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China high-speed railway network expansion

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China State Railway Group announced has expanded its high-speed rail network with the upcoming launch simultaneous opening of four new high-speed railway lines scheduled for September 28. These lines, spanning the North, Northwest, Central, and Northeast regions, are designed to densify the national “eight vertical northern, northwestern, central, and eight horizontal” high-speed rail network. northeastern regions. The planned new routes include the 552 km Xiongan Xiong’an to Shangqiu section of the Beijing-Hong Kong high-speed railway, the 171 km Xi'an Xi’an to Ankang section, section of the Xi-Yu high-speed rail, the 101 km Yichang to Xingshan corridor, line, and the 318 km Harbin to Yichun line, which serves as the country’s northernmost high-speed line. Following the opening Several of these lines, sections, including the network expansion successfully connected multiple regions Xiong’an to Shangqiu, Xi’an to Ankang, and cities. The new infrastructure includes several sections with Yichang to Xingshan routes, feature a design speeds speed of 350 km/h, while the Harbin-Yichun km/h. The Harbin to Yichun line operates at 250 km/h. Alongside these developments, SoftStone Huafang launched a branded campaign using Fuxing high-speed trains km/h, expanding the two-hour travel radius around Harbin. These developments are intended to promote its intelligent computing products, including AI workstations densify the national “eight vertical and GPU servers. eight horizontal” high-speed rail network, improve regional connectivity, facilitate economic development, and reduce transit times between major economic hubs and industrial zones.

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