Hangzhou–Ningbo high-speed railway

Hangzhou–Fuzhou–Shenzhen high-speed railway Hangzhou–Ningbo Section
A viaduct of Hangzhou-Ningbo HSR in Ningbo
Overview
Native name	杭福深高速铁路杭甬段
Status	Operational
Owner	CR Shanghai Hangzhou–Ningbo Railway Company Limited
Locale	Hangzhou, Shaoxing and Ningbo Zhejiang province
Termini	Hangzhou East Ningbo
Service
Type	High-speed rail
System	China Railway High-speed
Operator(s)	CR Shanghai
History
Opened	July 1, 2013 (2013-07-01)
Technical
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification	25 kV 50 Hz AC (Overhead line)
Route map km Hukun Railway to Shanghai South Huhang HSR to Shanghai Hongqiao Ninghang HSR to Nanjing South Xuanhang Railway to Xuancheng 0 Hangzhou East Qiantang River Bridge, New railway bridge, Second bridge Hukun Railway bypass 14 Hangzhou South Hukun Railway bypass Hukun Railway to Kunming Hangzhou–Changsha HSR to Changsha South Hanghuang Railway to Huangshan North Xiaoshan grand bridge across Eastern Zhejiang Canal Wufengsi tunnel Keqiao grand bridge Xiaoyong Railway to Ningbo 42 Shaoxing North Fenghuang mountain tunnel Shijiawan bridge across the Eastern Zhejiang Canal Shaoxing grand bridge Daoxu tunnel Cao'e River 74 Shaoxing East Shangyu grand bridge Yuyao bridge 106 Yuyao North Liangmaoshan tunnel Dashannao tunnel Siqianwang tunnel Ningbo grand bridge crossing of the down track of the Xiaoyong Railway Ningbo North Ningbo Hub North Loop to Yunlong Xiaoyong Railway to Hangzhou South 139 Zhuangqiao Qinglindu railway bridge across Yaojiang river 150 Ningbo Yongtaiwen Railway to Wenzhou South km This diagram: view talk edit

The Hangzhou–Ningbo high-speed railway, or Hangyong high-speed railway or Hang–Yong passenger-dedicated railway (Chinese: 杭甬客运专线; pinyin: Háng–Yǒng kèyùn zhuān xiàn) is a High-speed railway between the major cities of Hangzhou and Ningbo in Zhejiang province. It spans approximately 150 km (93 mi), with a design speed of 350 km/h (220 mph).

In the railway's short name, "Háng" stands for Hangzhou, and "Yǒng" (甬) is a traditional short name for Ningbo.

Early on, the railway was scheduled to open in June 2012;^[1] later, the end of 2012 became the target date. It was announced in October 2012 that the completion of the project had been postponed again. Test operations began at the start of 2013 and commercial operations began on 30 June 2013.^[2] The line runs parallel to the Xiaoshan–Ningbo railway.

References

1. 杭甬铁路客运专线本周完成铺轨 明年6月正式运营. Zj.xinhuanet.com. 10 October 2011. Archived from the original on 27 March 2014. Retrieved 10 January 2012.
2. Nanjing-Hangzhou-Ningbo "High-Speed Rail Routes Open Jun 30", 2013-05-23