Wuhan–Yichang high-speed railway

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Wuhan-Yichang high-speed railway
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Overview
Native name	汉宜高速铁路
Status	Under construction
Owner	China Railway
Locale	Hubei province
Termini	Hankou Yichang North
Stations	8
Service
Type	High-speed rail
System	[REDACTED] China Railway High-speed
Operator(s)	CR Wuhan
Technical
Line length	313.8 km (195.0 mi)
Number of tracks	2 (Double-track)
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Minimum radius	generally 7,000 m (4.3 mi) or 5,500 m (3.4 mi) on difficult sections
Electrification	25 kV 50 Hz AC (Overhead line)
Operating speed	350 kilometres per hour (220 mph)
Signalling	ABS
Maximum incline	2%

The Wuhan–Yichang high-speed railway (also referred to in Chinese as the Hanyi high-speed railway) is a high-speed railway line between Hankou and Yichang North currently under construction in China. It will form part of the Shanghai–Chongqing–Chengdu high-speed railway. The line is 314 kilometres (195 miles) long and has a design speed of 350 kilometres per hour (220 mph). On 25 September 2021, the Wuhan–Yichang high-speed railway started construction and it is expected to be completed in 2025.

References

"新建沪渝蓉沿江高铁武汉至宜昌段开工" [52.27 billion! Another railway starts bidding and construction will officially start at the end of September!]. 湖北省人民政府 (in Chinese). 28 September 2021. Archived from the original on 28 September 2021. Retrieved 18 January 2025.

High-speed rail in China

High-speed demonstrative maglev
Shanghai maglev train Xianning–Changsha maglev test line (Planned)

National 8+8 high-speed corridors

Coastal

Dandong–Dalian –Shenyang –Qinhuangdao –(Tianjin –Dongying–Weifang)–Qingdao –Lianyungang–Yancheng
–Nantong –Shanghai –Hangzhou –Taizhou–Wenzhou–Fuzhou–Xiamen–Zhangzhou–Shantou–
Shanwei–Shenshan –Xili-Jiangmen–Maoming–(Zhanjiang(–)Hepu)–Qinzhou–Fangchenggang–Dongxing

Hangshen parallel	Hangzhou–Ningbo –Wenzhou –Fuzhou –Xiamen –Shenzhen
other branches	Weifang–Yantai Qingdao–Rongcheng Shanwei–Guangzhou–Zhanjiang

Beijing–Shanghai

West route	Beijing–Shanghai
East route	Beijing–(Tianjin–Dongying–Weifang)–Linyi–Huai'an–Yangzhou –Nantong–Shanghai
branches	Nanjing–Hangzhou Bengbu–Hefei –Hangzhou

Beijing–Hong Kong (Taipei)§

Beijing–Xiong'an–Shangqiu–Fuyang–Hefei –Jiujiang–Lushan–Nanchang

To Hong Kong	Nanchang–Ganzhou –Shenzhen –Hong Kong
To Taipei	Hefei–Fuzhou Nanchang–Fuzhou Fuzhou–Pingtan Pingtan–Taipei

Harbin–Hong Kong (Macau)§

Hohhot–Nanning

Beijing–Kunming

Beijing–Xiong'an–Xinzhou–Xi'an –Chengdu –Yibin–Kunming

Branch lines	Beijing–Zhangjiakou–Datong –Taiyuan Chongqing–Kunming

Baotou (Yinchuan)–Hainan

Yinchuan–Xi'an
Baotou–Yan'an –Xi'an –Chongqing–Guiyang–Nanning–Qinzhou–Beihai–Zhanjiang–Haikou
Hainan eastern ring
Hainan western ring

Lanzhou (Xining)–Guangzhou

Suifenhe–Manzhouli

Suifenhe–Mudanjiang –Harbin –Qiqihar–Manzhouli

Beijing–Lanzhou

Beijing–Zhangjiakou –Hohhot–Baotou–Lanzhou

Qingdao–Yinchuan

Qingdao–Jinan –Shijiazhuang –Taiyuan–Yinchuan

Eurasia Continental

Lianyungang–Xuzhou –Zhengzhou –Xi'an –Baoji –Lanzhou –Ürümqi–Khorgas

Yangtze River

Old line	Shanghai–Wuxi–Nanjing –Hefei –Wuhan –Yichang –Lichuan –Chongqing –Suining –Chengdu

Shanghai–Kunming

Shanghai–Hangzhou –Changsha –Guiyang–Kunming

Xiamen–Chongqing

Kaohsiung§–Xiamen–Longyan –Ganzhou–Changsha –Changde–Qianjiang–Chongqing

Guangzhou–Kunming

Guangzhou–Nanning –Kunming

Other conventional high-speed railways (list)

Intercity and
long-distance

North China	Tianjin–Daxing Airport Tianjin–Chengde Beijing–Tangshan Beijing–Binhai Tianjin–Baoding
Northeast China	Qiqihar–Tongliao Shenyang–Jiamusi Shenyang–Baihe Dunhua–Baihe Mudanjiang–Dunhua Mudanjiang–Jiamusi Changchun–Hunchun Changchun–Jilin Jilin–Hunchun Harbin–Yichun Shenyang–Dandong Panjin–Yingkou Chifeng–Kazuo Chaoyang–Linghai Xinmin–Tongliao
East China	Qingdao–Jinan Jinan–Laiwu Rizhao–Lankao Zhengzhou–Fuyang Xuzhou–Yancheng Huaibei–Xiaoxian Shanghai–Suzhou–Huzhou Hangzhou–Wenzhou Hefei–Suqian Ma'anshan–Anqing Longyan–Longchuan Hangzhou–Nanchang Hangzhou–Taizhou Nanchang–Jiujiang
Central and South China	Zhengzhou–Jinan Zhengzhou–Xinzheng Airport Wuhan–Shiyan Wuhan–Huangshi/Huanggang Zhangjiajie–Jishou–Huaihua Changsha–Zhuzhou–Xiangtan Meizhou–Chaoshan Nanning–Pingxiang Shimen–Huaihua Guigang–Yulin
Northwest China	Lanzhou–Zhongchuan Airport Lanzhou–Zhangye Wuchangshi
Southwest China	Mianyang–Luzhou Anshun–Liupanshui Jishou–Yuping Mile–Mengzi Zhaotong–Liupanshui

Intercity railway
networks

Upgraded lines with
operating speeds
≥ 200 km (120 mi)

Rolling stock
X 2000 Blue Arrow China Star Hexie (CRH1/CRH2/CRH3/CRH5/CRH6/CRH380A/CRH380B/CRH380C/CRH380D) Vibrant Express (MTR CRH380A)§ CIT Trains Fuxing (CR200J/CR300AF/CR300BF/CR400AF/CR400BF)

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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