Weaving a Transport Network and a Win-Win Circle

What can you do in 1 hour? Have a light meal, watch half of a movie, or have a cup of coffee. In a blink of an eye, you can also depart from Tianjin or Shijiazhuang and arrive in downtown Beijing.

Today, thanks to the the rail network connecting Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei, an “one-hour circle” is gradually formed between the three places. Commuting has become easier and more convenient, a weekend trip can be planned at last minute. The transportation network between Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei connects the three places with each other in deep integration of life and economic activities.

In recent years, Beijing places transportation infrastructure in an important position. Transportation in the region is transitioning from a “single-center sprawling” pattern to a network pattern featuring “four verticals, four horizontals and one ring”. Beijing’s role in radiating the region in transportation continues to be strengthened.

Now, Beijing is giving full play to the leading and driving role of its “one core”, continuously converting the integrated transport network from blueprint to reality, making breakthroughs in the field of transportation among Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei. Facing new situations and new tasks, Beijing must continue to play a leading and exemplary role in mobilizing Tianjin and Hebei to jointly build a comprehensive transport network suitable for the world-class megacity cluster, and further consolidate the foundation for deeper, broader and more comprehensive coordinated development of the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region.