Changsha–Kunming High-Speed Railway

Overview

Native name

长昆高速铁路

Type

High-speed rail

Status

Changsha South - Kunming South

Operational

Locale

China

Termini

Changsha South
Kunming South

Stations

Operation

Opened

Changsha South - Xinhuang West
December 16, 2014
Xinhuang West - Guiyang North June 17, 2015

Guiyang North - Kunming South December 28, 2016

Owner

China Railway

Operator(s)

China Railway High-speed

Technical

Line length

1,167 km (725 mi)

Track gauge

1,435 mm (4 ft 8 ¹⁄₂ in)

Operating speed

350 km/h (220 mph)

Route map

Changsha-Kunming High-Speed Railway

route map

Hangzhou–Changsha HSR

Wuhan–Guangzhou HSR

Changsha South

Zhijiang

Xinhuang West

Hunan / Guizhou border

Yuping East

Chongqing–Guizhou HSR

Guiyang North

Guiyang–Guangzhou HSR

Puan

Guizhou / Yunnan border

Kunming South

Route of the Changsha-Kunming High-speed Railway

Changsha–Kunming High-Speed Railway (Chinese: 长昆高速铁路, Pinyin pronounciation Chăngkūn Gāosù Tíelù) is a high speed railway operating in China. The railroad consisted of building a connection from Hunan province's Changsha with the Yunnan capital, Kunming. It is the western end of a larger rail project, the Shanghai–Kunming High-Speed Railway, which is one of the Chinese central government's strategic Four East-West High-Speed Railways. This is an integral part of the Long Term Railway Network Plan for China.

The full-length of the project is 1,167 km (725 mi), passenger line, with an operational speed of 300 km/h (190 mph) but designed to allow up to speeds of 350 km/h (220 mph). Approved by Chinese authorities on March 26, 2010, held a construction mobilization meeting, it officially started construction in September 2010.^[1] The line from Changsha South to Xinhuang West opened December 16, 2014.^[2] Xinhuang West to Guiyang North opened in June 2015. The rest of the project was expected to be to open to traffic by November 30, 2016.^[3] The full length of the line was opened to traffic on December 28, 2016.

Stations

Located Within Hunan is Changsha South, Xiangtan North, Shaoshan South, Loudi South, Shaoyang North, Xinhua South, Xupu South, Huaihua South, Zhijiang and Xinhuang West. 10 stations are located in Guizhou province, Yuping East, Sansui, Kaili South, Guiding North, Guiyang East, Guiyang North, Pingba South, Anshun West, Guanling, Puan and Panxian. Located in Yunnan province, are Fuyuan North, Qujing North, Songming and Kunming South, with four other stations proposed for the province.^[4]

History

July 2008, the Ministry of Railways redevelops and publishes a new "long-term railway network plan" featuring the Changsha-Kunming High Speed Railway.
December 6–7, 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 Changsha–Kunming High-Speed Railway Passenger Dedicated pre-feasibility study and discussing its construction.^[5]
March 6, 2010, Construction commences.
December 16, 2014, Changsha–Kunming High-Speed Railway opens the segment from Changsha South to Xinhuang West.^[6]
June 17, 2015, Segment from Xinhuang to Guiyang opens for ticket sales with traffic to commence on June 18,^[7] commencing between Changsha South - North Guiyang with 6 pairs of trains.^[8]
May 31, 2016, Guizhou-Yunnan section completed track laying ^[9]
July 5, 2016, Guizhou-Yunnan section commenced testing ^[10]
December 28, 2016, the western section of Guizhou and the Yunnan section of the Changsha-Kunming passenger line were opened to traffic. Thus the whole line is now complete and opened for traffic.

References

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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 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 Gui'an Pingba South Anshun West Guanling Pu'anxian Panzhou Fuyuan North Qujing North Jiuxian Songming Kunming South

High-speed rail in China

Maglev
Changsha Maglev Shanghai Maglev Train

Conventional high-speed railways (list)

Expanded National 8 + 8 Corridors	North–South Coastal Beijing–Shanghai Beijing–Hong Kong (Taipei) Harbin–Hong Kong (Macau) Hohhot–Nanning Beijing–Kunming Baotou (Yinchuan)–Hainan Lanzhou (Xining)–Guangzhou East–West Suifenhe–Manzhouli Beijing–Lanzhou Qingdao–Yinchuan Eurasia Continental Bridge Yangtze River Shanghai–Kunming Xiamen–Chongqing Guangzhou–Kunming
Original 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 Hefei–Fuzhou Hengyang–Liuzhou Lanzhou–Urumqi Nanchang–Shenzhen Nanning–Guangzhou Nanning–Kunming Qinhuangdao–Shenyang Tianjin–Qinhuangdao Xi'an–Chengdu Xi'an–Chongqing
Intercity and long-distance	300–350 km/h Beijing–Tangshan Beijing–Tianjin Chengdu–Chongqing Chongqing–Wanzhou Nanjing–Hangzhou Shanghai–Nanjing 200–250 km/h Beijing–Zhangjiakou Changchun–Jilin Chengdu–Mianyang–Leshan Dandong–Dalian Guangzhou–Foshan–Zhaoqing Harbin–Jiamusi Harbin–Mudanjiang Harbin–Qiqihar Jilin–Hunchun Liuzhou–Nanning Nanchang–Jiujiang Nanjing–Anqing Qingdao–Rongcheng Shenyang–Dandong Shenzhen–Maoming Tianjin–Baoding Xi'an–Chengdu Zhangjiakou–Hohhot
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 Hangzhou–Ningbo Hankou–Danjiangkou Hunan–Guangxi Kunming–Yuxi Lianyungang–Lanzhou Litang–Zhanjiang Nanjing–Qidong Shanghai–Kunming Wuchang–Jiujiang
Rolling stock	Blue Arrow China Standardized EMU (CR400AF/CR400BF) China Star CIT Trains CRH1 CRH2 CRH3 CRH5 CRH6 CRH380A MTR CRH380A SJ 2000 (X2000) Zefiro 380 (CRH380B/CRH380C)

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

High-speed railway lines

Africa

Asia

China (Mainland)	(* Indicates overlap with conventional services) Beijing–Shanghai Beijing–Shijiazhuang –Wuhan –Guangzhou –Shenzhen Beijing–Tianjin Bengbu–Hefei –Fuzhou Changchun–Jilin Chengdu–Dujiangyan Dalian–Harbin –Qiqihar Guangzhou–Zhuhai Guiyang–Guangzhou Guiyang–Kaiyang Hainan Eastern Ring Hengyang–Liuzhou Jilin–Hunchun Jinan–Qingdao –Rongcheng* Jiujiang–Nanchang –Fuzhou* Lanzhou–Zhongchuan Airport Liuzhou–Nanning* Nanjing–Anqing Nanjing–Hangzhou –Ningbo –Taizhou–Wenzhou –Fuzhou –Xiamen –Shenzhen Nanjing–Hefei –Wuhan* Nanning–Guangzhou Nanning–Kunming Panjin–Yingkou Shanghai–Hangzhou –Changsha –Guiyang Shanghai–Nanjing Shenyang–Dandong Suining–Chongqing* Taiyuan–Shijiazhuang Taiyuan–Xi'an Tianjin–Baoding Tianjin–Qinhuangdao –Shenyang* Wuhan–Xianning Wuhan–Xiaogan Xuzhou–Lanzhou Zhengzhou–Jiaozuo Zhengzhou–Kaifeng Zhengzhou–Xi'an –Baoji –Lanzhou –Urumqi Zhengzhou–Xuzhou
Japan	Hokkaido Shinkansen Hokuriku Shinkansen Jōetsu Shinkansen Kyushu Shinkansen San'yō Shinkansen Tōhoku Shinkansen Tōkaidō Shinkansen
South Korea	Gyeongbu HSR Honam HSR Suseo HSR
Taiwan	Taiwan HSR
Turkey	Ankara–Pendik Polatlı–Konya

Europe

Belgium	HSL 1 HSL 2 HSL 3 HSL 4
France	LGV Atlantique LGV Bretagne-Pays de la Loire LGV Est LGV Interconnexion Est LGV Méditerranée LGV Nord LGV Rhin-Rhône LGV Rhône-Alpes LGV Sud-Est LGV Sud Europe Atlantique Perpignan–Barcelona
Germany	Cologne–Düren Cologne–Frankfurt Erfurt–Leipzig/Halle Hanover–Würzburg Mannheim–Stuttgart Nuremberg–Ingolstadt Rastatt–Offenburg Wolfsburg–Berlin
Italy	Bologna–Florence Florence–Rome Milan–Bologna Naples–Salerno Rome–Naples Turin–Milan
Netherlands	HSL-Zuid
Norway	Gardermoen Line
Spain	Atlantic Axis Barcelona–Perpignan Madrid–Barcelona Madrid–León Madrid–Malaga Madrid–Seville Madrid–Toledo Madrid–Valencia/Alicante
United Kingdom	High Speed 1 High Speed 2

North America

South America

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