Insert wings on the "hub city" - visit to Professor Ye Qing of Zhongnan University of Economics and Law

Hubei Daily all-media reporter Cheng Rongxing

Ye Qing, professor and doctoral supervisor of Zhongnan University of Economics and Law, said that the series of layouts of the "Opinions" around the location and transportation advantages of Hubei and Wuhan will give Wuhan the opportunity to become a real "hub city".

Ye Qing believes that Wuhan is one of the largest water, land and air transportation hubs in Chinese mainland, located at the intersection of the golden waterway of the Yangtze River and the main artery of the Beijing-Guangzhou Railway, which has the role of connecting the east and the west, communicating the north and the south, and maintaining the four sides, but the location advantage will not automatically transform into a powerful driving force for regional economic and social development. "This requires increasing investment in infrastructure construction and carefully weaving a large transportation network."

First look at high-speed rail. The "Opinions" proposes to fully start the construction of the central section of the Hunan longitudinal high-speed railway corridor and accelerate the construction of the central section of the horizontal high-speed railway corridor along the river and Xiamen-Chongqing. Ye Qing was most looking forward to this. He said that in recent years, the construction of high-speed rail in the central region has developed rapidly, but there is still a gap between the mileage, line network density and release benefits of the yangtze river delta and the Pearl River Delta. The two high-speed railways in Hunan and Along the River pass through Hubei, which will add two large channels of "one horizontal and one vertical" for our province. In addition, after the Shiyan-Xi'an high-speed railway is opened to traffic in the future, the "high-speed rail corridor" from Wuhan to Xi'an and the entire northwest will also be formed. "At that time, the stations along the high-speed rail can become a 'blessed land' for attracting investment and become an 'enclave' for coastal industrial transfer."

Second, look at water transport. The "Opinions" proposes to strengthen the construction of the Wuhan Yangtze River Midstream Shipping Center, develop the iron-water intermodal transport function of the ports along the River, and optimize the transit facilities and the collection and transportation network. Ye Qing said that on August 1, the Yangluo Port Inbound Railway will be put into trial operation, "with the railway Yangluo Port, on the one hand, it can become an inland river port with seamless docking of the 'Belt and Road' and directly participate in the external circulation; on the other hand, it can become a distribution center for the east-west, south-north, and water and land logistics in the internal cycle, such as the distribution center of the North Grain South Transport." ”

Finally look at aviation. The "Opinions" proposes to accelerate the construction of Zhengzhou International Logistics Center, Hubei Ezhou Cargo Hub Airport and Hefei International Air Cargo Distribution Center, and improve the functions of Regional Aviation Hubs in Zhengzhou and Wuhan. Encourage Wuhan, Nanchang, Hefei, Taiyuan and other places to build linkong economic zones. Ezhou Airport is expected to fly at the end of this year, Ye Qing suggested that the opportunity of the airport's trial operation can be used to build a "quasi-double airport" in Wuhan's one east and one west.

Ye Qing described that a city can only take off if it installs itself on wheels and inserts wings, and the "Opinions" bring new opportunities to Wuhan. "With the improvement of transportation convenience and the formation of a new transportation hub, Wuhan will become a more attractive and attractive city!"