Workers on the Liaoning section of the Beijing-Shenyang High Speed Railway (HSR) started to lay power cables on July 18, which will be used to supply electricity for signaling and communications when the line is put into service.

The Liaoning section of the Beijing-Shenyang HSR links Shenyang West Station in Liaoning province’s capital city with Xinmin North Station in Xinmin city, Liaoning province.

The whole Beijing-Shenyang HSR is 709-kilometers long and starts at Xinghuo Railway Station in Beijing and connects Chengde in Hebei province with Chaoyang and Fuxing in Liaoning province, before eventually reaching Shenyang.

The line began construction in July 2014, with total investment of 124.5 billion yuan ($20.4 billion).

Upon completion, expected during 2019, the new line will shorten the current journey time of six hours to just two and a half, as it can accommodate trains traveling at speeds of up to 350 km per hour, and there will only be 20 stations constructed along the new line.

An engineer from China Crec Railway Electrification Bureau Group lays power cables for the Liaoning section of the Beijing-Shenyang HSR on July 18. [Photo.Xinhua]

Power cables on the Liaoning section of the Beijing-Shenyang HSR on July 18. [Photo.Xinhua]

Power cables on the Liaoning section of the Beijing-Shenyang HSR on July 18. [Photo.Xinhua]