Shanghai–Nanjing intercity railway

The Shanghai–Nanjing intercity railway or Huning intercity railway (simplified Chinese: 沪宁城际铁路; traditional Chinese: 滬寧城際鐵路; pinyin: Hù–Níng Chéngjì Tiělù) is a 301-kilometer (187 mi)-long high-speed rail line between Shanghai and Nanjing, the capital of Jiangsu province. and Níng are shorthand Chinese names for Shanghai and Nanjing, respectively. The Huning intercity high-speed railway largely follows the route of the preexisting Nanjing-Shanghai section of the conventional Beijing–Shanghai railway and the Beijing–Shanghai high-speed railway. Construction of this high-speed railway began in July 2008. The line went into test operations in early April 2010, and opened for full service on July 1, 2010.[3] The line has a design speed of 350 km/h (217 mph).[4] The journey time between the two cities has been shortened from 120 minutes to 73 minutes on nonstop trains. According to the arrangements of related departments, 120 pairs of trains are operating on the line, and the time interval between services is 5 minutes at the shortest.[5]

Shanghai–Nanjing intercity railway
Shanghai–Nanjing section of the Shanghai–Wuhan–Chengdu passenger railway corridor
A train on Shanghai–Nanjing intercity railway in Qixia District, Nanjing
Overview
Native name沪宁城际铁路
沪宁城际线
沪宁城际高速铁路
沪宁高铁
沪宁城铁
StatusOperational
OwnerChina Railway CR Shanghai
LocaleShanghai & Jiangsu province
China
Termini
Stations31
Service
TypeHigh-speed rail
SystemChina Railway High-speed China Railway High-speed
Train number(s)G70xx (Intercity)
Dxxxx (Cross-line D train)
G7xxx, when the 1st x isn’t 0 (Short distance crossline G train)
Operator(s)China Railway CR Shanghai
Rolling stockCurrent: CRH1B CRH1E CRH2A CRH2B CRH2C CRH380B CRH380BL CRH380CL CRH380D CR400AF, CR400BF
Former: CRH3C CRH380A CRH380AL
Daily ridership180,000 per day (2011)[1]
History
OpenedJuly 1, 2010; 14 years ago (2010-07-01)
Technical
Line length301 km (187 mi) (Main line)
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Minimum radius4,000 m (2.5 mi)[2]
Electrification25 kV 50 Hz AC (Overhead line)
Operating speed300 km/h (190 mph) (operation speed)
350 km/h (220 mph) (designed speed)
Route map

km
Up arrow
Beijing–Shanghai railway, Nanjing–Qidong railway,
Hefei–Nanjing HSR towards Linchang
Nanjing EMU depot
Nanjing
Xianlin
Baohuashan
(closed)
Zhenjiang
Beijing–Shanghai HSR towards
Danyang North and Shanghai Hongqiao
Right arrow
Dantu
Danyang
Changzhou
Qishuyan
Huishan
Wuxi
Wuxi Xinqu
Suzhou Xinqu
Suzhou
Suzhou Industrial Park
Yangchenghu
Kunshan South
Huaqiao (closed)
Anting North
Anting North signal station
Left arrow link to Shanghai Hongqiao
Nanxiang North
Jiangqiaozhen
Shanghai West
Shanghai
to Shanghai depot
CRH2C is entering Suzhou railway station
CRH stopping in Suzhou railway station
The Shanghai–Nanjing Intercity Railway (left) and the conventional Beijing–Shanghai Railway (right) lines run parallel to each other.

The railway links major cities in the Yangtze River Delta, including Suzhou, Wuxi, Changzhou, and Zhenjiang, effectively making the southern Jiangsu city-belt operate like a single metropolitan region.

The Shanghai–Nanjing intercity high-speed railway is also used by the majority of high-speed trains leaving Shanghai's terminals for Wuhan, Yichang, Chongqing, and Chengdu[6] thus making it de facto a part of the Shanghai–Wuhan–Chengdu passenger-dedicated railway.

Route

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To scale map of the Huning HSR

Stations

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The Shanghai–Nanjing high-speed railway has 21 stations altogether along its route. In both Shanghai and Nanjing, this railway's trains may use either one of two different terminals (Shanghai railway station or Shanghai Hongqiao railway station in Shanghai, and Nanjing railway station or Nanjing South railway station in Nanjing).

Due to the alignment of the rail line, some stations along it are shared with the conventional Beijing–Shanghai Railway (Shanghai, Suzhou, Zhejiang, Nanjing), while three others are shared with the new Beijing–Shanghai high-speed railway (Shanghai Hongqiao, Kunshan South, Nanjing South). Due to comparatively frequent spacing of stations on the Shanghai–Nanjing high-speed railway, quite a few of them are situated at locations not served by either of the two other railways.

List of stations:

Station Chinese Distance
(km)
Prefecture-level
City
Province /
Municipality
Metro transfers
Nanjing 南京 0.00 Nanjing Jiangsu    1   3 
Xianlin 仙林
Baohuashan (closed) 宝华山 Zhenjiang
Zhenjiang 镇江
Dantu 丹徒
Danyang 丹阳
Changzhou 常州 Changzhou    1 
Qishuyan 戚墅堰
Huishan 惠山 Wuxi
Wuxi 无锡    1   3 
Wuxi Xinqu 无锡新区    3 
Suzhou Xinqu 苏州新区 Suzhou    3   6  (u/c)
  Suzhou Tram Line T2
Suzhou 苏州    2   4 
Suzhou Industrial Park 苏州园区    3   8  (u/c)
Yangchenghu 阳澄湖    11 
(via Zhengyi)
Kunshan South 昆山南
Huaqiao (closed) 花桥
Anting North 安亭北 N/A Shanghai
Shanghai Hongqiao 上海虹桥    2   10   17 
Nanxiang North 南翔北
Shanghai West 上海西    11   15 
Shanghai 上海    1   3   4 

Jiangsu Province

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Nanjing City

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Zhenjiang City

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Changzhou City

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Wuxi City

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Suzhou City

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Shanghai Municipality

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At Shanghai Hongqiao, some trains arriving from Nanjing continue to the Shanghai–Hangzhou High-Speed Railway, providing a one-seat service along the entire Nanjing–Shanghai–Hangzhou line.

References

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  1. ^ 高铁被指为铁路亏损祸首:几乎开一条亏一条 - 深度报道 - 21CN.COM. news.21cn.com (in Simplified Chinese). Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2017-09-16.
  2. ^ [1][dead link]
  3. ^ "China's Shanghai-Nanjing intercity railway starts operation". News.xinhuanet.com. 2010-07-01. Archived from the original on July 4, 2010. Retrieved 2013-03-24.
  4. ^ 沪宁城际铁路设计时速提升至300公里 票价基本没变-时政-人民网 (in Simplified Chinese). Politics.people.com.cn. Retrieved 2013-03-24.
  5. ^ Shanghai-Nanjing high-speed railway opens, People's Daily.
  6. ^ See e.g. the schedules of trains leaving for Wuhan, Hankou, Wuchang, and Yichang. The sequence of stations they stop at on the Shanghai-Nanjing section, is usually only consistent with the Shanghai–Nanjing intercity high-speed railway, and not with the Beijing–Shanghai high-speed railway or the "old" Beijing–Shanghai Railway.
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