Entrusted by Sheng Guangzu, general manager of China Railway Corporation, Lu Chunfang extended cordial greetings to all the builders involved in railway construction, and expressed heartfelt thanks to the party committees, governments and people at all levels in Heilongjiang Province who have long cared for and supported railway development. He said that in 20 14 years, the railway construction in Heilongjiang province was full of wonderful performances and good news spread frequently, and projects such as Tongjiang Bridge, Hajia Railway and Sui Bin Electrified Railway started one after another. Today, the foundation stone laying ceremony of Hamu Guest College was held here again. The construction of Hamu Guest College is the long-term expectation of Heilongjiang people, especially Harbin and Mudanjiang people. After the completion of this line, it will greatly promote the economic and social development along the line and facilitate people's travel. It is hoped that all participating units will carry forward the locomotive spirit in the new period, build the Hamu Railway well and quickly, and make new and greater contributions to the economic and social development of Heilongjiang Province.
On behalf of the provincial party committee and the provincial government, Lu Hao expressed warm congratulations on the commencement of the newly-built Hamu Passenger Dedicated Line, and expressed gratitude to the participating units, supervision units and pre-design units that braved the severe cold for their important efforts in railway construction, and to China Railway Corporation, which strongly supported the development of the railway industry in our province. He said that the Hamu Passenger Dedicated Line was completed within one year (20 14) from the project establishment to the feasibility study approval. Thanks to the National Development and Reform Commission, Ministry of Land and Resources, Ministry of Environmental Protection and other relevant central ministries and commissions for their strong support. The provincial party committee and government attach great importance to the development of the railway industry in the whole province, and are now vigorously promoting the implementation of the "five major plans" to give play to Harbin's leading role. It is necessary for the railway system to connect Harbin with other important cities and form a reasonable railway loop between other important cities. Hamu Passenger Dedicated Line will play an active and important role in the province's economic and social development. It is hoped that all participating units will carefully organize the construction to ensure safe production, project quality and timely completion of the construction period, so that the Hamu Passenger Dedicated Line will benefit the people of the province as soon as possible.
Hamu Passenger Dedicated Line starts from Harbin, passes through Acheng, Shangzhi and Hailin, and ends in Mudanjiang, with a total length of 293.2 kilometers. Xinxiang Fangbei, Acheng North, Maoershan West, Shangzhinan, Yibo North, Weihe West, Yabuli West, Hengdaohezidong, Hailin North and Mudanjiang have a total of 10 stations, and Mudanjiang West Station is reserved. The estimated investment of the project is 35.64 billion yuan, the design speed is 250 kilometers per hour, and the construction period is 4.5 years. The project was formally established in February 20 14, the feasibility study was approved in June15, and the project started in February 18. It took only 10 months to build the "high-speed rail" from the project establishment to the official start. After the completion of the project, it will form a new railway expressway in our province with the Haqi Passenger Dedicated Line, the Hajia Railway under construction and the planned Jiamu New Line, which will inject strong impetus into the economic and social development of our province and provide strong support for the construction of the "Eastern Land-Sea Silk Road Economic Belt".
Li Haitao and Zhang Qiuyang, responsible comrades of relevant central departments, directly affiliated units and relevant cities, attended the meeting, which was presided over by Hao Huilong, member of the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee and vice governor.
Before the commencement of the groundbreaking ceremony, the leaders at the meeting expressed their condolences to the representatives of the participating units, and the heads of the Hamu Passenger Dedicated Line Company and the Third Railway Survey and Design Institute introduced the relevant situation.