Getting to Yellow Mountain is a pain. There is simply no way to do it not involving an inordinate length of time. But that’s all set to change now that construction of a new high-speed-rail link between Nanjing and southern Anhui is all but set.
去黄山是一件痛苦的事。根本没有办法在不花费过长的时间的情况下做到这一点。但现在，随着南京和皖南之间的新高铁建设即将竣工，一切都将发生改变。
High-speed trains from Nanjing to Huangshan (Yellow Mountain) at present take 3.5 hours. More than a little odd, since that is also the time it takes to drive it. The reason is the trains go via Hangzhou.
目前从南京到黄山的高铁仅需3.5小时。有点奇怪，因为这也是驾驶它所需的时间。原因是火车经过杭州。
No wonder that the public has of late been vocal in its wondering as to when this situation can be addressed.
难怪公众最近一直直言不讳地想知道何时可以解决这种情况。
Hence, the Nanjing Municipal Transportation Bureau replied on 9 August that it is planned to start construction of the new line in 2024. Completion is expected in 2029.
为此，南京市交通运输局于8月9日回复称，新线计划于2024年开工建设，预计2029年竣工。
Specifically, the line is called the Ningxuan High-speed Railway, given it shall be a link between Nanjing and Xuancheng. The line will effectively straighten the route from Nanjing to Huangshan.
具体来说，该线路被称为宁宣高铁，因为它将连接南京和宣城。该线路将有效拉直南京至黄山的航线。
According to its feasibility study, the line will start from Nanjing in the north, pass through the City’s Jiangning District and Lukou Airport, to go on through Gaochun District and end at Xuancheng in Anhui Province.
根据可研，该线路北起南京，经江宁区、禄口机场，经高淳区，止于安徽省宣城市。
Eight stations are planned for the route, among which Lukou Airport Station, Lishui West Station, Gaochun Station and Xuanzhou Station are to be completely new builds.
该线路规划8个车站，其中禄口机场站、丽水西站、高淳站、宣州站全部新建。
The entire Ningxuan High-speed Railway is to be 170 kilometres long, of which 127 kilometres shall be in Jiangsu Province, with the remaining 43 in Anhui.
宁宣高铁全长170公里，其中江苏境内127公里，安徽境内43公里。
As The Paper reported yesterday, 10 August, the Ningxuan High-speed Railway is to be an ultra-fast one, with a design speed of 350 kilometres per hour. So start planning a jaunt to the mighty Yellow Mountain for 2030!
据澎湃新闻昨天8月10日报道，宁宣高铁将是一条特快铁路，设计时速350公里。所以，开始计划 2030 年去雄伟的黄山短途旅行吧！
