The Guangzhou-Zhuhai Railway was suspended on 1999 due to insufficient funds of all five shareholders of Zhuhai, Jiangmen, Xinhui, Heshan and Guangzhou Railway Group. With the development of economy, Zhuhai and Jiangmen feel more and more pain without railways, and many opportunities are missed because there is no railway. Deputies to the National People's Congress in Zhuhai, Jiangmen and Xinhui have put forward motions for many times, asking them to return to work.
In 2004, the Ministry of Railways decided to take a stake in Guangzhou-Zhuhai Railway. Liu Zhijun, Minister of Railways, said: "Guangdong Railway is seriously short of people, and the benefits of Guangzhou-Zhuhai Railway are definitely good." At the end of 2004, Guangdong's traffic was still too dependent on expressways. The total mileage of Guangdong railway is only 1883 km, accounting for 2.56% of the total operating mileage in China, ranking fourth from the bottom in the country. Zhong Yangsheng, executive vice governor of Guangdong Province, said: "This is not compatible with the position that Guangdong's GDP accounts for nearly 10% of the country. The west bank of the Pearl River Estuary is still a blank railway, which has affected the industrialization and urbanization process in these areas to some extent. " After Zhang Dejiang became the secretary of Guangdong Provincial Party Committee, he was keenly aware that Guangdong railway could not meet the needs of economic and social development, and it was difficult to build a railway network extending in all directions by Guangdong itself. In 2003, Secretary Zhang Dejiang held talks with Liu Zhijun, Minister of Railways, on speeding up the railway construction in Guangdong. On June 65438+1 October1day, 2004, the two sides signed the Minutes of Talks between the Ministry of Railways and the People's Government of Guangdong Province on Accelerating Railway Construction in Guangdong Province, and the provincial departments jointly built nine railways, including Guangzhou-Zhuhai Railway. At the beginning of 2005, Secretary Zhang Dejiang met with Minister Liu Zhijun again to make arrangements for further promoting Guangdong railway construction. Guangzhou-Zhuhai Railway is listed as one of the seven railways with priority development in cooperation between provinces and ministries.
Soon, the Guangzhou-Zhuhai Railway re-determined the investor and shareholding ratio: the Ministry of Railways contributed 40%, Guangdong Province contributed 25%, Zhuhai City contributed 30%, and Jiangmen contributed 5%. Guangzhou-Zhuhai Railway has changed from a local railway to a joint venture railway led by the Ministry of Railways. At that time, Guangdong Province made up its mind to start construction in 2005. However, things are not as simple as imagined. First of all, the Guangzhou-Zhuhai Railway originally only had an EIA outline, but the new requirements required EIA and passed the examination of the State Environmental Protection Bureau. It also added the link of land pre-examination. In addition, according to the original line, it is difficult to continue, and the line position should be redesigned. And so on, the construction period of Guangzhou-Zhuhai Railway will be postponed. The Guangzhou-Zhuhai Railway has always been controversial, and the voice of "Guangzhou-Zhuhai Railway has no freight volume" is endless. In this regard, Zhuhai has always believed that the Pearl River Delta is one of the most economically developed areas in China, with double-digit economic growth every year, and the traffic volume is related to the networking of traffic lines. At present, there are four parallel lines between Guangzhou and Shenzhen in the eastern part of the Pearl River Delta, as well as the Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong high-speed railway and the southeast coastal railway. Obviously, the railway in the eastern part of the Pearl River Delta has promoted the development of the eastern economy. The more roads there are, the more freight there will be, and it will soon reach saturation, prompting the east to continuously increase "arteries".
Research shows that for every increase in industrial output value 1%, railway freight volume will increase by 0.5%. In 2006, Zhuhai's total industrial output value more than doubled compared with 2003, reaching 205 billion yuan. Jiangmen and Xinhui along the route have also experienced rapid growth. The Fourth Railway Survey and Design Institute reevaluated the Guangzhou-Zhuhai Railway Project in 2003, and predicted that the passenger and freight volumes of the main line of the Guangzhou-Zhuhai Railway (excluding Zhuhai Lingang Industrial Zone) were 2011760,000 people and15.38 million tons respectively. Zhuhai has great confidence in the supply of goods needed by Guangzhou-Zhuhai Railway: the railway hub is close to Zhuhai Gaolan Port and Xinhui Lingang Industrial Zone, in which the cargo throughput of Gaolan Port 20 10 is nearly 20 million tons, and 70% of the goods need to go north. This does not include the industrial products and raw materials of these two port-facing industrial zones and surrounding areas. The listing of the Guangzhou-Zhuhai Railway Project Company today means that the Guangzhou-Zhuhai Railway is about to resume work. However, the direction and terminal of the Guangzhou-Zhuhai Railway have changed, and the passenger transportation in the original design has also been changed to freight transportation. This railway, which started construction 20 years ago, has gone through twists and turns and disputes, and now it is expected to fill the gap of the railway on the west bank of the upper Pearl River Estuary. "As soon as the train rings, there are two thousand gold", and the western part of the Pearl River Delta is eager for railway pull.
Avoiding the urban area, the terminal building has also been modified according to the original planning and design. Guangzhou-Zhuhai Railway starts from Guangzhou Sanyanqiao Railway Station in the north and connects with Beijing-Guangzhou, Guangzhou-Shenzhen, Guang Mao and Guangzhou-Meishan Railways through Guangzhou Railway Hub. The trunk line passes through Foshan, Nanhai, Shunde, Heshan, Jiangmen and Xinhui to Doumen District, Zhuhai, with a total length of 140 km, and the branch line reaches Gaolan Port, about 33.8 km. The new Guangzhou-Zhuhai Railway no longer runs through the center of the Great Foshan, but connects with the Beijing-Guangzhou Railway from Jiangcun, Guangzhou, south along the west of Foshan, and intersects with guangzhou-maoming railway near Sanshui. It passes through the Fokai Expressway in Danzao and enters Jiangmen. It is changed to an 8-kilometer tunnel crossing in Guifeng Mountain Scenic Area in Xinhui to protect the scenic spot. Then, the railway crosses Tiger Jumping Gate, enters Doumen, and goes straight to Zhuhai Gaolan Port along the coast of Huang Mao, with a total length of about180km. Gaolan port has changed from the original branch station to the trunk wharf.
Lu, deputy secretary-general of Zhuhai Municipal Government, said that the Guangzhou-Zhuhai Railway 1985 has been designed for more than 20 years, and the economic and urban development of the Pearl River Delta has undergone tremendous changes. According to the original route, it is practically impossible for the Guangzhou-Zhuhai Railway to pass through the urban areas, industrial areas and high-tech zones of Foshan, Shunde and Nanhai, and the land acquisition fee will be very expensive. The new design of Guangzhou-Zhuhai Railway is more operable and avoids the bottleneck of the three-eye bridge in the original design. Changing the original Zhuhai West Railway Station into Gaolan Port is more conducive to the development of Zhuhai Gaolan Port.
Freight-oriented, long-term passenger transport-oriented Guangzhou-Zhuhai Railway originally focused on passenger transport, taking into account freight, so the terminal station is in Hezhou North under Zhuhai Bridge, and a branch line is connected to Gaolan Port at Doumen Xiaochikan. Since the Guangzhou-Zhuhai City Railway has started construction, the Guangzhou-Zhuhai Railway has been "modified" to give priority to freight transport and give consideration to passenger transport in the long run. Gaolan Port has naturally become a wharf. Lu said: "At present, there are not many railway trunk hubs in China. The transformation of Gaolan branch line into trunk line not only reduces the investment of 400 million yuan for Zhuhai, but also means that the logistics environment has changed. This is not only beneficial to Zhuhai Port, but also to the cargo throughput of Jiangmen, Xinhui Port and the nearby western Pearl River Delta. Because, so far, there is no railway in the western part of the Pearl River Delta. "
Mou Xiangfeng, managing director of Sinochem Gree Port and Sinochem Gree Storage Co., Ltd., was very happy to hear this news. In 2005, Sinochem Group and Gree Group, the world's top 500 enterprises, jointly invested 220 million yuan to build two 80,000-ton petrochemical public wharves in Nanjing Bay of Gaolan Port, and they also jointly invested 300 million yuan to build a tank farm with a total storage capacity of 440,000 cubic meters of fuel oil, refined oil and bulk petrochemical products in Tielu Bay of Gaolan Port. Mou Xiangfeng said: "Without this railway, many of our big businesses could not be done. Now, when customers know that you have the right to limit time, they will come. We Sinochem are looking forward to this railway. " The construction of Guangzhou-Zhuhai Railway has been completed, and supervision bidding has been approved by the Ministry of Railways. China Railway Sixth Bureau Group Co., Ltd. will build related projects including Hutiaomen Bridge. Guangzhou-Zhuhai Railway will focus on freight transportation, with three stations in Foshan, namely Guanyao, Danzao and Xiqiao. In addition, a passenger station will be reserved at the new sanshui section where the Guang Guang Railway meets.
The preliminary design scheme of Guangzhou-Zhuhai Railway has been approved by the Ministry of Railways, with a total length of 189.4 km, an estimated total investment of1.31.60 billion yuan and a construction period of about 4 years. The northern end of Guangzhou-Zhuhai Railway connects with Beijing-Guangzhou Railway at Jiangcun Marshalling Station in Guangzhou, and reaches Gaolan Port in Zhuhai in the south. The whole line is divided into five sections, and each section contains a major control project, namely Baini River Bridge, Jiangbei Bridge, Xijiang Bridge, Jiangmen Tunnel and Hutiaomen Bridge. Among them, Hutiaomen Bridge and Jiangmen Tunnel are full-line control projects, which are determined as the first batch of construction projects.
According to the preliminary design scheme, the Guangzhou-Zhuhai Railway is planned to focus on freight transportation, with Jiangcun, Datian, Guanyao, Danzao, Heshan, Jiangmen South, Gu Jing, Doumen, Zhuhai West and Gaolan Port *** 10 stations, of which Jiangcun marshalling station is to Jiangmen South Station (inclusive) and Jiangmen South Station is to Gaolan Port Station. In addition, it will be in Foshan On 20th11April19th, the main span of Hutiaomen Extra Large Bridge, a controlled project of Guangzhou-Zhuhai Railway, was successfully closed at 248m. The continuous beam of Hutiaomen Bridge is one of the five major control projects of Guangzhou-Zhuhai Railway, which takes the longest time and has the most complicated technology. Its smooth completion on schedule laid a good foundation for the opening of Guangzhou-Zhuhai Railway at the end of 20 1 1.
June 20 12, the downstream departure station project of Guangzhou-Zhuhai Railway 1 Jiangcun Marshalling Station has been fully rolled out. The control project of Guangzhou-Zhuhai railway connecting Beijing-Guangzhou line is progressing smoothly.
From July, 2065438 to July, 2002, Guangzhou-Zhuhai Railway began to contact the grid line on a large scale, and the progress was nearly half. OCS have been set up in Guangzhou, Foshan, Jiangmen, Zhuhai and other places, and it is expected that the whole line will be completed by the end of September.