A planned high-speed rail link featuring the world’s longest underwater tunnel is expected to dramatically reduce travel times between Ningbo and Zhoushan when it opens in 2028. Outlets report that the project will include a roughly 10-mile section beneath the sea and will turn what is described as a roughly two-hour bus journey into a journey taking about 26 minutes on the new line.
The articles describe the project as part of the Yong-Zhou Railway, with one outlet noting an expected cost of £3.2bn. While they agree on the scale of the tunnel and the target opening timeframe, they frame the impact slightly differently: one report emphasizes the time reduction to 26 minutes, while another stresses that some journeys could be cut by more than three hours.
Overall, the coverage centers on the tunnel’s expected length, undersea connection, and travel-time benefit, with variation mainly in the specific figures highlighted (journey-time framing and project cost) rather than the core facts of the plan.
