The recent Yangtze River Delta is a bit lively
In the past two days, the planning leaders of 14 cities came to Shanghai for a meeting
The characters sent are also super heavyweights, such as the deputy mayor in charge and the deputy secretary general of the municipal government
It is said that the purpose of the visit was to formulate a master plan for the land and space of the Shanghai metropolitan area
This is also the first time that there is a place in the country that puts the land of several cities on the same blueprint to depict the future
Speaking of which, what are the 14 cities?
To make it easier for everyone to read, I made a map
As you can see from the diagram
Shanghai's next 90-minute high-speed rail circle of friends is them
In addition to Shanghai, it includes 6 cities in Jiangsu: Suzhou, Wuxi, Changzhou, Nantong, Yancheng and Taizhou
6 cities in Zhejiang: Hangzhou, Ningbo, Jiaxing, Huzhou, Shaoxing, Zhoushan and 1 city in Anhui: Xuancheng
The total GDP of these 14 cities reached 18.28 trillion yuan
With 1.2% of the country's area, it contributes 14.5% of the country's economic volume
Now their land space is planned together again
The amount of energy behind it is naturally self-evident
From this major event that happened in the Yangtze River Delta recently
What can be imagined in the future will be what none of us can imagine
01
The Yangtze River Delta high-speed rail finally has its own "Line 4"
Have you ever heard of the High-Speed Rail Loop?
When it comes to the Ring Line, the first thing that comes to mind is Shanghai Metro Line 4
It connects multiple areas in downtown Shanghai and eventually becomes the main traffic artery of Shanghai Metro
And the Yangtze River Delta finally has its own high-speed rail "Line 4"
Recently, the national railways will implement the train timetable for the third quarter
The Yangtze River Delta opened the first high-speed rail ring line from Shanghai, spanning three provinces and one city
The train frequency is G8388/9/8
Starting from Shanghai, passing through Suzhou, Wuxi, Changzhou, Nanjing, Hefei, Huangshan and Hangzhou, and finally returning to Shanghai Hongqiao Station, the whole journey takes 8 hours and 9 minutes
(Source: Financial Media Center of China Railway Shanghai Bureau Group Co., Ltd.)
But this is actually not the first high-speed rail loop in the Yangtze River Delta
Prior to this, in the urban agglomeration of the Yangtze River Delta, there was a ring high-speed railway
The first is the Anhui high-speed rail loop
In the China Railway Schedule implemented on January 20, 2021, the He'an high-speed railway runs seven circular trains
The starting and ending stations of the train are in Hefei South Railway Station, and the Feixi, Anqing, Chaohu and other places along the line are connected in series in Anhui Province
(Source: Internet)
Although this is the first ring line in the Yangtze River Delta, it only passes through Anhui Province and can only be called a small ring line
And the significance of this super loop is to break the circle
Through the construction of the ring road of transportation, it is the infrastructure foundation for the integration of the Yangtze River Delta
By the end of 2023, the Yangtze River Delta already has 25 high-speed railways
In addition to Zhoushan, the city-to-city high-speed rail has been realized
The mileage of high-speed rail exceeds 7,100 kilometers, accounting for about one-sixth of the country, making it the most developed place in the country
It is precisely because the density of high-speed rail is high enough and the frequency is enough that it is possible to continuously build a high-speed rail loop
Compared with the large subway in the Bay Area in Foshan, Guangzhou, it has achieved subway-based operation
We can't help but imagine that the future Yangtze River Delta high-speed rail loop
In the future, will it be like taking the subway, without buying tickets in advance, swiping the boarding code, and going as you go?
At that time, it will be one step closer to the real integration of rail transit
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In fact, the integration of transportation in the Yangtze River Delta is not only high-speed rail
Take the airport, for example
At a higher strategic level of the development of the Yangtze River Delta, there is a clear plan called the "Yangtze River Delta World Airport Group".
That's why Suzhou doesn't build an airport
and the reason why Shanghai's third airport was chosen in Nantong
(Source: Internet)
At the beginning, why the third airport in Shanghai was not built in Suzhou has become the most concerned controversy point for the public
But in fact, it is also related to the world-class airport cluster to be built in the Yangtze River Delta
First, the two major airports around Suzhou have been able to basically meet the needs of travel in terms of convenience and flight volume
There is already a Sunan Shuofang Airport in the west, and the distance is only less than 30 kilometers, plus in the east, Hongqiao Airport is very close to Suzhou, from Suzhou Station to Hongqiao Station, the high-speed rail is only more than 20 minutes
From the perspective of diversion, Suzhou and Hongqiao are too close, and the spillover effect of a new airport in Suzhou is not obvious, and it is not conducive to the reasonable distribution of airspace resources in the entire urban agglomeration
No matter where the airport is built in Suzhou, it may not play a role in radiation, and in fact, it can only meet the travel needs of some people in Suzhou
It will also divert passengers from Shuofang and Hongqiao, forming an unnecessary competition pattern
In the final analysis, whether it is Shanghai's third airport or Suzhou's own airport, it must be based on the position of the entire Yangtze River Delta, not just a certain city
This is also the main reason why Suzhou has not had an airport for so many years
It will also form a picture of the integration of the Yangtze River Delta
Wuxi and Suzhou share an international airport, and Suzhou people basically come to Hongqiao by plane
What's even more fantastic
To what extent can this integration go?
In Suzhou, there is actually a terminal of Shanghai Airport
Although Suzhou has always used the airport of the city next to it, it has created a "terminal" function for itself locally
It is called Shanghai Airport Suzhou City Terminal
(Source: Suzhou Industrial Park Release)
Can you imagine this picture
When you buy a ticket for Shanghai Hongqiao or Pudong Airport in Suzhou, you can complete the check-in and baggage check-in at the Suzhou City Terminal, and then take a shuttle bus directly to Shanghai Hongqiao or Pudong Airport to board the plane
(Source: Suzhou Industrial Park Release)
Although Suzhou does not have an airport, because of the overall design of the Yangtze River Delta integration, it is getting closer and closer to the surrounding airports
Not only that, Suzhou has also designed a route from the Gate of the East to the Pudong New International Expo Center, which may be able to fly in the future, 100 kilometers only takes 25 minutes and 300 yuan
The route from Suzhou Park to Shanghai Pudong is currently under review and is expected to be certified in 2026
There are also more and more cross-city subways between cities in the Yangtze River Delta
For example, the interconnection of Suzhou Line 11 and Shanghai Line 11, although the whole process takes 2-3 hours, which is a long time
But it's one thing to use it or not, it's another thing to have it and not to have it
Just like the Suzhou City Terminal, it may not be available to everyone, but it reflects the trend of integration
Cross-city subways in the Yangtze River Delta are becoming a trend, not only in Suzhou and Shanghai
Last year, Qian Shujie, member of the Party Committee and deputy general manager of Suzhou Rail Transit Group, also said in "Suzhou News":
Suzhou will be connected to Wuxi Line 3 Metro through the west extension of Line 3, and the docking space with Jiangyin will be reserved through Jingang Station of Zhangjiagang of Line 10
In the future, more subway tentacles will be extended to major cities in the Yangtze River Delta
Shaoxing people take the subway directly to Hangzhou West Lake
In April 2022, Shaoxing Metro Line 1, which has been put into operation, and Hangzhou Metro Line 5 will be seamlessly connected
And it has created a precedent for cross-city subway in China, that is, you can go from Shaoxing to Hangzhou by swiping a card
It reflects the depth of the co-urbanization of the two cities
Over the years, whether it is high-speed rail, airplanes, intercity, or subway
At present, the Yangtze River Delta is becoming a real hard-core urban agglomeration on the track and waterway
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Even when buying a house, the Yangtze River Delta is gradually breaking down the barriers between cities
Shanghai provident fund, which can be used to buy houses in Yangtze River Delta cities
It starts with a recent document
Some time ago, Shanghai introduced a policy for the repayment and withdrawal of loans from the Yangtze River Delta Housing Provident Fund
From June 1, the Shanghai Provident Fund can repay the provident fund loans in Zhejiang, Jiangsu and Anhui
In fact, this is also the trend of the integration of the Yangtze River Delta provident fund
The background is in the city of Shanghai, where a large number of outsiders have worked hard for several years, and it is the area with the largest flow of Chinese population
If you have worked hard in Shanghai for many years and want to buy a house in your hometown
Driven by the integration of the provident fund in the Yangtze River Delta, the money that originally stayed in the provident fund account can finally be used to repay the loan
To be honest, from the side of observation, there are not a few people who have such needs
There is also renting, and several cities around Shanghai have been piloting provident fund renting in other places
In 2022, Shanghai Qingpu, Jiangsu Wujiang, and Zhejiang Jiaxing Jiashan jointly issued a notice
The innovative pilot project supports employees in the Yangtze River Delta to withdraw housing provident funds to pay rent in other places
The background is also that the industries of these three cities are becoming more and more closely connected, and many enterprises have opened branches in various parts of the Yangtze River Delta
Then, it is also a common scenario for employees to be transferred from Jiangsu to Shanghai Branch, and Shanghai Branch to Hangzhou Head Office
Therefore, it is necessary to meet the withdrawal of the rental provident fund for these people who work across cities in the Yangtze River Delta
Behind it is also the support of the integrated top-level strategy
Whether it is buying a house or renting a house, the mutual recognition of provident funds between the Yangtze River Delta will become a trend sooner or later
In addition to the provident fund, there is also medical insurance
Since 2020, the Yangtze River Delta Integration Demonstration Zone has taken the lead in launching the integration of medical insurance
After the pilot in Qingpu, Wujiang and Jiashan
In 2023, about 2,040 pharmacies in Shanghai will open direct settlement for medical treatment and drug purchases in other places
In terms of the settlement of outpatient treatment in other places, the Yangtze River Delta has achieved full coverage involving 41 cities and 18,000 medical institutions
The Yangtze River Delta Government Affairs One Network Office has opened 173 cross-provincial general services
These are the promotion of the integration of policies on buying, renting, and seeking medical treatment
In the future, there will be only the boundaries of administrative relations between the 41 cities in the Yangtze River Delta
The boundaries that are really relevant to hundreds of millions of people are constantly being broken down
04
In the downturn of the property market around Shanghai, the neglected integration of the Yangtze River Delta has been mentioned again
In fact, it also gives us a good reminder
Looking back, when we mentioned the integration of the Yangtze River Delta
It is common to see this word linked to topics related to the property market, such as skyrocketing, dividends, and so on
The most obvious thing is that the real estate in Shanghai, because of the concept of integration, once soared, like a roller coaster, has now fallen off the altar
However, the integration of the Yangtze River Delta has not been positively related to the property market from the beginning
It really makes us feel the ferocity of the integration of the Yangtze River Delta
It will never be the housing price, but the future life scene and industrial development
Today, the population war is fierce, and the Yangtze River Delta now has a population of 235 million, 9 cities with a GDP of one trillion yuan, and a total GDP of more than 30 trillion yuan
In one sentence
In this land, with less than 4% of the country's land area, nearly 1/4 of the country's total economic output has been created
But we have to remember
Behind the integration of the Yangtze River Delta, it has nothing to do with the property market
It is the 41 cities behind it, which will eventually be slowly connected into "one city"
The above is the text, from Qiao Busi
This is the 5321st original article of the real Lu Jun public account