The Shanghai–Kunming High-Speed Railway is a high-speed railway line partially under construction in the People's Republic of China. It is part of the CRH's system of passenger dedicated lines, beginning in Shanghai and ending in Kunming. It will parallel much of the current lower-speed Shanghai–Kunming Railway and will also pass through the cities of Hangzhou and Changsha.
Status
As of June 2015, the operational sections include Shanghai-Hangzhou, Hangzhou-Changsha and Changsha-Guiyang. The Guiyang-Kunming section is scheduled to open in 2016.
Operational lines are marked with green background.
Partially operational lines are marked with yellow background.
Section | Description | Designed speed (km/h) | Length (km) | Construction start date | Open date |
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Shanghai–Kunming High-Speed Railway | PDL connectingEast, Centraland Southwest China. It consists of three sections connecting Shanghai,Hangzhou,Changsha andKunming. | 350 | 2,066 | 2008-12-28[dubious ] | 2017 |
Shanghai–Hangzhou Section (Shanghai–Hangzhou High-Speed Railway) | PDL connectingShanghai Hongqiao &Hangzhou East. | 350 | 150 | 2009-02-26 | 2010-10-26 |
Hangzhou–Changsha Section (Hangzhou–Changsha High-Speed Railway) | PDL connectingHangzhou &Changsha, viaNanchang. | 350 | 933 | 2009-12-22 | Hangzhou–Nanchang Section: 2014-12-10[2] Nanchang–Changsha Section: 2014-09-16[3] |
Changsha–Kunming Section (Changsha–Kunming High-Speed Railway) | PDL connectingChangsha &Kunming | 350 | 1,175 | 2010-03-26 | Changsha–XinhuangSection: 2014-12-16[4] Xinhuang-Guiyang Section: 2015-06-18 Guiyang-Kunming section: 2016 |
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