Hangzhou–Changsha High-Speed Railway

Hangzhou–Changsha
High-Speed Railway
杭长高速铁路
Overview
Type High-speed rail
Status Operational
Locale China
Termini Hangzhou East
Changsha South
Stations 21
Operation
Opened

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

December 10, 2014
Owner China Railway
Operator(s) China Railway High-speed
Technical
Line length 921 km
Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 12 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
Hangzhou–Ningbo HSR
Zhuji
Yiwu
Jinhua-Wenzhou HSR
Jinhua
Longyou
Quzhou
Jiangshan
Yushan South
Shangrao
Hefei–Fuzhou HSR
Yiyang East
Yingtan North
Fuzhou East
Jinxian South
Beijing–Kowloon Railway
Xiangtang–Putian Railway
Nanchang-Shenzhen HSR
Nanchang West
Nanchang–Jiujiang ICR
Gao'an South
Xinyu North
Yichun East
Pingxiang North
Liling North
Wuhan–Guangzhou HSR
Changsha South
Wuhan–Guangzhou HSR
Changsha–Kunming HSR

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. Construction started in December 2009 and was opened to traffic 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 East, Pingxiang North, Liling North, for a total of 21 stations when it reaches Changsha South.

History

Preparation

Construction

Opening and operation

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

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