Beijing-Shanghai Express Railway
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Beijing-Shanghai Express Railway (京滬高速鐵路) is one of China's ambitious plans for high-speed trains. It was originally scheduled for completion before the beginning of 2008 Summer Olympics and Expo 2010. Project was delayed due to controversy and construction started on April 18, 2008.[1][2] It will be 1,318 kilometres (819 mi) long [3] and will be the longest single phase high-speed railway ever built in the world. Its top speed will be 350 km/h (220 mph), cutting Beijing to Shanghai travel time from 9 hours to 5 hours. The rolling stock used on this line will be the CRH (China Railway High-speed) series trains.
[edit] Stations
There will be 21 stations.[4]
| Station | in Chinese | City | Distance (km) (from Beijing) |
Transfers | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beijing South | 北京南 | Beijing | 0.0 | ||
| 廊坊 | Langfang | ? | |||
| Tianjin West | 天津西 | Tianjin | ? | ||
| 华苑 | Huazhen | ? | |||
| 沧州 | Cangzhou | ? | |||
| 德州 | Dezhou | ? | |||
| 济南 | Jinan | ? | |||
| 泰安 | Tai'an | ? | |||
| 曲阜 | Qufu | ? | |||
| 枣庄 | Zaozhuang | ? | |||
| 徐州 | Xuzhou | ? | |||
| 宿州 | Suzhou | ? | |||
| 蚌埠 | Bengbu | ? | |||
| 滁州 | Chuzhou | ? | |||
| Nanjing South | 南京南 | Nanjing | ? | ||
| 镇江 | Jingkou | ? | |||
| 常州 | Changzhou | ? | |||
| 无锡 | Wuxi | ? | |||
| 苏州 | Suzhou | ? | |||
| 昆山 | Kunshan | ? | |||
| Shanghai Hongqiao | 上海虹桥 | Shanghai | 1318 |
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ "Beijing-Shanghai high-speed railway construction to start", Xinhua, 2007-03-12. Retrieved on 2008-04-19.
- ^ "China starts work on Beijing-Shanghai express railway", China View, 2008-04-17. Retrieved on 2008-04-19.
- ^ "Work on Beijing-Shanghai rail link set to start", People's Republic of China, 2007-10-10. Retrieved on 2008-04-19.
- ^ Chen, Lydia. "Beijing-Shanghai rail link to start on Friday", Shanghai Daily, 2008-01-14. Retrieved on 2008-04-19.
