The "meter"-shaped high-speed rail network in Zhengzhou, Henan Province has the east-west Beijing-Guangzhou High-speed Railway and the north-south Xu-Lanzhou High-speed Railway as its backbone. In the four directions, there are high-speed railways from Zhengzhou to Jinan, Zhengzhou to Chongqing Wanzhou, Zhengzhou to Taiyuan, and Zhengzhou to Hefei.
Dongfang: The Zhengzhou-Xu High-speed Railway will be put into operation in July 2016 and will stop at Shangqiu, Kaifeng, Zhengzhou and Luoyang in Henan. It only takes about 1 hour and 20 minutes to get from Zhengzhou to Xuzhou. It only takes about 4 hours from Zhengzhou to Shanghai.
Southeast: Zhengzhou to Hefei via Zhoukou (Zhengzhou-Hefei High-speed Railway) is a convenient channel that closely connects the Central Plains Economic Zone and the Yangtze River Delta Economic Zone, and can extend southward to the southeastern coastal areas. The Zhengzhou-Hefei Railway started construction on December 24, 2015, and is expected to be completed and open to traffic in 2019. After completion, it will only take more than 2 hours from Zhengzhou to Hefei, and you can also take the high-speed rail from Zhengzhou to Hangzhou.
Southwest: In the "meter"-shaped high-speed rail radiation network, Zhengzhou to Wanzhou (Zhengzhou-Wanzhou High-speed Railway) is a convenient passage connecting the southwest and central regions. Going south, it can extend to the southwest border and even Southeast Asia. The Zhengzhou-Wanzhou Railway started construction in November 2015 and is expected to be opened to traffic in 2019.
Northwest: Zhengzhou to Taiyuan via Jiaozuo (Zhengzhou-Taiyuan High-speed Railway) can realize the separate transportation of passengers and goods on the Taiyuan-Jiaozuo railway, greatly shortening the passenger train running time between Zhengzhou and Taiyuan. Zhengtai is planned to be completed in 2020, and the section from Zhengzhou to Jiaozuo is currently open to traffic. After the Zhengzhou-Taiyuan high-speed railway is opened, it will only take more than 2 hours from Zhengzhou to Taiyuan, which will save half the time.
Northeast: Zhengzhou to Jinan via Puyang (Zhengji High-speed Railway) can shorten the transportation distance between Zhengzhou and Jinan to 190 kilometers, forming a convenient transportation channel connecting the Central Plains Economic Zone to the Shandong Peninsula. The Zhengzhou-Jiji Railway is 380 kilometers long and is expected to be completed and opened to traffic in 2020.
During the 13th Five-Year Plan period, Zhengzhou City will officially build a "rice-shaped" high-speed rail framework, organically connected with the national rapid railway network, forming a "all directions" with Zhengzhou as the center, connecting the south to the north, and connecting the east and west. Axis development pattern. After the completion of the M-shaped high-speed railway, Nanyang, Zhoukou and Pingdingshan in Henan will also end their history without high-speed railways.