The Beijing–Shanghai High-Speed Railway (or Jinghu High-Speed Railway from its Chinese name) is a 1318-kilometre (819 mi) long high-speed railway that connects two major economic zones in the People’s Republic of China the Bohai Economic Rim and the Yangtze River Delta. Construction began on April 18 2008 and a ceremony to mark the completion of track laying was held on November 15 2010. The line opened to the public for commercial service on June 30 2011.
