Harbin-Yichun rail line starts laying track

The first pair of 500-meter steel rails were laid on the track bed of the Harbin-Yichun high-speed rail line in Tieli, Heilongjiang province, on Tuesday morning as China's northernmost high-speed railway entered the rail-laying phase, China Railway Harbin Group said.

Construction of the 318-kilometer Harbin-Yichun line started in May 2021. The Tieli to Yichun section has begun rail-laying, while the Harbin to Tieli section has entered the station construction phase.

Due to the high latitude, construction workers have faced difficulties such as extremely cold weather and strong winds in complex geological landscapes.