Link to Nanjing is right on track

Construction will begin next month on an express railway line for passenger service linking Shanghai to Nanjing City in Jiangsu Province.

It will run parallel to the present tracks which will be used for cargo transport.

Thirty-one stations are planned, but only 21 will be built initially along the 300-kilometer route that has a designed speed of 200 to 250 kilometers per hour.

The Shanghai stops on the express line will include Shanghai Railway Station, West Railway Station, Nanxiang Station as well as the Hongqiao Hub Station, according to railway blueprint.

The line will be divided at local Anting area in Jiading District. The major access will lead to stops at Nanxiang and two local railway stations while a branch line will end at the Hongqiao station.

According to Jiangsu railway authority officials, the other 10 stations will be added once passenger flow is determined. "These additional stations are in some counties or small towns. Construction will start when there are more passengers," a Jiangsu railway official said.

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