Hefei–Bengbu high-speed railway

Hefei–Bengbu high-speed railway (or the Hefei–Bengbu section of the Beijing–Taipei high-speed rail corridor) is a 130.67 km (81.19 mi) high-speed rail line between Hefei and Bengbu in Anhui province. It is a part of the future Jingfu line connecting Beijing and Fuzhou, Fujian.

Beijing–Taipei high-speed rail corridor Hefei–Bengbu section 京台高速铁路合蚌段
Hefei–Bengbu high-speed railway near Bengbu South station
Overview
Type	High-speed rail
Status	Operational
Locale	Anhui
Termini	Hefei Bengbu South
Stations	9
Operation
Opened	16 October 2012
Operator(s)	China Railway High-speed
Rolling stock	CRH380A
Technical
Line length	130 km (81 mi)
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8 ^1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Operating speed	350 km/h (217 mph)
Route map km Jinghu railway from Beijing Bengbu Jinghu railway Shanghai Jinghu HSR Beijing South Bengbu South Jinghu HSR Shanghai Hongqiao Liufu South Shuibang railway Huainan East Shanghang HSR from Shangqiu Huainan railway from Huainan Shuijiahu Hefei Beicheng Hefu HSR to Hefei West link to Ningxi railway, Hewu railway, Hejiu railway to Hefei West Hefei Ningxi railway to Nanjing, Shanghang HSR to Hangzhou West Huainan railway to Wuhu km

Hefei–Bengbu high-speed railway
Simplified Chinese	合蚌客运专线
Traditional Chinese	合蚌客運專線
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Hé-Bèng Kèyùn Zhuānxiàn
Beijing–Taipei HSR corridor, Hefei–Bengbu section
Simplified Chinese	京台高速铁路合蚌段
Traditional Chinese	京臺高速鐵路合蚌段 or 京台高速鐵路合蚌段
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Jīng-Tái gāosù tiělù Hé-Bèng duàn

Construction started in January 2009. The railway was opened on October 16, 2012.[1][2]

With the fastest (G-series) trains on the new line, the travel time from Hefei to Beijing South railway station is only four hours. Besides the Hefei-Beijing trains, there is also direct service from Hefei to Qingdao, via Jinan and the Jiaozhou–Jinan high-speed railway.[3][4]

The total estimated investment is 13.6 billion yuan. The design speed is 350 km/h (220 mph). It is part of the Jingfu line connecting Beijing and Fuzhou, Fujian.

There are 8 stations along this line.

References

1. 周福明：合蚌高铁再圆异地同城梦]. Huochepiao News. 2012-10-16.
2. 12：10 京合高铁首趟车G263抵达合肥. Huochepiao News. 2012-10-16.
3. G263次列车开通 坐高铁去合肥仅需4小时. 2012-10-17.
4. Hefei-Bengbu Passenger Special Railway Sells Tickets Today Archived 2014-08-26 at the Wayback Machine 2012-10-11