Hangzhou–Huangshan high-speed railway

Hangzhou–Huangshan high-speed railway (Chinese: 杭黄客运专线; pinyin: Hánghuáng Kèyùn Zhuānxiàn) or Hanghuang HSR (simplified Chinese: 杭黄高铁; traditional Chinese: 杭黃高鐵; pinyin: Hánghuáng Gāotiě) is a dual-track, electrified, high-speed rail line between Hangzhou, Zhejiang, and Huangshan, Anhui. The line runs 265 km (165 mi) through northwestern Zhejiang and southern Anhui and accommodates trains traveling at speeds up to 250 km/h (160 mph). Travel time from Hangzhou to Huangshan was reduced to about one and one-half hours. The line is the first rail link between the two cities and brings counties in mountainous southern Anhui closer to the Yangtze River Delta region. Construction began on June 30, 2014, and the line opened on December 25, 2018.

HangzhouHuangshan high-speed railway
杭黄客运专线
A CR400BF train at Sanyang railway station
Overview
Other name(s)Hanghuang HSR (simplified Chinese: 杭黄高铁; traditional Chinese: 杭黃高鐵; pinyin: hánghuáng gāotiě)
Statusoperational
LocaleHangzhou, Zhejiang and Huangshan, Anhui
Stations2
Service
TypeHigh-speed rail
Rolling stockCR400BF
History
Opened25 December 2018
Technical
Line length265 km (164.66 mi)
Number of tracks2
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in)
ElectrificationOverhead lines (AC 25 kV)
Operating speed250 km/h
Route map

km
Huhang HSR from Shanghai Hongqiao
Ninghang HSR from Nanjing South
Hangzhou East
Hangzhou South
(start of line)
Hangyong HSR to Ningbo
Hangzhang-Hangzhou South
passing loop
Hukun HSR to Kunming South
Fuyang
Huhang HSR from Huzhou
Tonglu
Jinjian railway from Jinhua
Jiande
Hangqu railway to Jiangshan
Qiandaohu
Sanyang
Jixi North
Shexian North
Huangshan North
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