Type High-speed rail Locale China Line length 921,000 m | Status Operational Stations 21 Owner China Railway | |
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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
Construction
Opening and operation
Construction accident
March 17, 2011 - Tunnel collapsed during construction in Hangzhou's Xiaoshan District, killing two people and one person slightly injured.