Datong, the ancient capital, entered the "high speed rail era"

At 9:23 on December 30, Lou Yangsheng, Secretary of the provincial Party committee, solemnly announced in Taiyuan that "Dazhou Zhangjiakou passenger dedicated railway is open and the whole line of Daxi high speed railway is open!" g2506 train smoothly drove out from Datong south station, heading east all the way to the capital, Beijing, and Datong ushered in the "era of high speed railway". Shanxi provincial Party committee and provincial government held "Dazhou Zhangjiakou Passenger Dedicated Railway" in Taiyuan, Datong and Yuncheng synchronously through video connection Open up and connect the whole line of Daxi ". Lin Wu, deputy secretary of the provincial Party committee and acting governor of the province, made a speech at the opening ceremony.

Zhang Jifu, member of the Standing Committee of the Provincial Committee and Secretary of the Municipal Committee, Wu Hongwen, deputy secretary of the Municipal Committee and mayor of the city, Liu Zhenguo, deputy secretary of the Municipal Committee, Zhao Xiangdong, director of the Standing Committee of the Municipal People's Congress, Gao Xianghua, chairman of the CPPCC municipal committee, and other leaders of four sets of municipal teams attended the opening activities held at Datong South Railway Station and experienced the first train. As one of the national "12th Five Year" railway planning projects, the

Dazhou Zhangjiakou high speed railway (Zhangda high speed railway) is the second high-speed railway invested by local governments in Shanxi Province and the first high-speed railway built in Datong. The construction started in November 2015, with a total length of 136 kilometers and a design speed of 250 kilometers per hour. There are three stations in Datong south, yanggaonan and Tianzhen. Dazhou Zhangjiakou passenger dedicated line is an important part of Beijing Zhangjiakou Datong Taiyuan Xi'an high-speed railway, connecting Beijing Zhangjiakou intercity railway and Huzhang high-speed railway in the East and Daxi passenger dedicated line in the West. It is a passenger transport throat project connecting Beijing, Tianjin, Hebei, Shanxi and Shaanxi, and also a "lifeline" for external exchanges in northern Shanxi. Daxi high speed railway is a passenger dedicated line in the national medium and long term railway network planning, and also an important part of Beijing Kunming channel of China's "eight vertical and eight horizontal" passenger dedicated line network. It starts from Datong City in the East, passes through Shuozhou, Xinzhou, Taiyuan, Jinzhong, Linfen, Yuncheng, Weinan, etc., and reaches Xi'an City, Shaanxi Province, with a total length of 859 kilometers and a design speed of 350 kilometers per hour, forming a new passenger transport channel in Shanxi and Shaanxi Province. After the opening of Dazhou Zhangjiakou passenger dedicated line and the completion of the whole line of Daxi high speed railway, the running time of the train from Datong to Beijing has been reduced from about 6 hours to 102 minutes at the fastest speed, and from four or five hours to about 2 hours at the same time. On behalf of the municipal Party committee and the municipal government, Zhang Jifu of

extended warm congratulations on the opening of Dazhou Zhangjiakou passenger dedicated railway and the completion of the whole line of Daxi high speed railway. He said excitedly that at this moment, we should not forget the cordial care of the Party Central Committee, the State Council, the provincial Party committee and the provincial government for Datong, the full support of the relevant ministries and departments, the linkage and cooperation of the brothers and cities along the line, and the efforts of the builders. "The connection of the" two lines "has ended the history of Datong without high-speed railway, and has provided us with the wings to build a provincial sub central city. It carries not only tourists from south to north, but also the bright future of Datong, the ancient capital." Zhang Jifu pointed out that this is a golden road to promote Datong's high-quality development, promote Datong to gather more people flow, logistics, information flow and capital flow, and open up a new situation of transformation and development in the era of innovation; this is an open road to accelerate Datong's high-level rise, so as to deepen the city's integration into the coordinated development of Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei, the "belt and road" construction, the rise of central China and other national strategies, and enlarge its geographical advantages To undertake industrial transfer and share tourism resources, to create a "new highland" of inland opening up, to create a faster pace and higher efficiency; this is a happy road to open up a high-quality life, to encourage the city to be more ambitious and ambitious in building a moderately prosperous society in an all-round way, to plan for development with a higher vision, to maximize the release of "high-speed rail dividend", to fulfill the original aspiration, to take on the mission, and to meet people's needs People yearn for a better life and strive to compose a new chapter of Datong's high-quality transformation and development in the "high-speed rail era". In the newly opened Datong South Railway Station, the city leaders visited the business waiting area, the service desk around the island, the global tourism service hall, etc., checked the security check at the entrance and the e-ticket service, and walked into the driver's cab of the g2506 train waiting for departure, visited the drivers and passengers, and inquired about the driving plan in detail. Zhang Jifu, Wu Hongwen, Liu Zhenguo, Zhao Xiangdong, Gao Xianghua, etc. also took the "Fuxing" as the first witness of Datong entering the era of high-speed rail to experience the journey of high-speed rail, talk about the experience and share the joy of the opening of high-speed rail. "This ticket is so precious that we must keep it as a souvenir." "It's much more convenient to go to Beijing on business when the high-speed railway is at home!" many people are very excited and proud to be the first passenger of Dazhang passenger dedicated line. "Where are you going?" "are you satisfied with all aspects of the service?" Zhang Jifu and Wu Hongwen went from car 8 to car 1, all the way to inquire about the passengers' riding experience, listen carefully to the opinions and suggestions of the masses, and hope that the company and passengers can provide thoughtful, meticulous and warm service to provide more safe and comfortable riding experience for the majority of passengers. 27 minutes later, the train stops at Tianzhen station. 150 "Tianzhen nannies" who are going to Beijing to carry out domestic service to fill the gaps have been waiting at the platform. The municipal leaders shake hands with them one by one to see them off. The train starts again with full hopes and blessings. At 10:30 a.m., the d5364 train from Taiyuan South Railway Station entered Datong South Railway Station on time, becoming the first high-speed railway to arrive in Datong after the whole line of Daxi high-speed railway is connected. At 11:00 sharp, the g2505 train from Beijing North entered Datong South Station on time, becoming the first high-speed railway to arrive in Datong after the opening of Dazhang passenger dedicated line. "Welcome home!" and "welcome to Datong!" Zhang Jifu waited at the platform early to send flowers and greetings to the first batch of passengers who arrived at Datong south station. D2581 harmony left Datong south station at 10:50, the first high-speed train from Datong to Xi'an.

heads of county, district and municipal departments, directors of Datong station and Daxi Passenger Dedicated Railway Company of Taiyuan Railway Bureau, as well as representatives of participating units, railway passenger transport, railway public security and all sectors of society participated in the celebration.