Hangzhou–Changsha High-Speed Railway

Hangzhou–Changsha
High-Speed Railway
杭长高速铁路

Overview

Type

CRH

Status

Operational

Locale

China

Termini

Hangzhou East
Changsha South

Stations

Operation

Opened

Changsha South - Nanchang West
September 16th, 2014
Hangzhou - Nanchang West

December 10th, 2014

Owner

China Railway

Operator(s)

China Railway High-speed

Technical

Line length

921 km

Track gauge

1,435 mm (4 ft 8 ¹⁄₂ in)

Operating speed

350 km/h

Route map

Hangshou-Changsha HSR route map

Legend

Shanghai–Hangzhou HSR

Nanjing–Hangzhou HSR

Hangzhou East

Hangzhou

Qiantang River

Hangzhou South

Jinhua

Shangrao

Beijing–Kowloon Railway

Xiangtang–Putian Railway

Nanchang-Shenzhen HSR

Nanchang West

Nanchang–Jiujiang ICR

Yichun East

Changsha South

Hangzhou–Changsha High-Speed Railway is a Chinese high-speed railway connecting the provincial capital of Zhejiang, Hangzhou with the Jiangxi capital of Nanchang and Hunan's capital, Changsha. This railway forms a section of the Shanghai-Kunming High-Speed Railway, part of the National Railway Grid Network, as one of the four major east-west lines.

It has a total length of 921.426 kilometers. Constructuon started in December 2009 and was opened to traiffic on December 10, 2014. With trains from Hangzhou to Nanchang taking 2 hours 14 minutes, Hangzhou to Changsha in three hours and 36 minutes.^[1]

Route

The route from east to west starts at Hangzhou East or alternatively at Hangzhou, Hangzhou South, Zhuji, Yiwu, Jinhua, Longyou, Quzhou, Jiangshan, Yushan South, Shangrao, Yiyang, Yingtan North, Fuzhou East, Jinxian South, Nanchang West, Gao'an South, Xinyu North, Yichun, Pingxiang North, Liling East, for a total of 21 stations when it reaches Changsha South.

History

Preparation

In 2004, the State Council, published the "Long-term railway network plan". This proposed for consideration the Hangzhou-Changsha HSR.
June 2005 - Hangzhou-Changsha HSR is approved by the State to study routes from Hangzhou, by the way of Nanchang, to Changsha .
December 6 to 7th, 2008 - the Ministry of Railways joins with municipal and county governments along the railway line, a consultative company, Shanghai Railway Bureau, Nanchang Railway Bureau, Guangzhou Railway Group, the Chengdu Railway Bureau, Kunming Railway and other units at a meeting held in Changsha. Examining the Hangzhou-Changsha HSR pre-feasibility study and discussing its construction.^[2]
May 2009 - Hangzhou-Changsha HSR feasibility study is reviewed by the Ministry of Railway.
June 1, 2009 - Survey work along the route to start.^[3]

Construction

December 2009 - Construction commences.
April 22, 2013 - Start of electrification construction.^[4]

Opening and operation

September 16, 2014 - Changsha - Nanchang section opens and begins operations^[5]^[6]^[7]^[8]。.
December 10, 2014 - Hangzhou - Nanchang section opens and begins operations.^[9] At the same time there are more classes opened long Shanghai high-speed EMU trains .

Accidents

Construction accident

March 17, 2011 - Tunnel collapsed during construction in Hangzhou's Xiaoshan District, killing two people and one person slightly injured.^[10]

References

Shanghai–Kunming High-Speed Railway

Shanghai–Hangzhou	Shanghai Hongqiao Songjiang South Jinshan North Jiashan South Jiaxing South Tongxiang Haining West Yuhang Hangzhou East

Hangzhou–Changsha	Hangzhou East Hangzhou South Zhuji Yiwu Jinhua Longyou Quzhou Jiangshan Yushan South Shangrao Yiyang East Yingtan North Fuzhou East Jinxian South Nanchang West Gao'an Xinyu North Yichun East Pingxiang North Liling North Changsha South

Changsha–Kunming	Changsha South Xiangtan North Shaoshan South Loudi South Shaoyang North Xinhua South Xupu South Huaihua South Zhijiang Xinhuang West Tongren South Sansui Mianhuaping Kaili South Guiding North Guiyang East Guiyang North Pingba South Anshun Huangguoshu Pu'an Pan County Fuyuan Qujing Jiuxian Xiaoshao Kunming South

High-speed rail in China

Maglev

Shanghai Maglev Train

Conventional high-speed railways

National 4 × 4 Corridors	North–south Beijing–Guangzhou–Shenzhen–Hong Kong Beijing–Harbin Beijing–Shanghai Hangzhou–Fuzhou–Shenzhen East–west Shanghai–Kunming Shanghai–Wuhan–Chengdu Qingdao–Taiyuan Xuzhou–Lanzhou

Long-distance major corridors	Chengdu–Guangzhou Chongqing–Guizhou Chongqing–Lanzhou Datong–Xi'an Ganzhou–Shenzhen Hengyang–Liuzhou Hefei–Fuzhou Lanzhou–Urumqi Nanchang–Shenzhen Nanning-Kunming Nanning–Guangzhou Qinhuangdao–Shenyang Tianjin–Qinhuangdao Xi'an–Chengdu Xi'an–Chongqing

Intercity and long-distance	300–350 km/h Beijing–Tianjin Beijing–Tangshan Chengdu–Chongqing Chongqing–Wanzhou Nanjing–Hangzhou Shanghai–Nanjing 200–250 km/h Chengdu–Mianyang–Leshan Changchun–Jilin Dandong–Dalian Beijing–Zhangjiakou Harbin–Jiamusi Harbin–Mudanjiang Harbin–Qiqihar Guangzhou–Foshan–Zhaoqing Liuzhou–Nanning Jilin–Hunchun Nanjing–Anqing Nanchang–Jiujiang Shenzhen–Maoming Tianjin–Baoding Qingdao–Rongcheng Shenyang–Dandong Xi'an–Chengdu Zhangjiakou–Hohot

Regional intercity	300–350 km/h Chengdu–Ya'an Tianjin–Binhai New Area 200–250 km/h Changsha–Zhuzhou–Xiangtan Chengdu–Dujiangyan Chengdu–Pujiang Dongguan–Huizhou Foshan–Dongguan Fuzhou–Changle Airport Guangzhou–Dongguan–Shenzhen Guangzhou–Qingyuan Guangzhou–Zhuhai Guiyang-Kaiyang Hainan Eastern Ring Hainan Western Ring Lanzhou–Zhongchuan Airport Mianyang–Suining–Ziyang–Neijiang–Zigong–Yibin Suzhou–Jiaxing Wuhan Metropolitan Area Zhengzhou–Jiaozuo Zhengzhou–Kaifeng Zhengzhou–Xuchang

Upgraded old lines	Beijing–Guangzhou Beijing–Harbin Beijing–Shanghai Guangzhou–Shenzhen Hunan–Guangxi Lianyungang–Lanzhou Qingdao–Jinan Shanghai–Kunming Wuchang–Jiujiang Hankou–Danjiangkou Hangzhou–Ningbo

Rolling stock	Blue Arrow China Star CIT Trains CRH1 CRH2 CRH3 CRH5 CRH6 CRH380A SJ 2000 Zefiro 380

Italics – under construction or currently not operational
(-), Place A- – section under construction or currently not operational
§ – in/related to Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan
(Place A-Place B) – share tracks with other lines

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