Wuhan–Shiyan high-speed railway

The Wuhan–Shiyan high-speed railway is a high-speed passenger-dedicated line (PDL) in Hubei, China. It opened on 29 November 2019, connecting the city of Wuhan with the major automotive manufacturing centre of Shiyan in the northwest of the province.[1]

Wuhan–Shiyan high-speed railway
Overview
TypePassenger dedicated railway
StatusOperational
LocaleHubei province, China
TerminiHankou
Shiyan
Operation
Opened29 Nov 2019
OwnerChina Railway
Operator(s)China Railway High-speed
Technical
Line length399 km (248 mi)
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in)
Electrification50 Hz 25 kV（AC）
Operating speed350 km/h (217 mph)

The 399 kilometres (248 mi) long railway has a design speed of 350 km/h (217 mph). The line starts from Hankou Station, a railhub with connections on:

The line runs northwest from Wuhan via Xiaogan to Xiangyang (where it intersects another new high-speed line running from Zhengzhou southwest to Wanzhou) to Shiyan.[2] The line from Hankou to Xiaogan incorporates an existing inter-city railway, the Wuhan–Xiaogan intercity railway, which continues to provide intercity services using mainly C-class trains.

The railway is part of the Wuhan to Xi’an railway, the connecting 300 km PDL from Shiyan to Xi’an is expected to be completed in 2023.[1]

The existing Wuhan–Xiaogan intercity railway has stations at:

  • Hankou
  • Houhu
  • Jinyintan
  • Panlongcheng (planned but not yet constructed)
  • Tianhe Airport
  • Tianhejie
  • Minji
  • Maochen
  • Huaiyin
  • Xiaogan Dong (East)

The new section of the railway runs from Xiaogan Dong (East) to Shiyan Dong (East) and has intermediate stations at:

  • Yunmeng Dong (East),
  • Anluxi,
  • Suizhou Nan (South),
  • Suixian,
  • Zaoyang,
  • Xiangyang Dong (East),
  • Guchen Bei (North),
  • Danjiangkou,
  • Wudangshan Xi (West),

These stations are served by mainly G-class trains, some of which also call at Tianhe Airport.

In December 2019 there were 11 trains per day in each direction along the line, the fastest time between the terminals is now 1 hour 57 minutes (for example trains G6817 and G6818) the slowest direct train on the line takes 2 hour and 57 minutes and stops at most stations (train G6816). [3]

See also

References
  1. "Wuhan – Shiyan high speed line opens". Railway Gazette International. 29 November 2019. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
  2. "Wuhan-Shiyan High Speed Railway Put into Operation on November 29". China Railway. 29 November 2019. Retrieved 20 December 2019.
  3. "Shiyandong to Hankou Trains (十堰东 - 汉口)". Trip.com. Retrieved 19 December 2019. (To repeat search, change date to a day in the future)
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