The construction of the Huzhou-Hangzhou high-speed line, designed for trains with a maximum speed of 350 km/h, continues in Zhejiang Province in eastern China.

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This was reported by Railway Supply magazine with reference to Xinhua.

On December 16, 2021, China Railway No.4 Engineering Group began the stage of laying the upper structure of the track.

Construction of this HSL began in September 2019, and it is planned to open before the beginning of the XIX Asian Games, which are to take place in Hangzhou in September 2022.

There will be five stations on the 135 km long line – in Huzhou, Deqing, Hangzhou, Fuyang and Tonglu. Hangzhou West Station will be a major transportation hub to serve participants and guests of the Asian Games, as well as an important part of the railway network developing in the Yangtze River Delta.

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