Qinhuangdao–Shenyang High-Speed Railway

Qinshen Passenger Railway
Line length:	404 km
Track gauge:	1,435
Voltage:	50Hz 25,000V AC
Maximum speed:	250 km/h
Stations and mileage toward Jingshan at Tianjin, Jingha at Beijing Qinhuangdao 0 km Shanhaiguan 16 km toward Shenshan at Shenyang North Dongdaihe 26.5 km Suizhong North 79 km Huludao North 138 km Jinzhou South 181 km Panjin North 250 km Tai'an 305 km Liaozhong 336 km Huanggutun 401 km toward Shenshan at Shanhaiguan Shenyang North 404 km toward Shenlian at Dalian, Shenji at Jilin, Shendan at Dandong

Qinhuangdao-Shenyang passenger railway or Qinshen railway (simplified Chinese: 秦沈客运专线; traditional Chinese: 秦瀋客運專線; pinyin: Qínshěn Kèyùn Zhuānxiàn) is a passenger-dedicated high-speed railway between Qinhuangdao and Shenyang, spanning a distance of 404 km. Construction started on August 16, 1999. Opened on October 12, 2003, it is the first newly built high-speed railway in China, costing RMB 16 billion (US$ 2 billion). It is an electrified dual-track railway designed for a top speed of 200 km/h. By 2007 its top speed was increased to 250 km/h and was further upgraded to 300 km/h in 2013. Passenger services at this higher speed began on December 3, 2013.^[1] In 2002, high-speed train China Star achieved a top speed of 321 km/h on Qinshen railway, setting a record for Chinese train speed. Currently, most of the passenger trains between Qinhuangdao to Shenyang are diverted to this railway from Shenshan railway.

A China Railways CRH5 train on the Qinshen PDL.

See also

• Beijing–Shenyang High-Speed Railway
• Rail transport in the People's Republic of China
• List of railways in China

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