Hefei–Bengbu High-Speed Railway

Beijing–Shanghai High-Speed Railway Hefei–Bengbu Section 京沪高速铁路合蚌段
Hefei–Bengbu High-Speed Railway near Bengbu South Station
Overview
Type	High-speed rail
Status	Operational
Locale	People's Republic of China
Termini	Hefei Bengbu South
Stations	9
Operation
Opening	16 October 2012
Operator(s)	China Railway High-speed
Rolling stock	CRH380A
Technical
Line length	130 km (81 mi)
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Operating speed	300 km/h (186 mph)
Route map

Hefei–Bengbu High-Speed Railway

Beijing–Shanghai Railway to Beijing Bengbu Shuijiahu–Bengbu Railway to Shuijiahu Beijing–Shanghai Railway to Shanghai Beijing–Shanghai High-Speed Railway to Beijing South Bengbu South Beijing–Shanghai High-Speed Railway to Shanghai Hongqiao Liufuzhen South Huainan East Huainan Railway to Huainan Shuijiahu–Bengbu Railway to Bengbu Shuijiahu Huainan Railway to Wuhu Xiatangji Shuangdun Dabaoying Depot Hefei North City Huainan Railway to Huainan Hefei Hefei–Nanjing Railway to Nanjing Huainan Railway to Wuhu Hefei–Wuhan Railway to Hankou and Nanjing–Xi'an Railway to Xi'an Hefei–Jiujiang Railway to Jiujiang

Hefei–Bengbu High-Speed Railway (or the Hefei–Bengbu Branch of the Beijing–Shanghai High-Speed Railway) is a 130.67 km high-speed rail line between Hefei and Bengbu in Anhui province. It is a part of the future Jingfu line connecting Beijing and Fuzhou.

Construction started in January 2009. The railway was opened on October 16, 2012.^[1][2]

With the fastest (G-series) trains on the new line, the travel time from Hefei to Beijing South Railway Station is only four hours. Besides the Hefei-Beijing trains, there is also direct service from Hefei to Qingdao, via Jinan and the Jiaozhou–Jinan High-Speed Railway.^[3][4]

The total estimated investment is 13.6 billion yuan. The design speed is 350 km/h (220 mph). It is part of the Jingfu line connecting Beijing and Fuzhou.

There are 8 stations along this line.

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