Shanghai–Kunming High-Speed Railway

Shanghai–Kunming
High-Speed Railway
沪昆高速铁路
Overview
Type High-speed rail
Locale China
Termini Shanghai Hongqiao
Shanghai South
Kunming South
Operation
Owner China Railways
Operator(s) China Railway High-speed
Technical
Line length 2,066 km (1,284 mi)
Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 12 in)
Operating speed 350 km/h (220 mph)
Route map

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 high-speed rail corridors, 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 June 2015, the operational sections include Shanghai-Hangzhou, Hangzhou-Changsha and Changsha-Guiyang. The Guiyang-Kunming section is scheduled to open in 2016.

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
Shanghai–Kunming
High-Speed Railway

HSR Corridor connecting East, Central and Southwest China. It consists of three sections connecting Shanghai, Hangzhou, Changsha and Kunming. 350 2,066 2008-12-28 2016
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)
HSR 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)
HSR connecting Changsha & Kunming 350 1,175 2010-03-26 Changsha–Xinhuang Section: 2014-12-16[4]
Xinhuang-Guiyang Section: 2015-06-18
Guiyang-Kunming section: 2016

References

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