The Yangtze River Delta

In 2018, the integration of the Yangtze River Delta became a national strategy, and over the past five years, the construction of the "Yangtze River Delta on track" has accelerated. As of the end of 2022, the operating mileage of the Yangtze River Delta railway reached 13749.7 kilometers, including 6704.4 kilometers of high-speed rail, accounting for one sixth of the country's total, equivalent to the total mileage of high-speed rail in Japan and Spain. The Yangtze River Delta railway map, which is woven into a network, interconnected, and continuously expanding, has enabled all prefecture level cities in the Yangtze River Delta region, except Zhoushan, to achieve "city to city high-speed trains", and high-speed trains to operate in a public transportation system. The dream of a "1-hour to 3-hour living circle" has become a reality, and the effect of urbanization continues to expand, providing important support and guarantee for promoting high-quality integrated development of the Yangtze River Delta. In Anhui, 34 counties in the province have access to high-speed rail, with a county coverage rate of nearly 60%; High speed rail across the country