【双语新闻】商合杭高铁已全线贯通

A new high-speed railway route connecting east and central China started operation on Sunday. With a designed speed of 350 kph, the route connects the city of Shangqiu in central China's Henan province, and Hefei and Hangzhou, the capital cities of East China's Anhui and Zhejiang provinces. The northern section of the railway, from Shangqiu to Hefei, went into operation in December 2019, according to the China Railway Shanghai Group. Covering a distance of 794.55 km, the Shangqiu-Hefei-Hangzhou high-speed railway is expected to spur the rise of the central region and boost the integrated regional development of the Yangtze River Delta.
6月28日，一条连接我国东部和中部的新高铁线路开通运营。该线路设计时速350公里，连接河南省商丘、安徽省省会合肥，以及浙江省省会杭州。据国铁集团介绍，该线路北段，即商丘至合肥段，于去年12月正式开通运营。商合杭高铁全长794.55公里，该线路的贯通将促进我国中部地区崛起，推动长三角地区一体化发展。

[重点词汇]
integrated: 融合的(adj.)
the Yangtze River Delta: 长三角