China built the first underwater railway for bullet ships

The first high-speed railway for bullet ships in China will be longer than 16km, connecting the port city of Ningbo and the Chu San Islands.

Bullet trains can run through the underwater railway at a maximum speed of 250km / h.(Photo: CNN).

The Chinese government approved the construction of the first underwater high-speed rail line for bullet ships, CNN reported yesterday. The route will connect Ningbo, the port city in southern Shanghai, with Zhou San and archipelago in China's eastern sea.

The underwater railway is planned to build 77km of Ningbo-Chu San railway system to promote tourism. The proposal to open this rail system was first launched in 2015 and the Chinese government through a study of the feasibility of the project in mid-November.

About 79.92 km of railways in the system will be newly built, including the 16.2km under-sea route. The route will start from Dong Ningbo Station and end at Chu San Station, allowing high-speed trains to pass through at a maximum speed of 250km / h.

Thanks to the new railway system, passengers can travel from Hangzhou, the capital of Zhejiang Province, to Chu San for 80 minutes. The current itinerary lasts about 4.5 hours if traveling by bus or 2.5 hours if driving by yourself. In addition to the undersea tunnel, a railway bridge was also built to connect the islands. With a total cost of US $ 3.6 billion, the project will start in 2019 and is expected to be completed by 2025.