[Yangtze River Delta Daily] Trial operation phase of a new high-speed rail connecting Shanghai and Nanjing | High speed rail | Yangtze River Delta
1. Trial operation of a new high-speed railway connecting Shanghai and Nanjing
On August 16th at 8:00 am, train G55301 departed from Nanjing South Station and headed towards Taicang Station along the Shanghai Nanjing Yangtze River High Speed Railway, marking the trial operation phase of the Shanghai Nanjing Yangtze River High Speed Railway. It is expected to have the conditions for opening operation in September. In principle, the trial operation shall not be less than one month, and the trains used for the trial operation shall be operated by high-speed trains, with each station along the way simulating passenger transportation services.
The Shanghai Nanjing Yangtze River High Speed Railway starts from Nanjing South Station, passes through Nanjing, Zhenjiang, Changzhou, Wuxi, Suzhou, and reaches Taicang Station. It connects to the Shanghai Railway Hub through the Shanghai Suzhou Tong Railway, with a total length of 279 kilometers and a designed speed of 350 kilometers per hour. There are a total of 8 stations along the entire line, including Nanjing South, Jurong, Jintan, Wujin, Jiangyin, Zhangjiagang, Changshu, and Taicang. Among them, Nanjing South, Zhangjiagang, Changshu, and Taicang stations are existing stations, while Jurong, Jintan, Wujin, and Jiangyin stations are newly built stations.
The Shanghai Nanjing high-speed railway along the Yangtze River is the backbone of the intercity rail transit network in the Yangtze River Delta region, and together with the Beijing Shanghai high-speed railway and the Shanghai Nanjing intercity railway, it forms the high-speed railway artery radiating westward in the Yangtze River Delta region. After the project is opened and put into operation, the history of high-speed railways being blocked along the Jintan, Wujin, Jiangyin and other districts and cities will come to an end. This is of great significance for further narrowing the spatial and temporal distance between counties and cities in southern Jiangsu and Shanghai and Nanjing, and promoting the economic and social development of the southern Yangtze River region in Jiangsu.
2. 3 alumni of the University of Science and Technology of China, awarded the 2023 Future Science Award
On August 16, 2023, the Future Science Award was officially announced. Eight scientists, including Chai Jijie, Zhou Jianmin, Zhao Zhongxian, Chen Xianhui, He Kaiming, Sun Jian, Ren Shaoqing, and Zhang Xiangyu, respectively, won the "Life Science Award", "Material Science Award", and "Mathematics and Computer Science Award". Among them, Zhao Zhongxian, Chen Xianhui, and Ren Shaoqing graduated from the University of Science and Technology of China.
The Future Science Award is a scientific award initiated by scientists and entrepreneurs in 2016, held annually with a single prize of approximately 7.25 million yuan, aimed at rewarding scientists who have made outstanding scientific and technological achievements in the Greater China region.
3. Zhu Shulin was investigated
On the afternoon of August 16th, according to the Anhui Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection and Supervision, Zhu Shulin, Secretary of the Party Working Committee and Director of the Management Committee of Chizhou Economic and Technological Development Zone, is suspected of serious violations of discipline and law and is currently undergoing disciplinary review and supervision investigation by the Anhui Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection and Supervision.