Type High-speed rail Locale China Owner China Railway | Status Operating Line length 2,066 km (1,284 mi) | |
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Opened 26 October 2010 (Shanghai–Hangzhou Section)
28 December 2016 (whole line) Operator(s) China Railway High-speed Terminis Kunming South Railway Station, Shanghai Hongqiao Railway Station, Shanghai South Railway Station Similar Kunming South Railway, Guiyang North Railway, Changsha South Railway, Shanghai Hongqiao Railway, Nanchang West Railway | ||
The Shanghai–Kunming High-Speed Railway is a high-speed railway line in the People's Republic of China. The whole line started operating 28 December 2016. It is part of the CRH's system of passenger dedicated lines, beginning in Shanghai and ending in Kunming, the capital of Yunnan Province. Following a fairly similar route to the older "conventional" Shanghai–Kunming Railway, the Shanghai–Kunming High-Speed Railway passes through four more provincial capitals, the cities of Hangzhou, Nanchang, Changsha, and Guiyang.
Status
The operational sections include Shanghai-Hangzhou, Hangzhou-Changsha, Changsha-Guiyang, and Guiyang-Kunming. The last section, Guiyang-Kunming, was opened on 28 December 2016.
References
Shanghai–Kunming High-Speed Railway Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA