Hangzhou–Changsha high-speed railway
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Hangzhou–Changsha high-speed railway is a China Railway High-speed line connecting Hangzhou, Nanchang, and Changsha, respectively the provincial capitals of Zhejiang, Jiangxi, and Hunan. 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.
Hangzhou–Changsha high-speed railway 杭长高速铁路 | |
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Overview | |
Status | Operational |
Owner | China Railway |
Locale | Zhejiang, Jiangxi, and Hunan |
Termini | |
Stations | 21 |
Service | |
Type | High-speed rail |
Operator(s) | China Railway High-speed |
History | |
Opened | Changsha South–Nanchang West September 16, 2014 |
Technical | |
Line length | 921 km |
Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) |
Operating speed | 350 km/h |
It has a total length of 921.426 km (572.548 mi). 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]