The Beijing-Shanghai Railway, which connects the political and economic centers, is about to usher in the construction of the second high-speed rail line. In fact, the changes in the regions through this route can ultimately benefit more provinces, cities and regions.
So, where exactly will the Beijing-Shanghai Second Railway pass through? Is the construction of this line really necessary? Will there be any possibility of losses in the future?
In fact, the construction of the second line of Beijing and Shanghai has been planned for a long time
As one of the busiest passenger routes in mainland China, the importance of the Beijing-Shanghai high-speed railway can be imagined.
At present, the Beijing-Shanghai No. 1 high-speed railway passes through 24 stations and passes through many provinces and municipalities every time. With a total length of more than 1,300 km, the railway can operate at speeds of up to 350 km/h.
At the same time, since Beijing and Shanghai are the regions with the most frequent talent and economic exchanges in the mainland, the population flow between the two places is also very exaggerated, in fact, by the end of 2015, the passenger volume of this route has exceeded 400 million people.
According to the official data given by the Beijing-Shanghai high-speed railway, since the railway was put into operation, it has turned from a loss to a profit in less than four years, and even recorded a net profit of 11 billion yuan in 2019. If the mainland's high-tech technology is all gold-swallowing beasts, then the Beijing-Shanghai high-speed railway is undoubtedly a cash cow.
However, even if the Beijing-Shanghai railway was designed to a great extent to take into account the possible future flow of people, but in the current situation, it was estimated that it was still "too young".
Because the Beijing-Shanghai railway has carried more than 200 million passengers in the past two years, the average daily passenger volume on the route may hover around 530,000.
Gradually overloaded operational tasks may not only increase the probability of accidents, but even during holidays such as the Spring Festival and Labor Day, there will always be a situation where it is difficult to get a ticket, and people cannot choose the date of returning home or returning to work completely freely.
For this reason, we have to start thinking about cooling down the hot Beijing-Shanghai railway. Therefore, it is precisely in this situation that the Beijing-Shanghai second high-speed railway came into being.
According to the current official news, this high-speed railway from Weifang to Suqian is composed of seven high-speed railways such as Xuyan and Lianzhen, involving six provinces and cities such as Hebei, Shandong and Jiangsu, and more than 40 stations during the period.
In fact, the call for the Beijing-Shanghai second high-speed railway was very high as early as 2016, and it was even included in the planning of the high-speed rail eight vertical and eight horizontal, but it was not until recently that the project was really approved.
In fact, this is mainly affected by two reasons: First, although the carrying capacity of the Beijing-Shanghai railway is increasing day by day, the construction of the Beijing-Shanghai second railway has never been able to keep up.
Therefore, after the successful construction of the Tianjin-Weisu and Weisu high-speed railways, the development of the second railway took a turn for the better. It's like how people can start a fire when they are waiting for a second course on the table, but the chef hasn't even prepared the ingredients.
Second, the discussion on which areas the Beijing-Shanghai Second Railway will pass through is also very hot. As early as the construction of the Beijing-Shanghai Railway, the route was finally chosen to pass through Anhui, so the cities in northern Anhui also achieved a substantial increase in economic income because of this.
Since the city will get development opportunities because of the construction of high-speed rail, it will naturally make the provinces and cities that have not yet been passed through noisy. The selection of the route from Weifang to Linyi once became a hurdle for the project to be promoted. But fortunately, after many discussions, the final result came out, that is, the use of the Eastern Front plan.
The second line of Beijing and Shanghai has brought about the take-off of cities along the route
The route design of the Beijing-Shanghai Second Railway determines that while it exists as an auxiliary line of the Beijing-Shanghai Railway, it actually has its own construction significance.
The existence of this official Beijing-Shanghai high-speed railway line is actually different from the Beijing-Shanghai railway, although from the purpose point of view, this is to alleviate its carrying pressure, but in fact, it also has its own exclusive tasks.
Specifically, it is necessary to include provinces and cities such as northern Jiangsu and Shandong that were not taken care of last time.
When the second line of the Beijing-Shanghai high-speed railway is officially opened, Suqian, Nantong and other places will naturally be able to hit the high-speed development of Beijing-Shanghai and assist their cities to achieve economic income increase.
You must know that as of 2020, Anhui's high-speed rail journey has reached the first place in the country, which brings unimaginable economic income to the local area.
The eastern route plan mentioned in the design line this time is actually to cover the Jiaodong Peninsula into the construction plan of the high-speed railway.
At that time, although Shandong's twin stars, Jinan and Qingdao will not be able to directly benefit, the neighboring prefecture-level cities such as Dezhou, Dongying, and Rizhao will be able to enjoy different degrees of development opportunities. In addition to urban areas, Lanling, Anqiu and other counties and districts will also set up stations at that time.
Due to the close exchanges between these areas and the twin stars, and the transportation infrastructure between the cities in the province is also relatively perfect, it can be considered that the benefits of these places will inevitably drive the economic development of Jinan and Qingdao.
As a result, Shandong, which feels left out in the cold, and northern Jiangsu provinces and cities, which have always hoped to catch the Beijing-Shanghai Express, can usher in their own development opportunities.
However, although the Beijing-Shanghai Second Line has a very superior future possibility in the current expected outlook, in fact, based on the present, how to realize the full opening of the route is the most important thing to do.
Specifically, the second line needs to use the Beijing-Tianjin intercity railway, Jinwei, Yusu, Xuyan, Lianzhen, and the North Yangtze River high-speed railway and the Shanghai-Sutong railway. But among the seven routes, in fact, only 4 have been successfully opened to traffic, and the rest are still under construction.
Zhuyu is in front, and the second line of Beijing and Shanghai will not end in a sloppy end
In order to meet the demand for the carrying capacity of the Beijing-Shanghai Railway, seven more lines have been added to form the second Beijing-Shanghai Railway.
As of the beginning of 2024, in fact, the total mileage of high-speed rail in the mainland has reached 45,000 kilometers, but in all fairness, is our high-speed rail line really radiating all regions?
I believe that most people's psychology is actually drumming, after all, now high-speed rail is gradually replacing trains, ordinary trains have become the mainstream tool for consumers to travel, this is like the express instead of green trains, is an inevitable result.
Since people's demand for high-speed rail is increasing day by day, then, the construction of more high-speed rail trunk lines must be more beneficial than disadvantageous, and the construction of the Beijing-Shanghai second railway is very cost-effective.
And in addition to transporting passengers, railway construction can also drive the infrastructure construction of cities along the line. According to Xinhua News Agency, as of January 9, 2024, there are 92 dedicated railway lines built in the mainland, and this data drives the successful landing of 10 logistics bases.
Why does the old saying always say that if you want to get rich, you must first build roads, in fact, this proves that in the buying and selling market, although the quality of goods plays a decisive role, the most basic thing is that you must first pull things to the market.
According to the data, in fact, in 2023, Chengdu will open high-speed rail mail services at 21 stations in the local, Chongqing, Guiyang, and Panzhihua. In addition to carrying the expectations of buyers and sellers, these small mails also carry the further take-off of the mainland's economic development.
It only takes 1.5 hours for walnut specialties from Guangxi to be distributed to various farmers' markets and fruit and vegetable supermarkets in Chengdu, and the improvement of freight efficiency will definitely bring about an increase in people's enthusiasm for consumption.
As a result, the Beijing-Shanghai Second Railway actually has a reference object. At that time, after the opening of the trunk line, not only could the freight efficiency of various places be doubled, but the demand for high-speed rail tickets would not be greater than the supply as before.
In addition, the Beijing-Shanghai Railway only includes three railway routes, and it can already achieve a loss into a profit within four years, and the route is more complete and rich, and the Beijing-Shanghai Second Railway, which has seven lines, will collapse and sink into the sand, and there is no profit prospect at all?