A century of "Jingzhang" -- history and future

On October 2, 1909, Beijing Zhangjiakou Railway, the first self-designed railway in China, was officially opened to traffic. Zhan Tianyou, the father of Chinese railways, was responsible for the construction of the railway.

recalled the text "Zhan Tianyou", because in this text, every Chinese knows the "man" shaped section of Beijing Zhangjiakou Railway at Qinglongqiao station at the foot of the great wall and is proud of it. Beijing Zhangjiakou Railway is famous for its independent construction in the world. It pays for its own construction, and the total cost of the project is only one fifth of that estimated by foreigners. The development history of China's railway is remarkable because of Beijing Zhangjiakou Railway. The spirit of Chinese people's independent and self-reliance is also carried forward because of Beijing Zhangjiakou Railway. It not only communicated the connection between Beijing Tianjin area and the northwest, but also broke the dream of Western powers trying to seize the whole railway construction. At 8:30 a.m. on December 31, 2019, with the departure of g8811 from Beijing North Station, the world's first intelligent high-speed railway, Beijing Zhangjiakou high speed railway, with a speed of 350 km / h, was officially put into operation. At the same time, the high-speed railway from Zhangjiakou to Hohhot and from Zhangjiakou to Datong has also been put into operation simultaneously. Beijing Zhangjiakou passenger dedicated railway is an important part of "Beijing Lanzhou channel" and "Beijing Kunming channel" in the "eight vertical and eight horizontal" high-speed railway main channel in the "medium and long term railway network planning", and also an important traffic guarantee facility for the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic Games. More than 10 hours of hard seat experience from Hohhot to Beijing more than 60 years ago makes my memory fresh. Especially during the Spring Festival, tickets are hard to get. The opening of Beijing Zhangjiakou passenger dedicated line ended the era of no high-speed railway in the central and western regions of Inner Mongolia, and also connected with the high-speed railway network of the motherland. The transportation capacity is significantly improved, and the operation time is saved by 6 hours and 40 minutes. A 6031 a 6031 want to go to Inner Mongolia, to the grassland, to Hohhot no longer need to travel mountains and rivers, only 2.5 hours to reach Inner Mongolia, which rides horses to visit the grassland, listening to pastoral songs and enjoying the scenery. When you come to Inner Mongolia, you can taste Inner Mongolia's delicious roast whole sheep, milk flavored cheese, strong horse milk wine, chewy beef jerky, enjoy the Buddhist holy land of Jokhang Temple, hassuhai, the famous "West Lake beyond the Great Wall", and the endless chilechuan grassland. A 6031 a 6031 110 years ago, Beijing Zhangjiakou Railway came into being, breaking the assertion that "the Chinese can't build their own railway"; 110 years later, Beijing Zhangjiakou high-speed railway was open to traffic. From the breakthrough of independent design and construction to the world's most advanced intelligent high-speed railway, from 35km / h to 350km / h, the great changes of Beijing Zhangjiakou Railway have witnessed the development of China's railway, reflecting the historic leap of China from catching up with the times to leading the times. Beijing Zhangzhou has witnessed many historical events over the past hundred years, but what remains unchanged is the spirit of spirit that Chinese people strive for and strive for excellence, and the ambition to win honor for the motherland and the nation. As a new generation of railway people, we should be firm in our original mind, keep in mind our mission, build a strong transportation country, and put railway first. We will make unremitting efforts to realize the Chinese dream of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.

Hui Yunliang