Shanghai–Kunming High-Speed Railway
| Shanghai–Kunming High-Speed Railway 沪昆高速铁路 | |||
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| Overview | |||
| Type | CRH | ||
| Locale | China | ||
| Termini |
Shanghai Hongqiao Shanghai South Kunming South | ||
| Operation | |||
| Owner | China Railway | ||
| Operator(s) | China Railway High-speed | ||
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| Line length | 2066 km | ||
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Operating speed | 350 km/h | ||
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The Shanghai–Kunming High-Speed Railway is a high-speed railway line partially under construction in the People's Republic of China. It is part of the CRH's system of passenger dedicated lines, beginning in Shanghai and ending in Kunming. It will parallel much of the current lower-speed Shanghai–Kunming Railway and will also pass through the cities of Hangzhou and Changsha.[1]
Status
As of December 2014, the operational sections include Shanghai-Hangzhou, Hangzhou-Changsha and Changsha-Xinhuang. The Xinhuang-Kunming section is scheduled to open in 2017.
Components
Operational lines are marked with green background.
Partially operational lines are marked with yellow background.
| Section | Description | Designed speed (km/h) |
Length (km) |
Construction start date |
Open date |
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| Shanghai–Kunming High-Speed Railway  |
PDL connecting East, Central and Southwest China. It consists of three sections connecting Shanghai, Hangzhou, Changsha and Kunming. | 350 | 2066 | 2008-12-28 | 2017 |
| Shanghai–Hangzhou Section (Shanghai–Hangzhou High-Speed Railway) |
PDL connecting Shanghai Hongqiao & Hangzhou East. | 350 | 150 | 2009-02-26 | 2010-10-26 |
| Hangzhou–Changsha Section (Hangzhou–Changsha High-Speed Railway) |
PDL connecting Hangzhou & Changsha, via Nanchang. | 350 | 933 | 2009-12-22 | Hangzhou–Nanchang Section: 2014-12-10 [2] Nanchang–Changsha Section: 2014-09-16 [3] |
| Changsha–Kunming Section (Changsha–Kunming High-Speed Railway) |
PDL connecting Changsha & Kunming | 350 | 1175 | 2010-03-26 | Changsha–Xinhuang Section: 2014-12-16[4] Xinhuang-Kunming section: December 2015 |
References
- ↑ http://hn.rednet.cn/c/2011/03/05/2195688.htm (Chinese)
- ↑ Hangzhou-Changsha high-speed rail starts operating 10. December 2014
- ↑ Nanchang - Changsha high speed line opens 16. September 2014
- ↑ Changsha – Huaihua high speed line opens,19 December 2014
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