The Super Loop High-speed Railway was launched this morning, from Shanghai to Shanghai
On the morning of June 15, 2024, the G8388 train departed from Shanghai Station for the first time. This is the first super "loop line" train connecting one city and three provinces in the Yangtze River Delta.
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"Mom, I'll take my grandma to try it first!" On the morning of June 15, in the waiting hall of Shanghai Station, train enthusiast Xiao Cai took his 87-year-old grandma to take the G8388 train to tour the circular line. Before departure, he connected to his mother who works abroad via video, "I like to take my grandma on the subway to travel around the city during the holidays. I went to Suzhou some time ago. Now that this high-speed rail has opened, our holiday tour routes have been expanded again!"
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Staff at Shanghai Railway Station introduced the train operation map and attractions along the route to passengers on the first train.
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It is understood that the G8388 train departs from Shanghai Station, passes through three provinces and one city, namely Shanghai, Jiangsu, Anhui and Zhejiang, stops at 19 stations along the way, including Nanjing South, Hefei South, Jiuhua Mountain, Huangshan West, Qiandao Lake, Hangzhou East, etc., and returns to Shanghai Hongqiao Station. The one-way mileage exceeds 1,200 kilometers, and the whole travel time is 8 hours and 9 minutes, connecting the golden tourism line of the Yangtze River Delta.
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At present, the operating mileage of high-speed railways in the Yangtze River Delta region exceeds 7,200 kilometers, with 26 high-speed railway lines, and the EMU operation range covers all cities and prefectures except Zhoushan, Zhejiang.
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