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Hefei-Nanjing railway
Nanjing-Hefei section of Shanghai–Wuhan–Chengdu passenger-dedicated railway
Hefei-Nanjing railway Nanjing-Hefei section of Shanghai–Wuhan–Chengdu passenger-dedicated railway
	Hefei-Nanjing Railway
Overview
Other name(s)	Hening railway
Native name	合宁铁路
Status	Operational
Locale	Anhui province; Jiangsu province;
Termini	Hefei South; Nanjing South;
Stations	7
Service
Type	High-speed rail; Heavy rail
System	China Railway High-speed
History
Opened	April 18, 2008
Technical
Line length	156 km (97 mi)
Number of tracks	2 (Double-track)
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification	25 kV 50 Hz AC (Overhead line)
Operating speed	250 km/h (160 mph)
Route map
Route map
	Legend
	link to Ningxi railway, Hewu railway, Hejiu railway,
	Huainan railway, Hebang railway
	link to Beijing–Shanghai HSR
	and Shanghai–Nanjing ICR
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The Hefei–Nanjing railway also known as the Hening railway (simplified Chinese: 合宁铁路; traditional Chinese: 合寧鐵路; pinyin: Hé-Níng Tiělù) is a railway line in China, running from Hefei to Nanjing at 250 km/h (155 mph).^[1] The line is 166 km (103 mi) long and began service on April 18, 2008.^[2] High-speed trains on the line reduced travel time between Nanjing and Hefei from over three hours to 1.5 hours. The Hening Line forms part of the higher-speed Shanghai–Wuhan–Chengdu passenger-dedicated railway from Shanghai to Chengdu and the easternmost section of the Nanjing–Xi'an Railway. The faster Shanghai–Chongqing–Chengdu high-speed railway is under construction, including the parallel Shanghai–Suzhou–Huzhou high-speed railway (due for completion in 2023) and the Hefei South–Huzhou section of the Shangqiu–Hangzhou high-speed railway (completed in 2020).

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