Shanghai–Hangzhou Passenger Railway
| Shanghai–Hangzhou High-Speed Railway | |
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 CRH2-113B at Songjiang South Railway Station. | |
| Overview | |
| Type | High-speed rail |
| Status | Operating |
| Locale |
Shanghai to Hangzhou, People's Republic of China |
| Termini |
Shanghai Hongqiao Railway Station Hangzhou East Railway Station |
| Daily ridership | 82,000 per day (2011)[1] |
| Operation | |
| Opening | October 26, 2010 |
| Rolling stock | CRH380A[2] CRH380B CRH2C CRH3C |
| Technical | |
| Line length | 202 kilometres (126 mi) |
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) standard gauge |
| Shanghai–Hangzhou Passenger Railway | |||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 沪杭客运专线 or 沪杭高速铁路 | ||||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 滬杭客運專線 or 滬杭高速鐵路 | ||||||||||
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The Shanghai–Hangzhou High-Speed Railway (Chinese: 沪杭客运专线 or 沪杭高速铁路), also known as the Huhang High-Speed Railway or Huhang Passenger Railway is a high-speed rail line in China between Shanghai and Hangzhou. The line is 202 km (126 mi) in length and designed for commercial train service at 350 km/h (217 mph). It was built in 20 months and opened on October 26, 2010. The line shortened travel time between the two cities from 78 to 45 minutes.[2] It has made the proposed Shanghai-Hangzhou Maglev Train unlikely.
Speed records
In September 2010, a test train on the Shanghai-Hangzhou high-speed line achieved a speed of 416.6 km/h (259 mph) setting a Chinese train speed record.[2]
In October 2010, Chinese officials stated that a bullet train on the Huhang High-Speed Railway had set a new world record for train speed on a scheduled trip at 262 mph (422 km/h).[3] (The fastest overall record is still held by the V150, a TGV prototype of France, at 356 mph (573 km/h) set in 2007.)[3]
Etymology
"Hu" (沪) stands for "Shanghai" and "Hang"(杭) stands for Hangzhou, the capital city of Zhejiang Province.
Railway stations
There are nine railway stations on the line:
- Shanghai Hongqiao Railway Station
- Songjiang South Railway Station
- Jinshan North Railway Station
- Jiashan South Railway Station
- Jiaxing South Railway Station
- Tongxiang Railway Station
- Haining West Railway Station
- Yuhang South Railway Station
- Hangzhou East Railway Station.[4]
On July 1, 2013, the new Hangzhou East station was opened which serves the Shanghai–Hangzhou Passenger Railway, as well as the Hangzhou–Ningbo Passenger Railway and the Hangzhou–Nanjing Passenger Railway. [5]
References
- ↑ http://www.thechinaperspective.com/articles/chinahighspeedr-9905/
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 xinhuanet (October 26, 2010). "China unveils Shanghai-Hangzhou high-speed railway; eyes network extension". Retrieved October 26, 2010.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "China claims world record for fastest scheduled train". BBC News. 26 October 2010.
- ↑ "Speed test of Huhang high-speed rail sets new record of 416.6 km/h". People's Daily Online. 17:33, September 28, 2010 (Beijing Time). Retrieved Oct 26, 2010.
- ↑ "Hangzhou railway station". Retrieved 20 December 2013.
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