Feng noted that after its official opening, the new line will effectively alleviate transport pressure on the Shanghai-Nanjing and Shanghai-Hangzhou rail corridors.

"This is crucial for promoting high-quality integrated development in the region," Feng added.

Wei Qiang, a senior engineer from the China Railway Shanghai Group Co Ltd, said that the trial operations mainly involve testing operating schedules, simulating faults, conducting emergency rescue drills, and on-schedule operations in line with test outlines.