Qianjiang–Changde railway

Qianjiang–Changde railway
Overview
Status	Operational
Termini	Qianjiang Changde
Stations	10
Service
Type	Higher-speed rail, Heavy rail
Operator(s)	China Railway Guangzhou Group
History
Opened	26 December 2019
Technical
Line length	336 km (209 mi)
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification	50 Hz 25,000 V
Operating speed	200 km/h (124 mph)[1]

The Qianjiang–Changde railway is an electrified higher-speed railway in China.

History

Testing began on 14 October 2019.^[2] The railway opened on 26 December.^[3]

Stations

The line has the following passenger stations:

• Qianjiang (interchange with the Chongqing–Huaihua railway, planned interchange with the Chongqing–Qianjiang intercity railway)
• Xianfeng
• Laifeng
• Longshan North
• Sangzhi
• Zhangjiajie West (planned interchange with the Zhangjiajie–Huaihua high-speed railway and Yichang–Zhangjiajie high-speed railway)
• Niuchehe
• Taoyuan
• Changde (interchange with the Shimen–Changsha railway)

References

1. "黔张常铁路环评报告获国家环保部批复 - 湖南频道". hn.rednet.cn. 14 August 2014. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
2. "黔张常铁路开启动车组检测-湖南省人民政府门户网站". www.hunan.gov.cn. 15 October 2019. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
3. "黔张常铁路正式通车_图片新闻_中国政府网". www.gov.cn. 26 December 2019. Retrieved 13 October 2020.