Jingmen–Jingzhou high-speed railway

Jingmen–Jingzhou high-speed railway
Overview
Native name荆荆铁路
StatusOperational
Termini
Stations3
Service
Operator(s)China Railway Wuhan Group
History
Opened8 December 2024
Technical
Line length77.6 km (48 mi)
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Operating speed350 km/h (217 mph)

The Jingmen–Jingzhou high-speed railway is a high-speed railway line in Hubei, China. The railway is 77.6 kilometres (48.2 mi) long and have a design speed of 350 kilometres per hour (220 mph).[1] The railway opened on 8 December 2024.[2]

Route

The railway runs from north to south, approximately parallel to the existing freight-only Jingmen–Shashi railway. The northern terminus is Jingmen West, the southern terminus is Jingzhou, and there is one intermediate station, Shayang West.[3]

Stations

Station Name[3] Chinese China Railway
transfers/connections
Jingmen West 荆门西
Shayang West 沙洋西
Jingzhou 荆州

References

  1. ^ "这些时速350公里高铁建设取得新进展！" [These 350 km/h high-speed railway lines have made progress in construction] (in Chinese). Zhejiang Online. 2 July 2021. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
  2. ^ "荆荆高铁今日通车 湖北17市州高铁"画圆"". 8 December 2024.
  3. ^ a b "荆荆高铁1标首榀箱梁成功架设". 3 March 2022. Archived from the original on 23 October 2022.
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