Type High-speed rail Daily ridership 82,000 per day (2011) | Status Operating Opened October 26, 2010 | |
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Locale Shanghai to Hangzhou,
People's Republic of China Rolling stock CRH1A CRH1B CRH1E CRH2A CRH2B CRH2C CRH2E CRH3C CRH380A CRH380AL CRH380B CRH380BL CRH380CL CRH380D Terminis Hangzhou East Railway Station | ||
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. 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. The line is part of the Shanghai–Kunming High-Speed Railway. It has made the proposed Shanghai–Hangzhou Maglev Line unlikely.
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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.
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).
Etymology
"Hu" (沪) stands for "Shanghai" and "Hang"(杭) stands for Hangzhou, the capital city of Zhejiang Province.
Railway stations
There are eleven railway stations on the line:
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 and the Nanjing–Hangzhou Passenger Railway.