Hangzhou–Changsha High-Speed Railway
| Hangzhou–Changsha High-Speed Railway 杭长高速铁路 |
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| Type | CRH | ||
| Status | Operational | ||
| Locale | China | ||
| Termini | Hangzhou East Changsha South |
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| Stations | 21 | ||
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| Opened | Changsha South - Nanchang West September 16th, 2014 |
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| Owner | China Railway | ||
| Operator(s) | China Railway High-speed | ||
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| Line length | 921 km | ||
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Operating speed | 350 km/h | ||
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Hangzhou–Changsha High-Speed Railway is a Chinese high-speed railway connecting the provincial capital of Zhejiang, Hangzhou with the Jiangxi capital of Nanchang and Hunan's capital, Changsha. This railway forms a section of the Shanghai-Kunming High-Speed Railway, part of the National Railway Grid Network, as one of the four major east-west lines.
It has a total length of 921.426 kilometers. Constructuon started in December 2009 and was opened to traiffic on December 10, 2014. With trains from Hangzhou to Nanchang taking 2 hours 14 minutes, Hangzhou to Changsha in three hours and 36 minutes.[1]
Contents
Route
The route from east to west starts at Hangzhou East or alternatively at Hangzhou, Hangzhou South, Zhuji, Yiwu, Jinhua, Longyou, Quzhou, Jiangshan, Yushan South, Shangrao, Yiyang, Yingtan North, Fuzhou East, Jinxian South, Nanchang West, Gao'an South, Xinyu North, Yichun, Pingxiang North, Liling East, for a total of 21 stations when it reaches Changsha South.
History
Preparation
- In 2004, the State Council, published the "Long-term railway network plan". This proposed for consideration the Hangzhou-Changsha HSR.
- June 2005 - Hangzhou-Changsha HSR is approved by the State to study routes from Hangzhou, by the way of Nanchang, to Changsha .
- December 6 to 7th, 2008 - the Ministry of Railways joins with municipal and county governments along the railway line, a consultative company, Shanghai Railway Bureau, Nanchang Railway Bureau, Guangzhou Railway Group, the Chengdu Railway Bureau, Kunming Railway and other units at a meeting held in Changsha. Examining the Hangzhou-Changsha HSR pre-feasibility study and discussing its construction.[2]
- May 2009 - Hangzhou-Changsha HSR feasibility study is reviewed by the Ministry of Railway.
- June 1, 2009 - Survey work along the route to start.[3]
Construction
- December 2009 - Construction commences.
- April 22, 2013 - Start of electrification construction.[4]
Opening and operation
- September 16, 2014 - Changsha - Nanchang section opens and begins operations[5][6][7][8]。.
- December 10, 2014 - Hangzhou - Nanchang section opens and begins operations.[9] At the same time there are more classes opened long Shanghai high-speed EMU trains .
Accidents
Construction accident
March 17, 2011 - Tunnel collapsed during construction in Hangzhou's Xiaoshan District, killing two people and one person slightly injured.[10]
References
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ 杭长、长昆铁路客运专线预可研审查会在长沙召开 我市争取到在东乡设立抚州东站
- ↑ 路地携手 鱼水情深 铁四院与浙赣湘三省共建杭长和谐平安线
- ↑ “四纵四横”主骨架杭州至长沙客运专线进入电气化建设
- ↑ 沪昆高铁南昌至长沙段16日开通 票价157元明天10点开售
- ↑ #昌铁微发布#[话筒]
- ↑ 沪昆高铁南昌至长沙段开通 运行缩短至1.5小时
- ↑ 《朝闻天下》 20140916 08:00
- ↑ 杭长高铁正式开通 浙江在线记者体验3.5小时速度之旅
- ↑ 中铁十七局集团第三工程有限公司发生一起坍塌事故，导致一人死亡
