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The original Shanghai-Nanjing Railway was built in 1898 (in the 24th year of Guangxu reign of Qing Dynasty), and was called "beijing-shanghai railway" in the Republic of China, which was the earliest important railway trunk line in China. Shanghai-Nanjing Railway is also the most tense and busy trunk line in the national railway network, benefiting nearly 60 million people along the line.
Shanghai-Nanjing High-speed Railway was officially opened to traffic on October/July 10, with an operating mileage of 30 1 km, a design speed of 350 km/h and a total investment of 39.45 billion yuan. Ballastless track is laid on the whole line and operated by the most advanced high-speed EMU in the world. It is an intercity high-speed railway with the highest standard, the longest mileage and the fastest operation speed in the world.
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