The construction of high-speed rail in the country is still in full swing, and the construction of the high-speed railway from Hefei to Wuhan is about to start. The Yangtze River Economic Belt is the largest economic zone in China, and the construction of high-speed railway corridors is crucial to connect urban agglomerations along the Yangtze River and improve transportation efficiency.
The construction of the Shanghai-Chongqing-Chengdu high-speed railway along the Yangtze River will have a profound impact on the entire Yangtze River Economic Belt, and it is not only a problem of railway transportation. What kind of impact will the construction of high-speed rail along the Yangtze River bring? Why is it still accelerating? Which of these cities will benefit? First of all, the promotion of high-speed rail along the Yangtze River will have a far-reaching impact on the economic development of the Yangtze River Economic Belt.
According to the data, the total GDP of the Yangtze River Economic Belt is as high as 56 trillion yuan, accounting for 46 percent of the country3%, with a total population of about 600 million people, accounting for 43% of the country. The high-speed rail corridor along the Yangtze River will connect Shanghai, Nanjing, Hefei, Wuhan, Yichang, Chongqing, Chengdu and other large and medium-sized cities, covering the three major national urban agglomerations in the Yangtze River Economic Belt.
This will effectively promote exchanges and interconnection between cities along the route, and provide strong support for the integrated development of the entire Yangtze River Economic Belt. Secondly, the construction of high-speed rail along the Yangtze River will have a positive impact on the central city and the surrounding areas.
The arrival of high-speed rail will shorten the travel time between cities, strengthen the siphoning capacity of central cities, and also allow some small and medium-sized cities in marginal areas to get rid of their marginal status. At the same time, for the central Jiangsu region and the central part of Sichuan and Chongqing, the high-speed railway along the Yangtze River can effectively improve the traffic situation, so that these areas can get rid of the long-term traffic dilemma and enter a more convenient transportation network.
Finally, the accelerated construction of high-speed rail along the Yangtze River is not only an important measure to meet the transportation demand, but also will have a profound impact on the spatial and temporal distance between cities. At present, it takes 11 and a half hours to reach the high-speed train from Chengdu to Shanghai at the earliest, and nearly 7 hours even to Wuhan.
Once the entire high-speed rail line along the Yangtze River reaches a speed of 350 kilometers per hour, the travel time between cities will be greatly shortened, which will further bring economic ties between cities and bring more opportunities for cooperation. Therefore, the accelerated construction of high-speed railways along the Yangtze River will not only be a positive boost to the development of the Yangtze River Economic Belt, but will also have a far-reaching impact on the cities along the route.
In the future, the construction of the Shanghai-Chongqing-Rong high-speed railway along the Yangtze River will continue to be promoted, injecting strong impetus into the integrated development of the Yangtze River Economic Belt, and will also become an important link connecting urban agglomerations along the Yangtze River.