Harbin-Mudanjiang HSR completes underground engineering

The last tunnel on the Harbin-Mudanjiang High-Speed Rail Line was connected on Jan 16. The breakthrough marks the completion of the underground engineering work on the line.

The 293-kilometer Harbin-Mudanjiang High-Speed Rail Line starts at Harbin Railway Station in Heilongjiang’s provincial capital, passing through several counties and county-level cities in Harbin, before eventually reaching Mudanjiang, a far northern city in Heilongjiang.

The railway line is among the 64 key State-level construction projects released in 2014; and it’s also the most northern high-speed railway line in China. Construction on the line began in December 2014.

Upon completion, expected during 2018, the new line will shorten the current journey time to around 1 hour, as it can accommodate trains traveling at speeds of up to 250 kilometers per hour, and will only have 11 stations. 

Staff members from China Railway 22nd Bureau Group celebrate the connection of Aimin Tunnel along the Harbin-Mudanjiang High-Speed Railway Line on Jan 16. [Photo/Xinhua]

The track operating cars work on Douyinhe Bridge on the Harbin-Mudanjiang High-Speed Railway Line on Jan 16. [Photo/Xinhua]

The track operating cars work on the Harbin-Mudanjiang High-Speed Railway Line on Jan 16. [Photo/Xinhua]