Shanghai–Kunming High-Speed Railway

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Shanghai–Kunming
High-Speed Railway
沪昆高速铁路
ChinaRailwayHighspeed.svg
CRH2-113B.JPG
Overview
Type CRH
Locale China
Termini Shanghai Hongqiao
Shanghai South
Kunming South
Operation
Owner China Railway
Operator(s) China Railway High-speed
Technical
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Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in)
Operating speed 350 km/h (220 mph)
Route map
Shanghai-Kunming Line.png

The Shanghai–Kunming High-Speed Railway is a high-speed railway line partially under construction in the People's Republic of China. It is part of the CRH's system of passenger dedicated lines, beginning in Shanghai and ending in Kunming. It will parallel much of the current lower-speed Shanghai–Kunming Railway and will also pass through the cities of Hangzhou and Changsha.[1]

Status

As of June 2015, the operational sections include Shanghai-Hangzhou, Hangzhou-Changsha and Changsha-Guiyang. The Guiyang-Kunming section is scheduled to open in 2016.

Components

Operational lines are marked with green background.

Partially operational lines are marked with yellow background.

Section Description Designed
speed
(km/h)
 Length
(km)
 Construction
start date
 Open date
Shanghai–Kunming
High-Speed Railway
100px		 PDL connecting East, Central and Southwest China. It consists of three sections connecting Shanghai, Hangzhou, Changsha and Kunming. 350 2,066 2008-12-28[dubious – discuss] 2017
Shanghai–Hangzhou Section
(Shanghai–Hangzhou High-Speed Railway)		 PDL connecting Shanghai Hongqiao & Hangzhou East. 350 150 2009-02-26 2010-10-26
Hangzhou–Changsha Section
(Hangzhou–Changsha High-Speed Railway)		 PDL connecting Hangzhou & Changsha, via Nanchang. 350 933 2009-12-22 Hangzhou–Nanchang Section: 2014-12-10[2]
Nanchang–Changsha Section: 2014-09-16[3]
Changsha–Kunming Section
(Changsha–Kunming High-Speed Railway)		 PDL connecting Changsha & Kunming 350 1,175 2010-03-26 Changsha–Xinhuang Section: 2014-12-16[4]
Xinhuang-Guiyang Section: 2015-06-18
Guiyang-Kunming section: 2016

References

  1. ↑ http://hn.rednet.cn/c/2011/03/05/2195688.htm (Chinese)
  2. ↑ Hangzhou-Changsha high-speed rail starts operating 10. December 2014
  3. ↑ Nanchang - Changsha high speed line opens 16. September 2014
  4. ↑ Changsha – Huaihua high speed line opens, 19 December 2014

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