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This article is about the high-speed rail line between Shanghai and Hangzhou that was completed in 2010. For the conventional rail line between the two cities in operation since 1909, see Shanghai–Hangzhou Railway.
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The Shanghai–Hangzhou high-speed railway (Chinese: 沪杭客运专线 or 沪杭高速铁路), also known as the Huhang high-speed railway or Huhang passenger railway is a high-speed rail line in China between Shanghai and Hangzhou, Zhejiang. The line is 202 km (126 mi) in length and designed for commercial train service at 350 km/h (215 mph). It was built in 20 months and opened on October 26, 2010. The line shortened travel time between the two cities from 78 to 45 minutes.[1] The line is also used by trains departing Shanghai's terminals for Nanchang, Changsha, Guiyang, and Kunming making it part of the Shanghai–Kunming High-Speed Railway. It has made the proposed Shanghai–Hangzhou Maglev Line unlikely.

Speed records

In September 2010, a test train on the Shanghai-Hangzhou high-speed line achieved a speed of 416.6 km/h (258.9 mph) setting a Chinese train speed record.[1]

In October 2010, Chinese officials stated that a bullet train on the Huhang high-speed railway had set a new world record for train speed on a scheduled trip at 262 mph (422 km/h).[4]

Etymology

"Hù" (沪) is the official abbreviation for Shanghai and "Háng" (杭) stands for Hangzhou, the capital city of Zhejiang Province.

Station list

There are nine railway stations on the line:

On July 1, 2013, the new Hangzhou East station was opened which serves the Shanghai–Hangzhou Passenger Railway, as well as the Hangzhou–Ningbo high-speed railway, the Nanjing–Hangzhou Passenger Railway,[6] and the Hangzhou–Changsha high-speed railway.

Station Chinese Distance
(km) 		Prefecture-level city Province / Municipality Metro transfers
Shanghai Hongqiao 上海虹桥 0.00 Shanghai Shanghai Shanghai Metro  2   10   17 
Songjiang South 松江南 31.00 Shanghai Shanghai Shanghai Metro  9 
Jinshan North 金山北 48.00 Shanghai Shanghai
Jiashan South 嘉善南 67.00 Jiaxing Zhejiang
Jiaxing South 嘉兴南 84.00 Jiaxing Zhejiang Jiaxing Tram Jiaxing Tram Line 1
Tongxiang 桐乡 112.00 Jiaxing Zhejiang
Haining West 海宁西 133.00 Jiaxing Zhejiang Hangzhou Metro  Hanghai 
Linping South 临平南 144.00 Hangzhou Zhejiang Hangzhou Metro  9   Hanghai 
Hangzhou East 杭州东 159.00 Hangzhou Zhejiang Hangzhou Metro  1   4   6   19 
Hangzhou 杭州 169.00 Hangzhou Zhejiang Hangzhou Metro  1   5 

References

  1. ^ a b c xinhuanet (October 26, 2010). "China unveils Shanghai-Hangzhou high-speed railway; eyes network extension". Archived from the original on October 29, 2010. Retrieved October 26, 2010.
  2. ^ "China High Speed Train Development and Investment". Archived from the original on 2013-05-13. Retrieved 2013-08-10.
  3. ^ Xin Dingding and Zhang Qi, "More high-speed trains slow down to improve safety", China Daily, 2011-08-23. Retrieved 2017-04-28.
  4. ^ "China claims world record for fastest scheduled train". BBC News. 26 October 2010.
  5. ^ "Speed test of Huhang high-speed rail sets new record of 416.6 km/h". People's Daily Online. September 28, 2010. Retrieved Oct 26, 2010.
  6. ^ "Hangzhou railway station". Retrieved 20 December 2013.
source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shanghai%E2%80%93Hangzhou_high-speed_railway