Hangzhou Bay Cross-Sea Railway Bridge marks key construction progress

A drone photo taken on Oct. 20, 2026 shows a view of the northern navigation channel bridge of the Hangzhou Bay Cross-Sea Railway Bridge in east China's Zhejiang Province.

The northern navigation channel bridge of the Hangzhou Bay Cross-Sea Railway Bridge has been successfully joined, marking a major step toward completion of the main construction work.

The 29.2-km-long Hangzhou Bay Cross-Sea Railway Bridge, which is a crucial segment of the Nantong-Ningbo high-speed railway, consists of three sections over navigation channels, and its ballastless double-track design allows trains to run at a speed of 350 kilometers per hour. (Xinhua/Huang Zongzhi)

A drone photo taken on Oct. 20, 2026 shows a view of the northern navigation channel bridge of the Hangzhou Bay Cross-Sea Railway Bridge in east China's Zhejiang Province.

The northern navigation channel bridge of the Hangzhou Bay Cross-Sea Railway Bridge has been successfully joined, marking a major step toward completion of the main construction work.

The 29.2-km-long Hangzhou Bay Cross-Sea Railway Bridge, which is a crucial segment of the Nantong-Ningbo high-speed railway, consists of three sections over navigation channels, and its ballastless double-track design allows trains to run at a speed of 350 kilometers per hour. (Xinhua/Huang Zongzhi)

This photo taken on Oct. 20, 2026 shows a view of the northern navigation channel bridge of the Hangzhou Bay Cross-Sea Railway Bridge in east China's Zhejiang Province.

The northern navigation channel bridge of the Hangzhou Bay Cross-Sea Railway Bridge has been successfully joined, marking a major step toward completion of the main construction work.

The 29.2-km-long Hangzhou Bay Cross-Sea Railway Bridge, which is a crucial segment of the Nantong-Ningbo high-speed railway, consists of three sections over navigation channels, and its ballastless double-track design allows trains to run at a speed of 350 kilometers per hour. (Xinhua/Huang Zongzhi)

A drone photo taken on Oct. 20, 2026 shows a view of the construction site of the northern navigation channel bridge of the Hangzhou Bay Cross-Sea Railway Bridge in east China's Zhejiang Province.

The northern navigation channel bridge of the Hangzhou Bay Cross-Sea Railway Bridge has been successfully joined, marking a major step toward completion of the main construction work.

The 29.2-km-long Hangzhou Bay Cross-Sea Railway Bridge, which is a crucial segment of the Nantong-Ningbo high-speed railway, consists of three sections over navigation channels, and its ballastless double-track design allows trains to run at a speed of 350 kilometers per hour. (Xinhua/Huang Zongzhi)

A drone photo taken on Oct. 20, 2026 shows a view of the construction site of the northern navigation channel bridge of the Hangzhou Bay Cross-Sea Railway Bridge in east China's Zhejiang Province.

The northern navigation channel bridge of the Hangzhou Bay Cross-Sea Railway Bridge has been successfully joined, marking a major step toward completion of the main construction work.

The 29.2-km-long Hangzhou Bay Cross-Sea Railway Bridge, which is a crucial segment of the Nantong-Ningbo high-speed railway, consists of three sections over navigation channels, and its ballastless double-track design allows trains to run at a speed of 350 kilometers per hour. (Xinhua/Huang Zongzhi)

A worker welds at the construction site of the northern navigation channel bridge of the Hangzhou Bay Cross-Sea Railway Bridge in east China's Zhejiang Province, Oct. 20, 2026.

The northern navigation channel bridge of the Hangzhou Bay Cross-Sea Railway Bridge has been successfully joined, marking a major step toward completion of the main construction work.

The 29.2-km-long Hangzhou Bay Cross-Sea Railway Bridge, which is a crucial segment of the Nantong-Ningbo high-speed railway, consists of three sections over navigation channels, and its ballastless double-track design allows trains to run at a speed of 350 kilometers per hour. (Xinhua/Huang Zongzhi)