[The land for the Hunan section of the Yongqing Guangzhou] The land for the Yongzhou Qingyuan Guangzhou Railway (Hunan section) has been approved and is planned to start construction in 2026. The total length of the project is 161.5 kilometers, with a total investment of approximately 29.666 billion yuan, a designed speed of 350 kilometers per hour, and a bridge tunnel ratio of over 84%. The line starts from Yongzhou Station and passes through areas such as Lingling, Shuangpai, Ningyuan, and Lanshan. It has four newly built stations and connects to the under construction Shaoyong High speed Railway at the northern end. As a key section of the Guangdong Hong Kong Macao Chengdu Chongqing main axis, the travel time from Yongzhou to Guangzhou will be reduced from 3.5 hours to 1.5 hours after completion.Editor/Bian Wenjun

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