Hefei–Anqing–Jiujiang high-speed railway

The Hefei–Anqing–Jiujiang high-speed railway (Chinese: 合安九高铁) is a 340-kilometre (211 mi) long high-speed rail line in China, with a maximum speed of 350 km/h (220 mph). It forms part of the Beijing–Hong Kong (Taipei) corridor. The line takes a similar route to the existing Hefei–Jiujiang railway.

Hefei–Anqing–Jiujiang high-speed railway 合安九高铁
Overview
Locale	Anhui, Hubei and Jiangxi, China
Termini	Hefei South Lushan
Service
Type	High-speed rail
Operator(s)	China Railway High-speed
Technical
Line length	340 km (211 mi)
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Operating speed	350 km/h (217 mph)
Route map 0km Shangqiu–Hangzhou HSR to Shangqiu Hefei–Bengbu HSR to Bengbu South Hefei Beicheng Hefei–Xinyin HSR to Xinyin South Hefei West 000 Hefei Shushan East Sanshilipu Hefei–Wuhan railway to Hankou Hefei South Zhuxi Feidong Feixi Hefei–Nanjing railway to Nanjing South Hefei–Jiujiang railway Shangqiu–Hangzhou HSR to Hangzhou East to Nangang Hefei–Fuzhou HSR to Fuzhou Shucheng East Lujiang West Lujiang–Tongling railway to Zhongming Tongcheng East Shuanggang Huaining Anqing West 163 Qianshan 190 Lu'an–Jingdezhen HSR to Jingdezhen Lu'an–Anqing HSR to Lu'an Hefei–Jiujiang railway to Konglong Taihu South 220 Anqing North Susong East 252 Anqing railway Huangmei East 278 Anqing Huanggang–Huangmei HSR to Huanggang Nanjing–Anqing ICR to Nanjing South Huangmei South 292 Hefei–Jiujiang railway Beijing–Kowloon railway to Beijing West Konglong Bianyuzhou Yangtze River railway bridge 303.3 323.7 Jiujiang Yangtze River Bridge Tongling–Jiujiang railway from Tongling Jiujiang–Quzhou railway from Quzhou Jiujiang Wuhan–Jiujiang passenger railway to Wuhan Wuhan–Jiujiang railway to Wuchang Lushan 332 Beijing–Kowloon railway to Changping Nanchang–Jiujiang ICR to Nanchang West Nanchang–Jiujiang HSR to Nanchang East 0km

The 162 kilometres (101 mi) long section from Hefei to Anqing, opened on 22 December 2020. The remaining section from Anqing to Lushan railway station in Jiujiang opened on 30 December 2021.

History

Construction on the Bianyuzhou Yangtze River Bridge, which carries the railway across the Yangtze, began in 2018. It was opened to traffic on December 30, 2021