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Changsha–Kunming High Speed Railway

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Native name
  
长昆高速铁路

Line length
  
1,167 km (725 mi)

Locale
  
China

Stations
  
25

Type
  
High-speed rail

Owner
  
China Railway

Operator
  
China Railway High-speed

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Status
  
Changsha South - Xinhuang West Operational Xinhuang West - Kunming Under Construction

Opened
  
Changsha South - Xinhuang West December 16, 2014 Xinhuang West - Guiyang North June 17, 2015 Guiyang North - Kunming South December 28, 2016

Track gauge
  
1,435 mm (4 ft 8 ⁄2 in)

Terminis
  
Kunming South Railway Station, Changsha South Railway Station

Changsha–Kunming High-Speed Railway is a high speed railway, partially in operation in China. The project envisages building a connection from Hunan province's Changsha with the Yunnan capital, Kunming. It is the western end of a larger rail project, the Shanghai–Kunming High-Speed Railway, which is one of the Chinese central government's strategic Four East-West High-Speed Railways. This is an integral part of the Long Term Railway Network Plan for China.

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The full-length of the project is 1,167 km (725 mi), passenger line, with an operational speed of 300 km/h (190 mph) but designed to allow up to speeds of 350 km/h (220 mph). Approved by Chinese authorities on March 26, 2010, held a construction mobilization meeting, it officially started construction in September 2010. The line from Changsha South to Xinhuang West opened December 16, 2014. Xinhuang West to Guiyang North opened in June 2015. The rest of the project was expected to be open to traffic by November 30, 2016. The full length of the line was opened to traffic on December 28, 2016.

Stations

Located Within Hunan is Changsha South, Xiangtan North, Shaoshan South, Loudi South, Shaoyang North, Xinhua South, Xupu South, Huaihua South, Zhijiang and Xinhuang West. 10 stations are located in Guizhou province, Yuping East, Sansui, Kaili South, Guiding North, Guiyang East, Guiyang North, Pingba South, Anshun West, Guanling, Puan and Panxian. Located in Yunnan province, are Fuyuan North, Qujing North, Songming and Kunming South, with four other stations proposed for the province.

History

  • July 2008, the Ministry of Railways redevelops and publishes a new "long-term railway network plan" featuring the Changsha-Kunming High Speed Railway.
  • December 6–7, 2008, the Ministry of Railways joins with municipal and county governments along the railway line, a consultative company, Shanghai Railway Bureau, Nanchang Railway Bureau, Guangzhou Railway Group, the Chengdu Railway Bureau, Kunming Railway and other units at a meeting held in Changsha. Examining the Changsha–Kunming High-Speed Railway Passenger Dedicated pre-feasibility study and discussing its construction.
  • March 6, 2010, Construction commences.
  • December 16, 2014, Changsha–Kunming High-Speed Railway opens the segment from Changsha South to Xinhuang West.
  • June 17, 2015, Segment from Xinhuang to Guiyang opens for ticket sales with traffic to commence on June 18, commencing between Changsha South - North Guiyang with 6 pairs of trains.
  • May 31, 2016, Guizhou-Yunnan section completed track laying
  • July 5, 2016, Guizhou-Yunnan section commenced testing
  • December 28, 2016, the western section of Guizhou and the Yunnan section of the Changsha-Kunming passenger line were opened to traffic. Thus the whole line is now complete and opened for traffic.

    • References

    Changsha–Kunming High-Speed Railway Wikipedia
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