Hefei–Wuhan railway

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Hefei–Wuhan railway
Dabie Mountains landscape - seen from Hewu Railway - P1050201.JPG
On the Hewu railway in Jinzhai County, Anhui
Overview
Other name(s)Hewu line
Native name合武铁路
StatusOperating
LocaleAnhui and Hubei, China
TerminiHefei
Hankou
Stations13
Service
TypeClass I
Operator(s)China Railway High-speed
History
OpenedDecember 31, 2008
Technical
Line length359 km (223 mi)
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification25 kV AC
Operating speed250 km/h (160 mph)
Route map

Legend
km
elev
Ninghe railway from Nanjing South
 Hefei South
Ningxi railway from Nanjing
0
 Hefei
to Wuhu
to Huainan
 Taohuadian
19
 Hefei West
Hejiu railway to Jiujiang
Chang'anji
Nanfenlu
passing over Ningxi railway
92
 Lu'an
Ningxi railway to Xinfengzhen
Lu'an–Anqing HSR to
Dushanzhen
Hongshigen tunnel (5,108 m)
144
Jinzhai tunnel (10,766 m)
Tiantangzhai
Hongshíyan tunnel (7,820 m)
Dunyitang
Zhanglingguan tunnel (5,488 m)
Dabieshan tunnel (13,256 m)
Sanhe
253
Jingjiu railway
from
292
to
Jingguangshengang HSR from Beijing West
324
 Hengdian East
Jingguangshengang HSR to Guangzhou South
Jingguang railway from Fengtai
359
 Hankou
Jingguang railway to Guangzhou
Hanyi railway to Yichang East
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The Hefei–Wuhan railway (simplified Chinese: 合武铁路; traditional Chinese: 合武鐵路; pinyin: Hé-Wǔ tiělù) is a 250 kilometres per hour (160 mph) high-speed railway in Chinese provinces of Anhui and Hubei, with trains running from Anhui's capital Hefei to Hubei's capital Wuhan. The railway opened on 31 December 2008, high-speed services started on April 1, 2009.[1] at 250 km/h (160 mph) and has been used by Shanghai–Nanjing–Hefei–Wuhan express trains since then.

As of July 2010, scheduling systems showed nine daily D-series express trains running in each direction between Hefei and Wuhan's three train stations (Wuhan, Hankou, and Wuchang), making the trip in 2 hours to 2 hrs 40 min. Another six Shanghai-Wuhan D-series trains passed this section without stopping in Hefei.[2]

As of September 2013 the number of Daily departures each way is over 20 in order to increase train speed the line was upgraded to 350 km/h (220 mph).[3]

This railway is one of the sections of the important east-west route known as the Shanghai–Wuhan–Chengdu High-Speed Railway (Shanghai–Hankou–Chengdu).

The railway uses tunnels when crossing the Dabie Mountains on the Anhui–Hubei border.

References[]

  1. ^ Two high-speed rail links start April 1
  2. ^ Hefei to Wuhan (合肥→武汉) and Shanghai to Wuhan (上海→武汉) schedules on www.12306.cn
  3. ^ "China Trains Search (G & D Class)". Retrieved 26 September 2013.
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