Hangzhou–Ningbo high-speed railway

The Hangzhou–Ningbo high-speed railway, or Hangyong high-speed railway (Chinese: 杭甬客运专线; pinyin: Háng-Yǒng kèyùn zhuān xiàn) or Hang-Yong Passenger Dedicated Railway) is a China Railway High-speed line between the major cities of Hangzhou and Ningbo in Zhejiang province. It spans approximately 150 km (93 mi), with a design speed of 350 km/h (220 mph).

Hangzhou–Fuzhou–Shenzhen high-speed railway Hangzhou–Ningbo Section 杭福深高速铁路杭甬段
Overview
Type	High-speed rail
Locale	Hangzhou, Shaoxing and Ningbo Zhejiang
Termini	Hangzhou East Ningbo
Operation
Owner	China Railway
Operator(s)	China Railway High-speed
Technical
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8 ^1⁄2 in)
Route map km Ninghang HSR from Nanjing South Hukun Railway from Shanghai South Huhang HSR from Shanghai Hongqiao Xuanhang Railway from Xuancheng 0 Hangzhou East Qiantang River Bridge, New railway bridge, Second bridge Hukun Railway bypass 14 Hangzhou South Hukun Railway to Kunming Hangzhou–Changsha HSR to Changsha South Hanghuang Railway to Huangshan North Xiaoshan grand bridge across the Eastern Zhejiang Canal Wufengsi tunnel Keqiao grand bridge Xiaoyong Railway to Ningbo 42 Shaoxing North Fenghuang mountain tunnel Shijiawan bridge across the Eastern Zhejiang Canal Shaoxing grand bridge Daoxu tunnel Cao'e River bridge across the Cao'e River 74 Shaoxing East Shangyu grand bridge Yuyao bridge 106 Yuyao North Liangmaoshan tunnel Dashannao tunnel Siqianwang tunnel Ningbo grand bridge crossing of the down track of the Xiaoyong Railway Ningbo North yard Ningbo Hub North Loop to Yunlong Xiaoyong Railway to Hangzhou South 139 Zhuangqiao Qinglindu railway bridge across the Yaojiang river 150 Ningbo Yongtaiwen Railway to Wenzhou South

In the railway's short name, "Háng" stands for Hangzhou, and "Yǒng" (甬) is a traditional short name for Ningbo.

Early on, the railway was scheduled to open in June 2012;[1] later, the end of 2012 became the target date. It was announced in October 2012 that the completion of the project had been postponed again. Test operations began at the start of 2013 and commercial operations began on 30 June 2013.[2]

Hangyong HSR to scale.

References

1. "Archived copy" 杭甬铁路客运专线本周完成铺轨 明年6月正式运营. Zj.xinhuanet.com. 10 October 2011. Archived from the original on 27 March 2014. Retrieved 10 January 2012.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
2. Nanjing-Hangzhou-Ningbo "High-Speed Rail Routes Open Jun 30" , 2013-05-23