Hangzhou-Huangshan High-Speed Railway (simplified Chinese: 杭州至黄山高速铁路; traditional Chinese: 杭州至黃山高速鐵路; pinyin: hángzhōu huángshān gāosù tiělù) or Hanghuang HSR (simplified Chinese: 杭黄高铁; traditional Chinese: 杭黃高鐵; pinyin: hánghuáng gāotiě) is a dual-track, electrified, high-speed rail line, planned for construction in eastern China between Hangzhou and Huangshan. It will run 262km through Zhejiang and southern Anhui province and will accommodate trains traveling at speeds up to 250km/h.[1] Travel time from Hangzhou to Huangshan will be reduced to about one hour.
The project was approved by the State Development and Planning Commission in July 2010.[2] Construction may begin later in the year and is scheduled to be completed by 2013.[1] The line will bring the mountainous counties of southern Anhui closer to the Yangtze River Delta region.
The high speed rail line will connect southern Anhui Province with the Hangzhou, on the eastern seaboard, via northwestern Zhejiang province. Cities and towns along route will include Hangzhou, Fuyang, Tonglu (桐庐), Xiaoshan, Jiande, Chun’an in Zhejiang, and Jixi, She County, and Huangshan in Anhui.[1] At its eastern terminus, Hangzhou, the line will link to the high speed rail lines to Shanghai and Nanjing. At its western terminus, Huangshan, the line connects to the Hefei-Fuzhou Passenger Designated Railway Line. Scenic sites along route include Huangshan (Yellow Mountain), the ancient villages in southern Anhui, Qiandao Lake, and Hangzhou.
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