Jiangsu railway construction exceeds 80 per cent of its annual investment target in first three quarters

According to the Jiangsu Provincial State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission on 5 November 2026, railway construction across Jiangsu has maintained steady progress through the first three quarters, with completed investment outpacing scheduled milestones and the annual investment plan reaching more than 80 per cent completion.

Workers at the section one site of the Weifang–Suqian high-speed railway’s Jiangsu stretch, operated by China Railway 12th Bureau Group in Xinyi, Xuzhou, are advancing works to agreed timelines. The section covers a main line of 33.446 kilometres and includes 17 special continuous beam structures, among which three are designed for rotation. Rotation works have finished for the continuous beams crossing the Xuzhou–Lianyungang high-speed railway and the Xinchang railway, while teams are preparing for the rotation of the continuous beam spanning the Longhai railway, scheduled for November.

Station building works on the Jiangsu section of the Shanghai–Chongqing–Chengdu high-speed railway are being accelerated. Yizheng North Station, a key station on the route, features a compact functional layout and tightly coordinated construction processes. The project team under China Railway Construction Corporation has organised overlapping trades to carry out works systematically. The main structure of the station has been topped out. Installation of steel structures, masonry for secondary components and external curtain wall fitting are now under way across the station building.

On the deck of the Chahe River crossing on lot five of the Nanjing–Huai’an intercity railway, managed by China Railway Shanghai Engineering Bureau Group, crews are completing deck finishes and clearing working areas. The steel-concrete composite beam over the Chahe River has been closed, and most below-ground works for the lot have been completed, including piles, bearing platforms, piers and continuous beams. Construction focus has shifted to upper-level works, with ballastless track works due to start in early November.

At the crossing of the G2 Beijing–Shanghai Expressway on lot six of the Yancheng–Yixing high-speed railway, run by China Railway 20th Bureau Group, an intelligent bridge girder launcher moves forward while reinforcing, formwork and concreting operations proceed in sequence. The continuous beam has a main span of 100 metres and a total length of 221.5 metres, forming one of the project’s critical control structures. Construction uses a fourth-generation under-slung intelligent cantilever launcher weighing 112 tonnes, equipped with seven integrated systems including intelligent controls, fully automatic hydraulic formwork and synchronous travelling functions. Symmetrical pouring of standard segments for this continuous beam is in progress, with closure expected before the end of the year.

A representative from the Construction Management Department of Jiangsu Provincial Railway Group stated that the group has maintained ongoing co-operation with railway authorities and provincial railway regulators to support steady delivery of tunnel crossings over the Yangtze. Track laying has reached a phased milestone on the Shanghai–Nanjing section of the Shanghai–Chongqing–Chengdu high-speed railway, and station building works on all projects continue to advance. Resource support will remain in place through the final quarter to deliver the year’s construction targets.