Economy&Life | First tunnel for high-speed railway across Haihe River drilled through in N China's Tianjin-Xinhua

Economy&Life | First tunnel for high-speed railway across Haihe River drilled through in N China's Tianjin

Source: Xinhua

Editor: huaxia

2025-11-27 21:42:15

This photo taken on Nov. 27, 2025 shows an interior view of the Jingu Haihe Tunnel for the Tianjin-Weifang High-Speed Railway in Tianjin, north China. (Xinhua/Li Ran)

TIANJIN, Nov. 27 (Xinhua) -- The Jingu Haihe Tunnel project for Tianjin-Weifang High-Speed Railway was drilled through successfully on Thursday in Tianjin, north China.

The 6.7-kilometer long Jingu Haihe Tunnel is the only tunnel along the entire railway line, with a maximum excavation diameter reaching 13.8 meters. It is also the first tunnel for high-speed railway across Haihe River.

The Tianjin-Weifang railway will connect Binhai Station in Tianjin and Weifang North Station in east China's Shandong Province, with a total length of approximately 349 kilometers and a designed speed of 350 kilometers per hour.

An aerial drone photo taken on Nov. 27, 2025 shows a view of the construction site of the Jingu Haihe Tunnel for the Tianjin-Weifang High-Speed Railway in Tianjin, north China. (Xinhua/Li Ran)
This photo taken on Nov. 27, 2025 shows a view of the construction site of the Jingu Haihe Tunnel for the Tianjin-Weifang High-Speed Railway in Tianjin, north China. (Xinhua/Li Ran)
A worker operates inside the Jingu Haihe Tunnel for the Tianjin-Weifang High-Speed Railway in Tianjin, north China, on Nov. 27, 2025. (Xinhua/Li Ran)
A drone photo taken on Nov. 27, 2025 shows a view of the construction site of the Jingu Haihe Tunnel for the Tianjin-Weifang High-Speed Railway in Tianjin, north China. (Xinhua/Li Ran)■

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