OREANDA-NEWS.   According to the plan issued by the general office of the provincial government to push forward preliminary work of the key projects in 2014, Anhui will start the construction of several new railways in the second half of this year or next year, including those from Shangqiu to Hefei and further to Hangzhou, from Lujiang to Tongling and from Hefei to Anqing and further to Jiujiang.

Anhui section of the Shangqiu-Hefei-Hangzhou railway, with a total length of 700 km and design speed of 350 kilometers per hour, will start construction at the end of this year. After completion, Hefei to Hangzhou will take as little as 100 minutes without detouring through Nanjing, as the railway links Hefei and Hangzhou directly. At that time, passengers from Hefei to Ma'anshan, Wuhu, Xuancheng, Fuyang and Bozhou can reach their destinations within an hour by high-speed trains.
 
Hefei-Anqing-Jiujiang railway passenger dedicated line is an important railway planned by Anhui. According to the plan, the section between Hefei to Anqing will be constructed next year and the construction period is four years. Upon total completion, passengers from Hefei can arrive in Jiujiang in one hour.
 
In addition, the Lujiang-Tongling railway to be constructed next month will greatly enhance freight transportation capacity among Hefei, Lujiang, Wuwei and Tongling.