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High-speed railway line in China
Chongqing–Changsha
high-speed railway
Overview
StatusOperating
OwnerChina Railway
LocaleChina
Termini
Service
TypeHigh-speed rail
Operator(s)China Railway High-speed
Technical
Line length339 km (211 mi)
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Operating speed200–250 km/h (120–160 mph)

The Chongqing–Changsha high-speed railway is a high-speed railway line in the People's Republic of China currently under construction. It will start at Changsha South and stop at Chongqing. It is part of the Xiamen–Chongqing Passageway, which is one of the national "Eight Vertical and Eight Horizontal" high-speed railway network lines announced in 2016.

The line will run at a designed speed of between 200 and 250 km/h and will be 339 km long. The project will be completed by 2020. Construction began in October 2014.

References

  1. "High-speed rail connects Changsha with more cities". Changsha.gov.cn. May 13, 2015. Archived from the original on December 1, 2017. Retrieved July 22, 2017.
  2. "Chongqing to start building high-speed railway to Changsha". People.cn. April 21, 2011. Archived from the original on June 30, 2016. Retrieved July 22, 2017.
  3. "Go-ahead for new Chongqing–Changsha line". International Railway Journal. August 27, 2014. Archived from the original on December 1, 2017. Retrieved July 22, 2017.

See also

High-speed rail in China
High-speed demonstrative maglev
National 8+8 high-speed corridors
Coastal
Hangshen
parallel
other branches
Beijing–Shanghai
West route
East route
branches
Beijing–Hong Kong (Taipei)§
To Hong Kong
To Taipei
Harbin–Hong Kong (Macau)§
Hohhot–Nanning
Beijing–KunmingBeijing–Xiong'an–Xinzhou–Xi'an–Chengdu–Yibin–Kunming
Branch lines
Baotou (Yinchuan)–Hainan
Lanzhou (Xining)–Guangzhou
Suifenhe–Manzhouli
Beijing–Lanzhou
Qingdao–Yinchuan
Eurasia Continental
Yangtze River
Old lineShanghai–Wuxi–Nanjing–Hefei–Wuhan–Yichang–Lichuan–Chongqing–Suining–Chengdu
Shanghai–Kunming
Xiamen–Chongqing
Guangzhou–KunmingGuangzhou–Nanning–Kunming
Other conventional high-speed railways (list)
Intercity and
long-distance
North China
Northeast China
East China
Central and South China
Northwest China
Southwest China
Intercity railway
networks
Upgraded lines with
operating speeds
≥ 200 km (120 mi)
Rolling stock
  • Italics: under construction or currently not operational
  • (-), Place A-: section under construction or currently not operational
  • §: in/related to Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan
  • (Place A–Place B): share tracks with other lines
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