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Hangzhou–Changsha High Speed Railway

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Type
  
High-speed rail

Locale
  
China

Line length
  
921,000 m

Status
  
Operational

Stations
  
21

Owner
  
China Railway

Hangzhou–Changsha High-Speed Railway

Opened
  
Changsha South - Nanchang West September 16, 2014 Hangzhou - Nanchang West December 10, 2014

Operator(s)
  
China Railway High-speed

Terminis
  
Changsha South Railway Station, Hangzhou East Railway Station

Hangzhou–Changsha High-Speed Railway is a Chinese high-speed railway connecting the provincial capital of Zhejiang, Hangzhou with the Jiangxi capital of Nanchang and Hunan's capital, Changsha. This railway forms a section of the Shanghai-Kunming High-Speed Railway, part of the National Railway Grid Network, as one of the four major east-west lines.

Contents

It has a total length of 921.426 kilometers. Construction started in December 2009 and was opened to traffic on December 10, 2014. With trains from Hangzhou to Nanchang taking 2 hours 14 minutes, Hangzhou to Changsha in three hours and 36 minutes.

Route

The route from east to west starts at Hangzhou East or alternatively at Hangzhou, Hangzhou South, Zhuji, Yiwu, Jinhua, Longyou, Quzhou, Jiangshan, Yushan South, Shangrao, Yiyang, Yingtan North, Fuzhou East, Jinxian South, Nanchang West, Gao'an South, Xinyu North, Yichun East, Pingxiang North, Liling North, for a total of 21 stations when it reaches Changsha South.

Preparation

  • In 2004, the State Council, published the "Long-term railway network plan." This proposed for consideration the Hangzhou-Changsha HSR.
  • June 2005 - Hangzhou-Changsha HSR is approved by the State to study routes from Hangzhou, by the way of Nanchang, to Changsha.
  • December 6 to 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 Hangzhou-Changsha HSR pre-feasibility study and discussing its construction.
  • May 2009 - Hangzhou-Changsha HSR feasibility study is reviewed by the Ministry of Railway.
  • June 1, 2009 - Survey work along the route to start.

    • Construction

  • December 2009 - Construction commences.
  • April 22, 2013 - Start of electrification construction.

    • Opening and operation

  • September 16, 2014 - Changsha - Nanchang section opens and begins operations
  • December 10, 2014 - Hangzhou - Nanchang section opens and begins operations. At the same time there are more classes opened long Shanghai high-speed EMU trains.

    • Construction accident

    March 17, 2011 - Tunnel collapsed during construction in Hangzhou's Xiaoshan District, killing two people and one person slightly injured.

    References

    Hangzhou–Changsha High-Speed Railway Wikipedia
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