Recently, the Shaanxi Provincial Development and Reform Commission announced: “Considering the province’s railway construction and financing, and from the perspective of risk prevention, the construction of intercity railway projects has been suspended.” So far, the four Guanzhong intercity railway projects that started construction in December 2017 All the railways have been declared to have entered the suspension phase, and the construction of the one-hour traffic circle in Xi'an has been put on hold. In addition, the numerous scenic spots and sectors along the planned route that have emerged due to the concept of intercity railways may be subject to greater impact.

In this regard, Shaanxi government officials said that since the start of the Guanzhong Intercity Railway, the construction progress has been relatively slow until it is suspended, which is largely under financial pressure. Moreover, while Shaanxi Province guarantees the priority of high-speed rail construction, the provincial finance is under pressure to suspend the intercity railway first.

City railway construction suspended

On the evening of April 10, a netizen issued a question on "Construction of Guanzhong Intercity Railway" on the website of Shaanxi Provincial Development and Reform Commission. Whether to start construction across the board, are all projects currently in a state of suspension? If construction has started, when will it be completed and open to traffic, and if it is in a state of suspension, when will it be expected to resume construction.” Two days later, the Shaanxi Provincial Development and Reform Commission replied: “I The province has comprehensively considered the province’s railway construction and financing, and from the perspective of risk prevention, suspended the construction of intercity railway projects. At present, the Provincial Department of Transportation and the Provincial Railway Group are reviewing the construction of intercity railways, and will then make overall plans. Research and advancement.” The reply not only clarified the decision to suspend the Guanzhong Intercity Railway, but also showed the reasons. One is that the construction of the Guanzhong Intercity Railway must be subject to the overall situation of the province’s railway construction, and the other is that the financial pressure is high and the financial capacity does not support continued construction .

According to official information, the Guanzhong Intercity Railway Network is planned to take Xi’an as the center to build Xi’an-Lantian, Xi’an-Lintong-Weinan, Xi’an-Zhouzhi, Xi’an City-Airport-Famen Temple, Xi’an-Gaoling-Yanliang-Fuping, Xi’an- There are 6 intercity railways in Tongchuan, with an operating mileage of 1,204 kilometers. It is planned to create a one-hour traffic circle in Xi'an to provide assistance for the urban integration and regional coordinated development of the Guanzhong urban agglomeration. Among them, Xi’an-Hancheng, Yanliang-Airport, Xi’an-Famen Temple, Famen Temple-Airport 4 intercity railways started construction on December 7, 2017, with a design speed target value of 200 kilometers per hour (Xi’an to Hancheng, From Yanliang to the airport, 250 km/h speed-up conditions are reserved), and the total construction period is 48 months. However, after the centralized construction began, these four intercity railways entered a difficult construction stage, the overall progress was slow, and they failed to be completed and opened to traffic in accordance with the planned and scheduled time.

Projects along the route may be injured

At the beginning of the planning of the Guanzhong Intercity Railway, it was based on connecting the Guanzhong urban agglomeration and driving the tourism economy and industrial layout along the line. In fact, in recent years, with the help of the concept of intercity railway, the scenic spots along the line have indeed been greatly encouraged, and it has also increased the popularity of some sectors, attracting many real estate companies to invest in the layout. The 4 intercity railways in Guanzhong pass through Xi'an, Qianxian, Fufeng County, Meixian and other places, connecting Xi'an, Famen Temple, Taibai Mountain, Qianling, Louguan, Heihe and many other high-quality tourist attractions, making the originally scattered scenic spots into a series. Line, integrated tourism resources. In addition, when the construction of the intercity railway was announced, the Taibai Mountain area became more and more popular.

Taibai Mountain is located at the northern foot of the Qinling Mountains, within the three counties of Meixian, Taibai, and Zhouzhi counties. It is 100 kilometers away from Xi'an in a straight line. The Taibai Mountain Tourist Resort, which is based on Taibai Mountain, is a national 5A scenic spot. Constrained by traffic all the year round, the development of the tourism industry in this region is insufficient. With the implementation of the Xi’an-Famen Temple intercity railway plan, the concept of “incorporating Taibai Mountain directly into the urban life circle of Xi’an” has gradually become clear, which has greatly increased the popularity of the Taibai Mountain tourist resort, and the real estate development in this area has also become active. , Real estate companies took the labels of health care and tourism as their bright spots, and there was a wave of development boom. Xi'an urban area has become the largest potential market. According to a real estate information platform, as of now, 8 real estate projects have landed in the Taibai Mountain Tourism Resort. The common features are low-density and ecological livability. The product formats are mainly bungalows and villas. The plot ratio of individual projects is only 0.86. The average selling price is 8000~12000 yuan/square meter. Some industry analysts said that these real estate projects with Xi'an urban life circle and ecological livability as their selling points suddenly encountered changes in the suspension of intercity railways, and the impact is inevitable. Sales strategy adjustments or design and planning changes will be the main directions. Editor/Xing Wentao