en.Wedoany.com Reported - On March 31st, the Wuhan Baishazhou Yangtze River Rail-Road Bridge officially commenced construction, marking the full-scale launch of the Wuhan Hub Direct Link—a key supporting project for the new Shanghai-Chongqing-Chengdu High-Speed Railway along the Yangtze River, which is a main artery of China's "Eight Vertical and Eight Horizontal" high-speed rail network.
The Wuhan Hub Direct Link starts from the existing Yunmeng East Station on the Hankou-Shiyan High-Speed Railway. Along the route, two new passenger stations—Xiaogan South Station and Hanyang Station—will be constructed. After crossing the Yangtze River via the Baishazhou Yangtze River Rail-Road Bridge, the line will connect with the Wuhan-Xianning Intercity Railway at Nanhu East Station. The entire line is approximately 90 kilometers long, with 79 kilometers of new main track. It adopts a segmented design speed: the long-distance section outside the city is designed for 350 km/h, while the section within Wuhan's main urban area is designed for 250 km/h.
The Baishazhou Yangtze River Rail-Road Bridge is located 75 meters upstream of the existing Baishazhou Yangtze River Highway Bridge, connecting Hanyang District to the north and Hongshan District to the south. As the crucial throat project of the Wuhan Hub Direct Link, the rail-road co-located section of the bridge is about 3,812 meters long, with the main bridge spanning 1,338 meters. It adopts a double-cable-plane steel truss composite girder cable-stayed bridge design, making it a representative large-span rail-road co-located cable-stayed bridge project in China.
The bridge features a dual-level functional layout: the upper level is a two-way six-lane urban expressway with a design speed of 80 km/h. Once opened to traffic, it will divert cross-river traffic from the existing Baishazhou Yangtze River Bridge. The lower level accommodates four railway tracks, including dual-track high-speed rail for the Wuhan Hub Direct Link and reserved dual-track facilities for intercity railways. According to publicly available information, upon completion, the bridge will significantly enhance the cross-river capacity of the Wuhan railway hub and further improve the regional comprehensive three-dimensional transportation system.
The Wuhan Hub Direct Link is an important component of the Shanghai-Chongqing-Chengdu High-Speed Railway along the Yangtze River. Its construction will strengthen Wuhan's status as a national railway hub and provide transportation support for the high-quality development of the Yangtze River Economic Belt and the rise of the central region. The project is expected to be completed and operational simultaneously with the main line of the Shanghai-Chongqing-Chengdu High-Speed Railway. Upon completion, high-speed rail travel times from Wuhan to major cities such as Chengdu and Shanghai will be further shortened.
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