Changde–Yiyang–Changsha high-speed railway

Changde–Yiyang–Changsha high-speed railway 常益长高速铁路
Overview
Status	In operation
Termini	Changde Changsha West
Stations	5
Service
Operator(s)	China Railway Guangzhou Group
Technical
Line length	154 km (96 mi)[1]
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Operating speed	350 km/h (217 mph)
Route map km Qianjiang–Changde railway to Qianjiang Shimen–Changsha railway to Shimenxian North Changde Yuan River Hanshou Hanshou South Zi River Yiyang South Yiyang Luoyang–Zhanjiang railway to Maoming East Ningxiang West Ningxiang Wushan Shimen–Changsha railway to Laodaohe Changsha West Changsha–Zhuzhou–Xiangtan ICR to Xiangtan and Zhuzhou South Changsha–Ganzhou HSR to Ganzhou North km This diagram: view talk edit

The Changde–Yiyang–Changsha high-speed railway or Changyichang high-speed railway (Chinese: 常益长高速铁路; pinyin: Chángyìcháng Gāosù Tiělù), also known as the Changde–Changsha section of Chongqing–Xiamen high-speed railway,^[2][1] is a high-speed railway in China. It is 157 kilometres (98 mi) long and has a design speed of 350 kilometres per hour (220 mph).^[3] The Changde–Yiyang section also forms part of the Hohhot–Nanning corridor.

The initial section from Yiyang South to Changsha West opened on 6 September 2022 (Changsha West railway station is under renovation and not opened to passengers, however trains can through service to Changsha-Zhuzhou-Xiangtan intercity railway here).^[2]

Hanshou railway station and Changde railway station opened on 26 December 2022.^[1]

Route

The railway runs parallel the existing Shimen–Changsha railway between Changde and Changsha.

Stations

Station Name	Chinese	Metro transfers/connections	China Railway and CRH transfers/connections
Changde	常德		Qianjiang–Changde railway Shimen–Changsha railway
Hanshou	汉寿
Yiyang South	益阳南
Ningxiang West	宁乡西
Changsha West (U/C)	长沙西		Changsha–Zhuzhou–Xiangtan intercity railway Changsha–Ganzhou high-speed railway (planned)
through service to Changsha-Zhuzhou-Xiangtan intercity railway

References

1. "明日开通！长沙至常德，最快59分钟！". 渝厦高铁常德至长沙段全长154公里，设计时速350公里，分段建设开通
2. "9月6日，渝厦高铁益阳至长沙段通车，二等座票价49元". 2 September 2022. Archived from the original on 5 September 2022.
3. "常益长铁路益长段进入架梁高峰". National Railway Administration of the People's Republic of China (in Chinese). 20 November 2020. Archived from the original on 28 January 2021. Retrieved 14 March 2021.