Jiangsu rail network on growth track By WANG XIAOYU | China Daily | Updated: 2020-12-12 08:32 Share CLOSE A high-speed train leaves Nanjing South Railway Station in Nanjing, Jiangsu province, on Aug 7, 2020. A new map of China's railway system was adopted for the second quarter of this year to meet the traffic needs of passengers and cargo. [Photo by Yang Bo/China News Service] The uneven development of the railway network in Jiangsu province is on track to close its connectivity gap as a new high-speed railway linking four cities scattered across the province commenced full operations on Friday. Two other new high-speed lines running through the less-developed central and northern part of Jiangsu have also begun trial operations recently, paving the way for deepening economic ties with the rest of the country, according to railway authorities.