Beijing, Feb. 6 (Xinhua) -- Over the past decade of coordinated development of Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei, the "Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei on the track" has been accelerated, and the multi-node and network-like transportation structure in the region has been further improved.
As of the end of November 2023, the operating mileage of the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei Railway has exceeded 110,000 kilometers, the high-speed rail has achieved full coverage of prefecture-level cities. Based on the commuting circle, the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei regional functional circle and node city industrial circle are also accelerating the formation.
-- The operating mileage of the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei Railway has exceeded 110,000 km
In the past ten years, the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region has continuously encrypted the rail line.
In 2015, the Beijing-Tianjin Intercity was extended to Tianjin Binhai Station, opening up a fast and convenient passage between Tianjin Binhai New Area and Beijing.
On February 2, on the Beijing-Tianjin intercity C2024 train, the crew and passengers of the Tianjin passenger section took a group photo to celebrate the New Year. Xinhua News Agency.
In 2019, the Beijing-Zhangjiakou high-speed railway was completed and opened to traffic, and the operating mileage of China's high-speed rail exceeded 350,000 km. The ski journey from Beijing to Zhangjiakou has been shortened from more than 3 hours to more than 40 minutes at the fastest.
On September 25, 2022, an EMU train passed on the Beijing-Zhangjiakou high-speed railway bridge across the Guanting Reservoir in Huailai County, Hebei Province (drone**) Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Yang Shiyao.
In 2020, the Beijing-Xiong'an Intercity Railway will be put into operation, and the Xiong'an New Area will be integrated into the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei intercity railway network, making commuting between Xiong'an and Beijing and Tianjin more convenient and efficient.
In 2022, the Jingtang Intercity and Jingbin Intercity Baodi-Beichen sections will be put into operation, becoming an important transportation support for the coordinated development of Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei.
This is a photo taken on July 17, 2023 of the Jingtang Intercity Railway (Yanjiao Section) and the renovated Yanjiao Exit Interchange Hub of Tongyan Expressway. Xinhua News Agency.
The Jingtang Intercity not only takes into account the travel of the capital's 'satellite cities' such as Yanjiao, Dachang and Xianghe, but also forms a railway 'cross structure' at Baodi Station, which helps to improve the development conditions of the urban agglomeration. He Jin, chief engineer of the Jingtang Railway Project of China Railway Design Group, said.
The reporter learned from China Railway Beijing Bureau Group that as of the end of November 2023, the operating mileage of the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei Railway reached 11,295 kilometers, including 2,576 kilometers of high-speed rail, realizing the full coverage of high-speed rail to prefecture-level cities. The half-hour and one-hour intercity traffic circles are advancing rapidly to better support the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region to build a world-class urban agglomeration.
-- Railways extending in all directions connect "Twin Cities Life" and "Twin Cities Work".
On the day of the opening of the Jinxing Intercity Railway, passengers took photos at Daxing Airport Station. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Li Ran.
Xue Chen, who lives in Anci District, Langfang City, Hebei Province, works at a bank in Beijing. With the opening of the Jinxing Intercity Railway, she drove 30 minutes from her home to Yongqing East Station, took 15 minutes by high-speed rail to Daxing Airport Station, and transferred to the subway for more than 20 minutes to reach the company. "Waking up at 7:30 a.m. and catching the 8:33 intercity train to work is as convenient as taking the subway. Xue Chen said.
In May 2021, Hanwang Technology Co., Ltd. and China North Talent Market jointly established Tianjin North Hanwang Technology Co., Ltd. in Tianjin Binhai-Zhongguancun Science and Technology Park
A view of Tianjin Binhai-Zhongguancun Science and Technology Park (taken on May 12, 2022, drone**) Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Zhao Zishuo.
The company's employees are mainly from Beijing and Tianjin, and it only takes about an hour to take the high-speed rail from Beijing South Railway Station to Binhai New Area, which has played a role in talent exchange and enterprise development. Li Zhifeng, chairman of the company, said.
Wuqing Station, located between Beijing and Tianjin, is a "bright window" to observe the coordinated development of Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei.
Today, Wuqing Station sends 1,000 passengers every day, which is about three times as many as before. In the vicinity of Wuqing Station, what used to be a cropland has been transformed into a "new business district", and commercial projects such as Florentia Village receive a large number of consumers from Beijing and Tianjin every year. High-speed rail accelerates the flow of consumption potential and creative vitality between Beijing and Tianjin.
——Based on the commuting circle, the functional circle and node city industrial circle are being formed at an accelerated pace
On the eve of the Spring Festival, located in Yanjiao High-tech Zone, Sanhe City, Langfang, Hebei Province, the production workshop of Oufu Electric Co., Ltd. was operated meticulously by skilled workers.
The original choice to settle in Yanjiao was due to the demand for expansion and capacity upgrading, and on the other hand, it was to help attract more high-end industrial talents in Beijing and contribute to the long-term development of the enterprise. Zhao Xiaoming, manager of the structural R&D department of the R&D center of Ouvolt Electric, said.
On October 17, 2023, in the battery pack assembly workshop of the third factory of Oufu Electric Co., Ltd., workers were debugging the loading of robot cells. Xinhua News Agency (photo by Gao Shu).
High-speed rail has changed people's work and lifestyle, and enlarged the resource allocation space of various production factors. Cheng Shidong, director of the Urban Transportation Center of China's National Comprehensive Transport Research Institute, said.
Tianjin has taken the initiative to adapt to the economic structure and industrial system of Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei, and has continuously enriched its port business and improved its port functions.
Beijing Pinggu Jingping Integrated Logistics Hub opened the first direct China-Europe train to Russia, and Langfang, Hebei Province opened the first "China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan" international multimodal cargo train ......In 2023, the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region will run 1,059 trains from Central Europe and Central Asia, radiating to Russia, Mongolia, Germany and other countries and regions.
On September 18, 2023, a China-Europe (Central Asia) train bound for Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, left the Wujie No. 3 Yard of Tianjin Port (drone**) Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Zhao Zishuo.
Stable and efficient logistics services support the 'main artery' of Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei to the outside world. Zhang Jinchao, deputy director of the freight department of China Railway Beijing Bureau Group, said.
The Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei traffic circle continues to be encrypted, the industrial chain is deeply integrated, and the first chain cooperates with each other, and the total economic output of the three places has exceeded 10 trillion yuan, and the overall strength of the region has reached a new level, injecting surging impetus into the national economic development.
*:Xinhua.