On this day, 28 years ago, on November 3, 1997 (October 4, 1997 in the lunar calendar), the Beijing-Kowloon Railway successfully passed the national acceptance. On the morning of November 3, 1997, 41 members of the Beijing-Kowloon Railway National Acceptance Committee solemnly signed their names on the "Beijing-Kowloon Railway Project Acceptance Certificate." So far, the world-renowned Beijing-Kowloon Railway, which has been in trial operation for 14 months, has officially passed the national acceptance. The "Acceptance Certificate" reads: "The overall evaluation of the design and construction quality of the Beijing-Kowloon Railway is excellent and is a model for high-quality, rapid and efficient railway construction. "Spanning nine provinces and cities of Beijing, Tianjin, Hebei, Shandong, Henan, Anhui, Hubei, Jiangxi, and Guangdong, the Beijing-Kowloon Railway with a total length of 2553 kilometers has been started in sections from north to south since November 1992. In November 1995, it was connected to the provincial boundary of Jiangxi and Guangdong in advance. On April 1, 1996, the entire project was on the verge of flow. In August of the same year, the Ministry of Railways organized preliminary acceptance of the entire line and was handed over to Beijing, Jinan, Zhengzhou, Shanghai on September 1. Nanchang Railway Bureau and Guangzhou Railway (Group) Company manage and operate temporarily. As of the end of August this year, a total of 5.03 million passengers and 2.11 million tons of cargo have been transported in the past year. Passenger transportation speeds in some areas have reached 100 kilometers per hour. They have withstood the test of severe winter, midsummer and floods, ensuring safe and smooth transportation, and bringing into play social and economic benefits. Members of the National Acceptance Commission inspected the entire Beijing-Kowloon line for five days from October 28 to November 1, and held meetings in Beijing starting on the 2nd. The inspection committee unanimously agreed that the Beijing-Kowloon Railway line direction and overall layout are reasonable, with large transmission capacity, and development conditions have been reserved; Various technical standards are selected appropriately, and the project design conforms to the regulations, specifications and procedures of the State and the Ministry of Railways on the construction of new lines; the equipment used is technologically advanced and the system is complete, reflecting the scientific and technological level of the 1990s; the organizational management and construction methods have been innovated; The measures to ensure the quality of the project are effective and the results are obvious. The pass rate is 100%, and the excellent rate is over 90%. The overall level of project quality has been raised to a higher level. Fast construction speed and good investment control; Attention should be paid to saving land in design and construction, environmental protection projects comply with the requirements of national environmental protection approval, and completion files are complete and accurate. The entire project meets the requirements of the design task statement. The overall evaluation of the design and construction quality of the Beijing-Kowloon Railway is excellent. It is a model for high-quality, fast and efficient railway construction. It is agreed to formally accept it.