Shanghai–Kunming high-speed railway

The Shanghai–Kunming high-speed railway is a high-speed railway line. It was built in stages and completed on 28 December 2016.[1] 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.[2]

Shanghai–Kunming
high-speed railway
沪昆高速铁路
Overview
StatusOperating
OwnerChina Railway
LocaleShanghai, Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Hunan, Guizhou, and Yunnan
TerminiShanghai Hongqiao
Kunming South
Stations55
Service
TypeHigh-speed rail
Operator(s)China Railway High-speed
History
Opened28 December 2016
Technical
Line length2,066 km (1,284 mi)
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8 12 in)
Operating speed350 km/h (220 mph)
Route map

km
0
Shanghai Hongqiao
Shanghai South
31
Songjiang South
48
Jinshan North
67
Jiashan South
84
Jiaxing South
112
Tongxiang
133
Haining West
144
Yuhang
159
Hangzhou East
Hangzhou
Shanghai–Kunming railway
New Qianjiang railway bridge
172
Hangzhou South
Hangzhang-Hangzhou South passing loop
225
Zhuji
268
Yiwu
320
Jinhua
364
Longyou
398
Quzhou
428
Jiangshan
466
Yushan South
500
Shangrao
560
Yiyang
601
Yingtan North
644
Fuzhou East
683
Jinxian South
741
Nanchang West
788
Gao'an
868
Xinyu North
917
Yichun
978
Pingxiang North
1007
Liling East
1083
Changsha South
1109
Xiangtan North
1149
Shaoshan South
1208
Loudi South
1260
Shaoyang North
1297
Xinhua South
1354
Xupu South
Huaihua–Hengyang railway from Hengyang East
1415
Huaihua South
1449
Zhijiang
1503
Xinhuang West
1007
Liling East
1510
Dazongping yard
1522
Tongren South
1570
Sansui
1662
Kaili South
1729
Guiding North
1779
Guiyang East
1789
Guiyang North
Gui'an
1844
Pingba South
1890
Anshun West
1935
Guanling
2009
Pu'anxian
2040
Panzhou
2072
Fuyuan North
2124
Qujing North
2200
Songming
2252
Kunming South
Kunming–Yuxi–Hekou railway
to Yuxi South and Hekou

Status

The entire line is operational. The last section, Guiyang–Kunming, was opened on 28 December 2016. In November 2017, Chinese media reported that traffic safety was endangered due to quality issues with the construction; furthermore, the construction company committed fraud and illegal subcontracting. On some sections, operational speeds were reduced from 300 kilometres per hour (190 mph) to 70 kilometres per hour (43 mph), due to some problems in construction, confirmed by the state media.[3]

Components

Section Description Designed
speed
(km/h)

Length
(km)

Construction
start date

Open date
Shanghai–Kunming
high-speed railway

HSR Corridor connecting East, Central and Southwest China. It consists of three sections connecting Shanghai, Hangzhou, Changsha and Kunming. 350 2,066 2009-02-26 2016-12-28
Shanghai–Hangzhou section
(Shanghai–Hangzhou high-speed railway)
HSR connecting Shanghai and Hangzhou. 350 150 2009-02-26 2010-10-26
Hangzhou–Changsha section
(Hangzhou–Changsha high-speed railway)
HSR connecting Hangzhou & Changsha, via Nanchang. 350 933 2009-12-22 Hangzhou–Nanchang Section: 2014-12-10[4]
Nanchang–Changsha Section: 2014-09-16[5]
Changsha–Kunming section
(Changsha–Kunming high-speed railway)
HSR connecting Changsha & Kunming 350 1,175 2010-03-26 Changsha–Xinhuang Section: 2014-12-16[6]
Xinhuang-Guiyang Section: 2015-06-18
Guiyang-Kunming section: 2016-12-28
Hukun HSR map to scale

References

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