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high-speed train set on the Beijing-Shanghai Railway |
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| Type | Heavy rail | ||
| System | China Railways | ||
| Status | In operation | ||
| Locale | People's Republic of China | ||
| Termini | Beijing Shanghai |
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| Opened | 1968 | ||
| Operator(s) | China Railways | ||
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| Line length | 1,462 km (908 mi) | ||
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The Beijing–Shanghai Railway or Jinghu railway (simplified Chinese: 京沪铁路; traditional Chinese: 京滬鐵路; pinyin: Jīnghù tiĕlù) is a railway line in China between Beijing and Shanghai. The line has a total length of 1,462 kilometres[1] and connects the municipalities of Beijing, Tianjin, and Shanghai, as well as the provinces of Hebei, Shandong, Anhui and Jiangsu. It is commonly referred to as the Jinghu Railway, taking on the abbreviated names of the two terminal cities. In Chinese, "Jing" means "capital" and refers to Beijing, and "Hu" is the abbreviatied name for Shanghai.
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The Beijing–Shanghai railway is composed of three sections. These three sections are some of the earliest railways in China, built before 1910 during the Qing dynasty. The first section is from Beijing to Tianjin, constructed as part of the Imperial Railways of Northern China between 1897 and 1900.
The second section is from Tianjin to Pukou – a suburb of Nanjing – and used to be called the Tianjin–Pukou Railway. Between Pukou and Xiaguan, the railway crosses the Yangtze River. Before the completion of the Nanjing Yangtze River Bridge in 1968, the trains were ferried across car-by-car.[1]
The third section is from Nanjing to Shanghai, built between 1905 and 1908. This section is called Shanghai–Nanjing Railway. During 1927–1949, however, when China's capital was Nanjing, this section alone was called the "Jinghu" railway.
After the Nanjing Yangtze River Bridge was completed in 1968, these three sections were linked together and renamed as a single Beijing–Shanghai or Jinghu Railway.
The railway line is the principal line between Beijing and Shanghai and along with the Beijing–Shanghai High-Speed Railway, it serves as one of the busiest rail corridors in China. It has dual tracks between Tianjin and Shanghai, three tracks between Beijing and Tianjin and the full length of the railway has been electrified. Passenger rail service now offers non-stop overnight service on CRH Sleepers (Z series trains).
D type express day bullet and overnight sleeper bullet trains have now commenced operation between Beijing and Shanghai. There are currently 1 day and 3 overnight D bullet trains. Overnight Bullet trains take between 9 hours, 59 minutes and 10 hours, 4 minutes to complete the trip and are Soft sleeper only.
On June 30, 2011, the Beijing–Shanghai High-Speed Railway opened and runs parallel for all of its length to the Beijing–Shanghai Railway. The opening of the high-speed railway relieved the Beijing–Shanghai Railway from overcrowding. The Beijing–Tianjin Intercity Railway also parallels much of the Beijing–Shanghai Railway from Beijing to Tianjin.
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