A section of the Hefei-Hangzhou High-speed Railway in Huzhou's Wuxing district is under construction. [Photo/hz66.com]

The Huzhou-Hangzhou section of the Hefei-Hangzhou High-speed Railway began its cold-running test on April 8, according to local media reports.

The cold-running test refers to a dynamic test to inspect the function of the contact wire without electricity by sliding the locomotive pantograph.

According to Li Yilin, a staffer at the China Railway No 3 Engineering Group who is responsible for the project, the railway line is expected to open to traffic by the end of July, before the 19th Asian Games, which is slated to be held in Hangzhou, capital city of East China's Zhejiang province in September.

With a designed speed of 350 km/h, the section spans 137.8 kilometers and has six stops, including Huzhou, Deqing, Hangzhou, Fuyang and Tonglu.

Deqing and Tonglu are two sub-venues of the Asian Games.

The Huzhou-Hangzhou section of the Hefei-Hangzhou High-speed Railway begins its cold-running test on April 8. [Photo/hz66.com]