Jingmen–Jingzhou high-speed railway

The Jingmen–Jingzhou high-speed railway is a high-speed railway line currently under construction in Hubei, China. The railway will be 77.6 kilometres (48.2 mi) long and will have a design speed of 350 kilometres per hour (220 mph).[1] It is expected to be completed and opened to traffic in 2024.[citation needed]

Jingmen–Jingzhou high-speed railway
Overview
Native name荆荆铁路
StatusUnder construction
Termini
Service
Operator(s)China Railway Wuhan Group
Technical
Line length77.6 km (48 mi)
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in)
Operating speed350 km/h (217 mph)

Route edit

The railway runs from north to south, approximately parallel to the existing freight-only Jingmen–Shashi railway. The northern terminus is Jingmen West, the southern terminus is Jingzhou, and there is one intermediate station, Shayang West.[2]

Stations edit

Station Name[2] Chinese China Railway
transfers/connections
Jingmen West 荆门西
Shayang West 沙洋西
Jingzhou 荆州

References edit

  1. ^ "这些时速350公里高铁建设取得新进展!" [These 350 km/h high-speed railway lines have made progress in construction] (in Chinese). Zhejiang Online. 2 July 2021. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
  2. ^ a b "荆荆高铁1标首榀箱梁成功架设". 3 March 2022. Archived from the original on 23 October 2022.