Zhengzhou–Fuyang high-speed railway

The Zhengzhou–Fuyang high-speed railway is a high-speed passenger-dedicated line (PDL) between Zhengzhou in Henan province, and Fuyang in Anhui province on China's central plain. It opened on 1 December 2019.[1][2]

Zhengzhou–Fuyang high-speed railway
Overview
Type	Passenger dedicated railway
Status	Operational
Locale	Henan and Anhui provinces, China
Termini	Zhengzhou East Fuyang West
Operation
Opened	1 Dec 2019
Owner	China Railway
Operator(s)	China Railway High-speed
Technical
Line length	276 km (171 mi)
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8 ^1⁄2 in)
Electrification	50 Hz 25 kV（AC）
Operating speed	Design 350 km/h (217 mph) Initial 300 km/h (186 mph)
Route map Beijing–Guangzhou railway to Beijing Shijiazhuang–Wuhan high-speed railway to Shijiazhuang Zhengzhou–Kaifeng Intercity Railway to Songchenglu Longhai railway to Lanzhou Zhengzhou East Zhengzhou–Xi'an high-speed railway to Xi'an Kaifeng Kaifeng Bei (North) Zhengzhou–Xinzheng Airport intercity railway to Xinzheng Airport Zhengzhou South (Under construction in 2019) Changge Lankao Xuchang Lankao Nan (South) Xuchang Bei (North) Yanling Linying Minquan Luohe–Baofeng railway to Baofeng Minquan North Luohe Ninglingxian Luohe Xi (West) Shangqiu Shijiazhuang–Wuhan high-speed railway to Wuhan Longhai railway to Lianyungang Beijing–Guangzhou railway to Guanzhou Zhengxu HSR to Xuzhou East Shanqiu Nan & Dong (South & East) Fuguo Nan (South) Bozhou & Bozhou Nan (South) Xihua Zhoukou Zhoukou Dong (East) Huaiyang Nan (South) Santangji Xiangcheng Shenqiu Bei (North) Taihe Dong (East) Shenqiu Qinglongshan–Fuyang railway to Qinglongshan Jieshoushi Taihe Bei (North) Jieshoushi Nan (South) Linquan Fuyang Xi (West) Fuyang Shanghang HSR to Hefei Fuyang–Huainan railway to Huainan Zhengzhou–Fuyang high-speed railway between the arrows Goods only stations are not shown Mixed traffic lines High-speed & passenger-dedicated lines

The 276 km (171 mi) line starts from Zhengzhou East,[lower-alpha 1] there are 9 intermediate stations and the line terminates at Fuyang West railway station.

The intermediate stations are:

• Xuchang North Station,
• Yanling Station,
• Fugou South Station,
• Xihua Station,
• Zhoukou East Station,
• Huaiyang South Station,
• Shenqiu North Station,
• Jieshou South Station, and
• Linquan Station.

In December 2019 there were 9 trains per day in each direction along the line, the fastest time between the terminals is now 1 hour 22 minutes (train G1955) the slowest direct train on the line takes 1 hour and 55 minutes(train G3182). There are alternative high-speed trains between the terminals via Shangqiu which are almost as fast, for example G3170 takes 2 hours and 2 minutes.[3]

References

Notes

1. The cited article from China Rail quotes Zhengzhou South but the timetables in operation in December 2019 show Zhengzhou East.[1][3]

Citations

1. "Three High Speed Railways in Central Plains Open to Traffic on the Same Day". China Railway. 6 December 2019. Retrieved 20 December 2019.
2. Briginshaw, David (2 December 2019). "China opens three more high-speed lines". International Railway Journal. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
3. "Zhengzhou to Fuyang Trains (郑州 - 阜阳)". Trip.com. Retrieved 21 December 2019. (To repeat search, change date to a day in the future)