High speed rail line in China
Xuzhou–Yancheng high-speed railway 徐盐客运专线 |
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Yancheng railway station, the southern terminus of the line |
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Status | Operating |
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Stations | 12 |
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Operator(s) | China Railway High-speed |
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Opened | 16 December 2019 |
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Line length | 313 km (194 mi) |
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Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) |
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Operating speed | 250 km/h (155 mph) |
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The Xuzhou–Yancheng high-speed railway is a high-speed railway in China. It has a design speed of 250 kilometres per hour (160 mph).
History
In November 2014, construction was expected to take 4.5 years.[1] The line opened on 16 December 2019.[2]
Route
From Xuzhou East, the line heads southeast and serves Guanyin Airport, Suining, and Suqian. The line subsequently meets the Suzhou–Huai'an railway and follows its route, but the two lines don't intersect. Passengers can change between them at Siyang. The line then heads south to Huai'an East, where it joins the Lianyungang–Zhenjiang high-speed railway. After leaving Huai'an, the line heads east to serve Funing South and Jianhu. At Jianhu, passengers can change to the Xinyi–Yancheng railway. Finally, the line terminates at Yancheng. In the future, high-speed services will continue south on the currently under construction Yancheng–Nantong high-speed railway.
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