Shanghai–Hangzhou high-speed railway

Shanghai–Hangzhou high-speed railway
Shanghai–Hangzhou high-speed railway
Simplified Chinese	沪杭客运专线 or 沪杭高速铁路
Traditional Chinese	滬杭客運專線 or 滬杭高速鐵路
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Hùháng Kèyùn Zhuānxiàn or Hùháng Gāosù Tiělù
Wu
Romanization	ghu上ghaon平 khah入yiuin去 tsoe平sie去 or ghu上ghaon平 kau平soh入 thih入lu去

Shanghai–Hangzhou high-speed railway
Shanghai–Hangzhou high-speed railway
	Viaduct carrying the Shanghai–Hangzhou high-speed railway
Overview
Native name	沪杭客运专线; 沪杭高速铁路; 沪昆高速铁路上海至杭州段
Status	Operational
Owner	CR Shanghai
Locale	Shanghai; Zhejiang province:; Jiaxing, Hangzhou;
Termini	Shanghai Hongqiao; Hangzhou East; Hangzhou;
Service
Type	High-speed rail
System	China Railway High-speed
Operator(s)	CR Shanghai
Rolling stock	CRH1A, CRH1B, CRH1E; CRH2A, CRH2B, CRH2C, CRH2E; CRH3C; CRH380A, CRH380AL; CRH380B, CRH380BL, CRH380CL; CRH380D; CR400BF, CR400BF-A, CR400BF-B;
Daily ridership	82,000 per day (2011)
History
Opened	October 26, 2010; 13 years ago
Technical
Line length	169 km (105 mi)
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification	25 kV 50 Hz AC (Overhead line)
Operating speed	350 km/h (220 mph)
Signalling	CTCS Level 3
Maximum incline	2%
Route map
Route map
	Legend
	Beijing–Shanghai HSR
	to Beijing South
	Shanghai–Nanjing ICR
	to Nanjing
	Huangdu–Fengbang link
	to Fengbang
	Xuhong railway
	to Hongqiao Airport
	Qibao–Hongqiao link
	to Qibao
	Xinzhuang link
	to Shanghai South
	Hangzhou–Ningbo HSR
	to Ningbo
	Shanghai–Kunming railway
	& Shanghai–Kunming HSR
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The Shanghai–Hangzhou high-speed railway (Chinese: 沪杭客运专线 or 沪杭高速铁路), also known as the Huhang high-speed railway or Huhang passenger railway is a high-speed rail line in China between Shanghai and Hangzhou, Zhejiang. The line is 202 km (126 mi) in length and designed for commercial train service at 350 km/h (215 mph). It was built in 20 months and opened on October 26, 2010. The line shortened travel time between the two cities from 78 to 45 minutes.^[1] The line is also used by trains departing Shanghai's terminals for Nanchang, Changsha, Guiyang, and Kunming making it part of the Shanghai–Kunming High-Speed Railway. It has made the proposed Shanghai–Hangzhou Maglev Line unlikely.

Speed records

In September 2010, a test train on the Shanghai-Hangzhou high-speed line achieved a speed of 416.6 km/h (258.9 mph) setting a Chinese train speed record.^[1]

In October 2010, Chinese officials stated that a bullet train on the Huhang high-speed railway had set a new world record for train speed on a scheduled trip at 262 mph (422 km/h).^[4]

Etymology

"Hù" (沪) is the official abbreviation for Shanghai and "Háng" (杭) stands for Hangzhou, the capital city of Zhejiang Province.

Station list

There are nine railway stations on the line:

On July 1, 2013, the new Hangzhou East station was opened which serves the Shanghai–Hangzhou Passenger Railway, as well as the Hangzhou–Ningbo high-speed railway, the Nanjing–Hangzhou Passenger Railway,^[6] and the Hangzhou–Changsha high-speed railway.

Station	Chinese	Distance (km)	Prefecture-level city	Province / Municipality	Metro transfers

Shanghai Hongqiao	上海虹桥	0.00	Shanghai	Shanghai	2 10 17
Songjiang South	松江南	31.00	Shanghai	Shanghai	9
Jinshan North	金山北	48.00	Shanghai	Shanghai
Jiashan South	嘉善南	67.00	Jiaxing	Zhejiang
Jiaxing South	嘉兴南	84.00	Jiaxing	Zhejiang	Jiaxing Tram Line 1
Tongxiang	桐乡	112.00	Jiaxing	Zhejiang
Haining West	海宁西	133.00	Jiaxing	Zhejiang	Hanghai
Linping South	临平南	144.00	Hangzhou	Zhejiang	9 Hanghai
Hangzhou East	杭州东	159.00	Hangzhou	Zhejiang	1 4 6 19
Hangzhou	杭州	169.00	Hangzhou	Zhejiang	1 5