Shanghai–Hangzhou high-speed railway
| Shanghai–Hangzhou high-speed railway | |||||||||||
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| 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 | ||||||||||
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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
[edit ]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
[edit ]"Hù" (沪 ) is the official abbreviation for Shanghai and "Háng" (杭 ) stands for Hangzhou, the capital city of Zhejiang Province.
Station list
[edit ]There are nine railway stations on the line:
- Shanghai Hongqiao railway station
- Shanghai Songjiang railway station
- Jinshan North railway station
- Jiashan South railway station
- Jiaxing South railway station
- Tongxiang railway station
- Haining West railway station
- Linping South railway station
- Hangzhou East railway station [5]
- Hangzhou railway station
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.
From 2025, a branch line to Shanghai South will open to relieve overcrowding at Hongqiao station.[7]
| Station | Chinese | Distance (km) |
Prefecture-level city | Province / Municipality | Metro transfers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shanghai Hongqiao | 上海虹桥 | 0.00 | Shanghai | Shanghai | Shanghai Metro 2 10 17 |
| Shanghai Songjiang | 松江南 | 31.00 | Shanghai | Shanghai | Shanghai Metro 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 Jiaxing Tram Line 1 |
| Tongxiang | 桐乡 | 112.00 | Jiaxing | Zhejiang | |
| Haining West | 海宁西 | 133.00 | Jiaxing | Zhejiang | Hangzhou Metro Hanghai |
| Linping South | 临平南 | 144.00 | Hangzhou | Zhejiang | Hangzhou Metro 9 Hanghai |
| Hangzhou East | 杭州东 | 159.00 | Hangzhou | Zhejiang | Hangzhou Metro 1 4 6 19 |
| Hangzhou | 杭州 | 169.00 | Hangzhou | Zhejiang | Hangzhou Metro 1 5 |
References
[edit ]- ^ a b c xinhuanet (October 26, 2010). "China unveils Shanghai-Hangzhou high-speed railway; eyes network extension". Archived from the original on October 29, 2010. Retrieved October 26, 2010.
- ^ "China High Speed Train Development and Investment". Archived from the original on 2013年05月13日. Retrieved 2013年08月10日.
- ^ Xin Dingding and Zhang Qi, "More high-speed trains slow down to improve safety", China Daily, 2011年08月23日. Retrieved 2017年04月28日.
- ^ "China claims world record for fastest scheduled train". BBC News. 26 October 2010.
- ^ "Speed test of Huhang high-speed rail sets new record of 416.6 km/h". People's Daily Online. September 28, 2010. Retrieved Oct 26, 2010.
- ^ "Hangzhou railway station" . Retrieved 20 December 2013.
- ^ "2025年上海南站或将不再有普铁,全部运行高铁和城铁,辉煌再现!_虹桥_运营_火车站". www.sohu.com. Retrieved 2024年09月23日.