Nanjing–Anqing intercity railway

The Nanjing–Anqing intercity railway (Chinese: 宁安城际铁路) is a high-speed rail, passenger-dedicated line between cities of Nanjing, Jiangsu Province and Anqing, Anhui Province, in China.[1][2] Construction of the 258-kilometre (160 mi) railway began in January 2010, and the line was opened on 6 December 2015.[3]

Nanjing–Anqing intercity railway
宁安城际铁路
Overview
StatusIn operation
LocaleNanjing to Anqing, China
TerminiNanjing South
Anqing
Service
TypeHigh-speed rail
History
Opened6 December 2015
Technical
Line length258 kilometres (160 mi) (main line)
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in)
Operating speed250 km/h (155 mph)
Now 200 km/h (124 mph)
Route map
km
elev
Beijing–Shanghai HSR from Shanghai Hongqiao
Nanjing–Hangzhou HSR from Shanghai
Nanjing South–Xianlin railway
from Shanghai–Nanjing ICR
 Nanjing South
Beijing–Shanghai HSR to Beijing South
Hefei–Nanjing railway to Hefei South
 Jiangning West
 Ma'anshan East
 Dangtu East
Shangqiu–Hangzhou HSR from Shangqiu
Nanjing–Tongling railway from Nanjing
 Wuhu
Wuhu South
Shangqiu–Hangzhou HSR to Hangzhou East
 Fanchang West
 Zhongming North
 Tongling North
00Hefei–Fuzhou HSR
Hefei South – Fuzhou
Tongling West
Nanjing–Tongling railway
Tongling–Jiujiang railway
 Tongling
Maya
Chizhou
Tongling–Jiujiang railway to Jiujiang
 Yantang
Lu'an–Jingdezhen railway from Jingdezhen
Anqing Yangtze River Railway Bridge over the Yangtze
 Changfeng
Lu'an–Jingdezhen railway to Lu'an
 Anqing
Anqing North (EMU storage)
Anqing railway to Anqing West, Lushan
km
Nanjing–Anqing intercity railway
Simplified Chinese宁安城际铁路
Traditional Chinese寧安城際鐵路

This railway is a branch of the Beijing–Shanghai high-speed railway. The route runs parallel to the Yangtze River, and passes through Ma'anshan, Wuhu, Tongling, and Chizhou,[4] 33 km of the railway will be located in Jiangsu, with 225 km in Anhui.[5] with a total of ten stations.[3]

The total investment is predicted to be 25.702 billion RMB, provided by the Railway departments of Jiangsu province and Anhui province.[5]

Most of the line runs along the southern bank of the Yangtze, but Anqing is located on the northern side of the river. The Anqing Railway Bridge is being constructed 22 km before the Anqing station. The bridge will also serve the Fuyang–Jingdezhen Railway.[6]

Operation

The capacity is estimated to be about 125 pairs of trains each day.[5] The trains will have a top speed of 250 kilometers per hour.[7] The railway cut travel time between Nanjing and Anqing from 8 hours to 1.5 hours.[8] It will also allow passengers to travel between Anqing and Shanghai in 3 hours, compared to the current 12 hours. This new railway will be connected to the Yangtze River Delta region's railway network.[7][9]

Trains are expected to be in service each day from 06:00 to 12:00. 60 pairs of trains will be in operation with a minimum interval between trains of 4 minutes, and an average interval of 15 minutes.[10]

The cost to passengers will be 0.4 to 0.5 RMB (4 to 5 mao) per kilometre.[10]

Stations

The railway serves 10 stations along its route.[3]

Station Location Notes
Jiangsu
Nanjing South Nanjing  1   6  (under construction)  S3   S6  (under construction)
Jiangning West Nanjing
Anhui
Ma'anshan East Ma'anshan City
Dangtu East Ma'anshan City  S2  (under construction)
Wuhu Wuhu City
Yijiang (弋江) Yijiang District, Wuhu City
Fanchang West Fanchang County
Tongling Tongling City
Chizhou Chizhou City
Anqing Anqing City Terminus

See also

References
  1. "Nanjing". Government of Nanjing. 1 June 2010. Archived from the original on 7 July 2012. Retrieved 13 January 2012.
  2. "南京至安庆城际铁路速度目标值研究 Research on Target Value for Speed on Nanjing–Anqing Intercity Railway". wanfangdata.com.cn. Retrieved 13 January 2012.
  3. 宁安高铁今日开通 创造多项世界之最 (in Chinese). Xinhua. 6 December 2015.
  4. "Nanjing–Anqing Intercity Rail Start to Build in Ma'anshan Section-rail-中安在线-english". English.anhuinews.com. Retrieved 13 January 2012.
  5. "Nanjing International". Government of Nanjing. Archived from the original on 27 November 2012. Retrieved 13 January 2012.
  6. "安庆宁安城际铁路长江大桥今年元旦前合龙(图)". Archived from the original on 11 October 2012. Retrieved 17 October 2012.
  7. "High-speed Train Nanjing - Anqing - China Trekking Guide, Route, Map, Photo". Chinatrekking.com. Retrieved 13 January 2012.
  8. "Construction of Nanjing-Anqing Rail Speeds Up-railway-中安在线-english". English.anhuinews.com. Archived from the original on 15 December 2014. Retrieved 13 January 2012.
  9. "China HSR, Works in Progress". Dear Passengers. 12 December 2011. Archived from the original on 18 November 2011. Retrieved 13 January 2012.
  10. "Nanjing International". Nanjing.gov.cn. Archived from the original on 29 November 2012. Retrieved 13 January 2012.
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