th Five-Year Plan" railway development plan.

(Reply from the Hunan Provincial Development and Reform Commission on the Proposal on Promoting the Construction of the Yueyang Hundred-Li Riverside Port-adjacent Industrial Economic Corridor, June 27)

5. Xi'an-Hefei High-Speed Railway

On June 18, the "Competitive Consultation Announcement for the Project of Demonstrating the Necessity of Introducing the Xi'an-Hefei High-Speed Railway into Shangnan County and Studying the Line and Station Location Scheme" was published on the Shaanxi Provincial Government Procurement Network. The purchaser is the Shangnan County Development and Reform Bureau, with a procurement budget of 3.1 million yuan.

The procurement requirements are: in accordance with the national 2024 railway preliminary work plan, produce a demonstration report on the necessity of introducing the Xi'an-Hefei High-Speed Railway into Shangnan County and a research and demonstration report on the line and station location scheme, so as to provide technical support for including the Shangluo-Nanyang section of the Xi'an-Hefei High-Speed Railway in the plan.

Meanwhile, on June 26, the "Announcement of Bid Award (Transaction) Results for the Project of Demonstrating the Necessity of Introducing the Xi'an-Hefei High-Speed Railway into Danfeng County and Studying the Line and Station Location Scheme" was published. China Railway ** Survey and Design Institute Group Co., Ltd. (consortium member: China Railway Economic and Planning Research Institute Co., Ltd.) won the bid.

6. Chongqing East Connecting Line of the Chongqing-Kunming High-Speed Railway

The western section of the Yunzhuan Mountain Tunnel connects to the Fo'eryan Bridge on the west. Because the bridge crosses the river on the same bridge as the east connecting line of the Chongqing-Kunming High-Speed Railway, and the railway feasibility study has not yet been approved by the National Development and Reform Commission, the bridge location has not yet been fixed, which has kept the Fo'eryan Bridge in the scheme research stage and directly affected the starting-point connection and interchange scheme of the western section of the Yunzhuan Mountain Tunnel, leaving the western section still in the scheme research stage.

In 2024, affected by national policy adjustments, our city's urban road, bridge, and tunnel projects have been classified as controlled projects, making it extremely difficult to start construction within the year.

Next, the Municipal Housing and Urban-Rural Development Commission will, first, join with relevant departments to accelerate preliminary work on the Yunzhuan Mountain Tunnel and cooperate with the Municipal Transport Bureau to actively coordinate with the Chengdu Railway Bureau and China Railway Corporation, striving for the east connecting line of the Chongqing-Kunming High-Speed Railway to obtain approval from the National Development and Reform Commission as soon as possible. After the east connecting line of the Chongqing-Kunming High-Speed Railway is approved, the river-crossing alignment of the Fo'eryan Bridge will be fixed as soon as possible, and the project's preliminary-stage owner will be urged to accelerate the handling of preliminary procedures such as feasibility study, scheme, and design.

(Reply from the Chongqing Municipal Housing and Urban-Rural Development Commission on the Proposal on Including the Yunzhuan Mountain Tunnel in Municipal Direct Investment Projects to Accelerate the Construction of Multimodal Road-Rail-Water Transport, June 26)

(Schematic diagram of the scheme, for reference only)

7. Qingyang-Yan'an Railway

The Qingyang-Yan'an Railway is a component of the new Beijing-Lanzhou railway corridor planned by our province. At present, it has been included in the national "Outline of the Plan for Ecological Protection and High-Quality Development of the Yellow River Basin" and Gansu Province's "14th Five-Year Plan and Medium- and Long-Term Railway Network Development Plan," as a project for preliminary research during the "14th Five-Year Plan" period and planned implementation in the medium and long term.

According to the construction sequence of Gansu Province's "14th Five-Year Plan and Medium- and Long-Term Railway Network Development Plan," the Pingliang-Qingyang Railway will be built first. On May 21, 2022, the Municipal Government Office issued the "Notice on Issuing the Qingyang City 14th Five-Year Plan and Medium- and Long-Term Railway Network Development Plan" (Qing Zheng Ban Fa [2022] No. 82), clarifying that the Qingyang-Yan'an Railway is a "14th Five-Year Plan" research project.

The line starts from the southern throat of Qingyang Station on the Yinchuan-Xi'an High-Speed Railway, first extends eastward and then turns north, passing through Heshui, Qingcheng, and Huachi, then turns east to Nanliang Town in Huachi County, then enters Shaanxi Province in the northeast direction, and finally leads into Yan'an Station on the Baotou-Xi'an Railway. The total length of the newly built line is about 264 kilometers, of which about 158 kilometers are within Qingyang City. The total project investment is about 34.3 billion yuan, of which the investment within Qingyang City is 20.6 billion yuan.

Next, the Municipal Development and Reform Commission will actively report to the Provincial Development and Reform Commission, carry out preliminary research work on the project as soon as possible, and scientifically and reasonably determine the line alignment and the establishment of stations such as in Heshui.

(Reply from the Qingyang Municipal Development and Reform Commission on the Proposal on Establishing a Station in Heshui along the Qingyang-Yan'an Railway, June 27)

8. Changsha-Ganzhou High-Speed Railway

At present, the feasibility study of the Changsha-Ganzhou High-Speed Railway has been approved; the preliminary design review and revision examination and the construction drawing pre-review have been completed; and all prerequisite documents for preliminary design approval except the environmental impact assessment have been approved. The Environmental Engineering Assessment Center of the Ministry of Ecology and Environment has organized a technical review of the environmental impact assessment report and conducted a technical re-examination of the report in mid-June.

Because the project's environmental impact assessment report requires overall approval, it is impossible to approve the Jiangxi section separately, and starting construction by province and by section is unrealistic. Next, the two provinces of Jiangxi and Hunan will make every effort to promote the early start of construction of the project. (Reply from the Jiangxi Provincial Development and Reform Commission, June 27)