Changsha–Kunming high-speed railway

Changsha–Kunming high-speed railway (simplified Chinese: 长昆高速铁路; traditional Chinese: 長昆高速鐵路; pinyin: Cháng-Kūn Gāosù Tíelù) is a China Railway High-speed line connecting Changsha and Kunming, respectively the provincial capitals of Hunan and Yunnan. It is the western end of a larger rail project, the Shanghai–Kunming high-speed railway, which is one of the Ministry of Railways's strategic four east–west high-speed railways, and an integral part of the long-term railway network plan.

Changsha–Kunming high-speed railway
长昆高速铁路
Overview
StatusChangsha South - Kunming South
Operational
OwnerChina Railway
LocaleHunan, Guizhou, and Yunnan
Termini
Stations25
Service
TypeHigh-speed rail
Operator(s)China Railway High-speed
History
OpenedChangsha South - Xinhuang West

December 16, 2014
Xinhuang West - Guiyang North June 17, 2015

Guiyang North - Kunming South December 28, 2016
Technical
Line length1,167 km (725 mi)
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in)
Operating speed350 km/h (220 mph)
Route map

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Wuhan–Guangzhou HSR from Wuhan
Changsha South
Wuhan–Guangzhou HSR to Guangzhou South
Xiangtan North
Shaoshan South
Loudi South
Shaoyang North
Xinhua South
Xupu South
Huaihua South
Zhijiang
Xinhuang West
Hunan / Guizhou border
Tongren South
Sansui
Kaili South
Guiding North
Chengdu-Guiyang HSR from Leshan
Guiyang East
Guiyang North
Pingba South
Anshun West
Guanling
Pu'anxian
Panzhou
Panzhou–Xingyi HSR to Xingyi South
Guizhou / Yunnan border
Fuyuan North
Qujing North
Songming
Nanning–Kunming HSR from Kunming
Kunming South
Nanning–Kunming HSR to Nanning
km

The full-length of the project is 1,167 km (725 mi), passenger line, with an operational speed of 300 km/h (190 mph) but designed to allow up to speeds of 350 km/h (220 mph). Approved by Chinese authorities on March 26, 2010, held a construction mobilization meeting, it officially started construction in September 2010. The line from Changsha South to Xinhuang West opened December 16, 2014. Xinhuang West to Guiyang North opened in June 2015. The rest of the project was expected to be to open to traffic by November 30, 2016. The full length of the line was opened to traffic on December 28, 2016.

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