OREANDA-NEWS. The bid-invitation for the construction of station buildings of Nanjing-Anqing Intercity Railway is under way currently. 6 stations will meet the requirements for passenger transport in next December, according to schedule. It means that the railway will open to traffic at the end of next year at soonest. By then, the travel time from Anqing to Nanjing and Shanghai will be shortened to 1.5 and 3 hours.

Nanjing-Anqing Intercity Railway starts from Nanjing South Railway Station, running through Maanshan, Wuhu, Tongling, Chizhou and ends at Anqing Station. The railway is 258 kilometers long and its designed speed is 250 km/h.