The groundbreaking ceremony of the Hungary-Serbia railway project was held in Hungary
On October 15, the groundbreaking ceremony for the Hungarian section of the Hungary-Serbia railway project was grandly held at the Kiskunhalas railway station in Hungary.Hungarian Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation Palkovics László 、Qi Dayu, Chinese Ambassador to Hungary、Serbian Minister of Transport and Infrastructure Tomislav Momirović、Relevant personnel from Sino-Hungarian joint venture, China Railway and EPC contractors attended the groundbreaking ceremony.The groundbreaking ceremony marked the important progress of the Hungary-Serbia railway project.
According to related reports, the Hungary-Serbia Railway is a railway from Budapest, the capital of Hungary, to Belgrade, the capital of Serbia, with a total length of 350 kilometers, of which the Hungarian section is about 160 kilometers.After modernization, the Hungary-Serbia Railway will become a shared electrified dual-track railway for passengers and freight, with a design maximum speed of 200 kilometers per hour, and the journey between Budapest and Belgrade will be greatly reduced.At present, the 34.5-kilometer left line from Belgrade in Serbia to Jedinstvo has been successfully completed and opened to traffic, the southern section of Hungary has entered the implementation stage, and the northern section of Hungary has also been launched and tendered.After the Hungary-Serbia railway is completed and opened to traffic, the running time between the two places will be shortened from the current 8 hours to less than 3.5 hours, greatly improving the operation efficiency.Improve public transportation convenience.
Palkovics László, Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation of Hungary, said at the ceremony that this is the most important project of Hungary-China cooperation and an important milestone in Hungary's economic construction.The implementation of the project will effectively promote the national economy of Hungary, enhance green transportation technology, and help to enhance the friendly relations between Hungary, China and Serbia.The development of the Hungary-Serbia railway will establish a high-quality direct connection for the transport of goods from Asia to the Greek port of Piraeus,Hungary will also provide the fastest transportation route for Chinese goods between Greek ports and Western Europe, making Hungary a regional logistics center.The results achieved by Hungary and China continue to encourage us to seek new opportunities and deepen and expand cooperation with Chinese partners.
It is reported that the Hungary-Serbia Railway is my country's first railway infrastructure project in the EU, a flagship project of China-Central and Eastern Europe cooperation, and an important part of China-EU connectivity cooperation.Not only can it help the transformation and upgrading of transportation facilities in China and Europe, but it is also of great significance for the connection between the joint construction of the "Belt and Road" initiative and the European development strategy and the deepening of China-EU cooperation.
Source of information and pictures: China Economic Net, Sina.com