The　nitrite　(NO2-)　accumulation　in　partial　denitrification　(PD)　offers　the　possibility　of　widespread　application　of　anammox　process.　In　this　study,　the　rapid　establishment　of　PD　granular　system　was　achieved　by　increasing　ni-trogen　loading　rates　(NLR)　from　0.9　to　4.8　kg　N/(m3　center　dot　d),　with　the　nitrate-to-nitrite　transforming　ratio　(NTR)　increasing　rapidly　to　87.0　%　within　18　days.　Growth　evidence　indicated　that　the　functional　genus　Thauera　was　significantly　enriched　(12.5　%-＞　76.4　%),　with　nitrate　(NO3-)　reduction　rates　(SNO3)　improving　by　5.4　times　from　13.0　to　70.7　mg　N/(g　VSS　center　dot　h).　Importantly,　the　rapid　aggregation　of　PD　biomass　as　granules　ensured　robustness　and　resistance　of　PD　feeding　with　the　electroplating　tail　wastewater　(NO3--N　of　103.0　+/-　5.0　mg/L),　obtaining　stable　NTR　above　91.5　%.　This　study　demonstrated　the　achievability　of　the　fast　development　of　PD　granules　and　the　adaptability　and　robustness　of　treating　nitrate-containing　industrial　wastewater,　which　provided　a　promising　method　for　efficient　nitrogen　transformation　in　industrial　applications.