Shanghai–Hangzhou high-speed railway

The Shanghai–Hangzhou high-speed railway (Chinese: 沪杭客运专线 or 沪杭高速铁路), also known as the Huhang high-speed railway or Huhang passenger railway is a high-speed rail line in China between Shanghai and Hangzhou, Zhejiang. The line is 202 km (126 mi) in length and designed for commercial train service at 350 km/h (217 mph). It was built in 20 months and opened on October 26, 2010. The line shortened travel time between the two cities from 78 to 45 minutes.[2][4] The line is also used by trains departing Shanghai's terminals for Nanchang, Changsha, Guiyang, and Kunming making it part of the Shanghai–Kunming High-Speed Railway. It has made the proposed Shanghai–Hangzhou Maglev Line unlikely.

Map of the Huhang HSR to scale

This article is about the high-speed rail line between Shanghai and Hangzhou that was completed in 2010. For the conventional rail line between the two cities in operation since 1909, see Shanghai–Hangzhou Railway.

Shanghai–Hangzhou high-speed railway 沪杭客运专线
Viaduct carrying the Shanghai–Hangzhou high-speed railway
Overview
Type	High-speed rail
Status	Operating
Locale	Shanghai and Zhejiang
Termini	Shanghai Hongqiao railway station Hangzhou East railway station Hangzhou railway station
Daily ridership	82,000 per day (2011)[1]
Operation
Opened	October 26, 2010
Rolling stock	CRH1A CRH1B CRH1E CRH2A CRH2B CRH2C CRH2E CRH3C CRH380A CRH380AL[2] CRH380B CRH380BL CRH380CL CRH380D CR400BF CR400BF-A CR400BF-B
Technical
Line length	169 kilometres (105 mi)
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8 ^1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Operating speed	350 km/h[3]
Route map Beijing–Shanghai HSR to Beijing South Shanghai–Nanjing ICR to Nanjing Huangdu–Fengbang link to Fengbang 0 Shanghai Hongqiao Xu Hong line to Hongqiao Airport Qibao–Hongqiao link to Qibao Qibao yard Xinzhuang link to Shanghai South (to be built) Chunshen yard 31 Songjiang South 48 Jinshan North 67 Jiashan South 84 Jiaxing South 112 Tongxiang 133 Haining West 144 Yuhang Yongqiao yard 159 Hangzhou East 166 Hangzhou Hangzhou–Ningbo HSR to Ningbo Shanghai–Kunming railway bypass to Shanghai–Kunming railway and Shanghai–Kunming HSR

Shanghai–Hangzhou high-speed railway
Simplified Chinese	沪杭客运专线 or 沪杭高速铁路
Traditional Chinese	滬杭客運專線 or 滬杭高速鐵路
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Hùháng Kèyùn Zhuānxiàn or Hùháng Gāosù Tiělù Wu Romanization ghu^上ghaon^平 khah^入yiuin^去 tsoe^平sie^去 or ghu^上ghaon^平 kau^平soh^入 thih^入lu^去

Tickets for the Shanghai-Hangzhou high-speed railway

Speed records

In September 2010, a test train on the Shanghai-Hangzhou high-speed line achieved a speed of 416.6 km/h (259 mph) setting a Chinese train speed record.[2]

In October 2010, Chinese officials stated that a bullet train on the Huhang high-speed railway had set a new world record for train speed on a scheduled trip at 262 mph (422 km/h).[5]

Etymology

"Hù" (沪) is the official abbreviation for Shanghai and "Háng" (杭) stands for Hangzhou, the capital city of Zhejiang Province.

Railway Stations

There are nine railway stations on the line:

• Shanghai Hongqiao railway station
• Songjiang South railway station
• Jinshan North railway station
• Jiashan South railway station
• Jiaxing South railway station
• Tongxiang railway station
• Haining West railway station
• Yuhang railway station
• Hangzhou East railway station[6]
• Hangzhou railway station

On July 1, 2013, the new Hangzhou East station was opened which serves the Shanghai–Hangzhou Passenger Railway, as well as the Hangzhou–Ningbo high-speed railway, the Nanjing–Hangzhou Passenger Railway,[7] and the Hangzhou–Changsha high-speed railway.

Station	Chinese	Distance (km)	Prefecture	Province	Metro transfers
Shanghai Hongqiao	上海虹桥	0.00	Shanghai	Shanghai	2   10   17
Songjiang South	松江南	31.00	Shanghai	Shanghai	9
Jinshan North	金山北	48.00	Shanghai	Shanghai
Jiashan South	嘉善南	67.00	Jiaxing	Zhejiang
Jiaxing South	嘉兴南	84.00	Jiaxing	Zhejiang
Tongxiang	桐乡	112.00	Jiaxing	Zhejiang
Haining West	海宁西	133.00	Jiaxing	Zhejiang
Yuhang	余杭	144.00	Hangzhou	Zhejiang	1
Hangzhou East	杭州东	159.00	Hangzhou	Zhejiang	1   4
Hangzhou	杭州	169.00	Hangzhou	Zhejiang	1

References

1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-05-13. Retrieved 2013-08-10.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
2. xinhuanet (October 26, 2010). "China unveils Shanghai-Hangzhou high-speed railway; eyes network extension". Retrieved October 26, 2010.
3. Xin Dingding and Zhang Qi, "More high-speed trains slow down to improve safety", China Daily, 2011-08-23. Retrieved 2017-04-28.
4. http://www.globaltimes.cn/content/585860.shtml. Missing or empty |title= (help)
5. "China claims world record for fastest scheduled train". BBC News. 26 October 2010.
6. "Speed test of Huhang high-speed rail sets new record of 416.6 km/h". People's Daily Online. September 28, 2010. Retrieved Oct 26, 2010.
7. "Hangzhou railway station". Retrieved 20 December 2013.