Hangzhou–Changsha high-speed railway explained

Hangzhou–Changsha high-speed railway
Status:	Operational
Stations:	21
Open:	Changsha South–Nanchang West September 16, 2014 Hangzhou–Nanchang West December 10, 2014
Linelength:	921 km
Speed:	350 km/h
Map State:	show

Hangzhou–Changsha high-speed railway is a China Railway High-speed line connecting Hangzhou, Nanchang, and Changsha, respectively the provincial capitals of Zhejiang, Jiangxi, and Hunan. This railway forms a section of the Shanghai–Kunming high-speed railway, part of the National Railway Grid Network, as one of the four major east-west lines.

It has a total length of 921.426km (572.548miles). Construction started in December 2009 and was opened to traffic on December 10, 2014. With trains from Hangzhou to Nanchang taking 2 hours 14 minutes, Hangzhou to Changsha in three hours and 36 minutes.^[1]

Route

The route from east to west starts at Hangzhou East and makes stops at Hangzhou, Hangzhou South, Zhuji, Yiwu, Jinhua, Longyou, Quzhou, Jiangshan, Yushan South, Shangrao, Yiyang, Yingtan North, Fuzhou East, Jinxian South, Nanchang West, Gao'an South, Xinyu North, Yichun, Pingxiang North, Liling North, for a total of 21 stations when it reaches Changsha South.

Station	Chinese	Distance (km)	Prefecture	Province	Metro transfers
Hangzhou East	Chinese: 杭州东	0.00	Hangzhou	Zhejiang
Hangzhou	杭州
Hangzhou South	Chinese: 杭州南	169.00
Zhuji	Chinese: 诸暨		Shaoxing
Yiwu	Chinese: 义乌		Jinhua
Jinhua	Chinese: 金华
Longyou	Chinese: 龙游		Quzhou
Quzhou	Chinese: 衢州
Jiangshan	Chinese: 江山
Yushan South	Chinese: 玉山南		Shangrao	Jiangxi
Shangrao	Chinese: 上饶
Yiyang	Chinese: 弋阳
Yingtan North	Chinese: 鹰潭北		Yingtan
Fuzhou East	Chinese: 抚州东		Fuzhou
Jinxian South	Chinese: 进贤南		Nanchang
Nanchang West	Chinese: 南昌西
Gao'an	Chinese: 高安		Yichun
Xinyu North	Chinese: 新余北		Xinyu
Yichun	Chinese: 宜春		Yichun
Pingxiang North	Chinese: 萍乡北		Pingxiang
Liling East	Chinese: 醴陵东		Zhuzhou	Hunan
Changsha South	Chinese: 长沙南		Changsha

History

Preparation

• In 2004, the State Council, published the "Long-term railway network plan." This proposed for consideration the Hangzhou-Changsha HSR.
• June 2005 – Hangzhou–Changsha HSR is approved by the State to study routes from Hangzhou, by the way of Nanchang, to Changsha.
• December 6 to 7, 2008 – the Ministry of Railways joins with municipal and county governments along the railway line, a consultative company, Shanghai Railway Bureau, Nanchang Railway Bureau, Guangzhou Railway Group, the Chengdu Railway Bureau, Kunming Railway and other units at a meeting held in Changsha. Examining the Hangzhou-Changsha HSR pre-feasibility study and discussing its construction.^[2]
• May 2009 – Hangzhou–Changsha HSR feasibility study is reviewed by the Ministry of Railway.
• June 1, 2009 – Survey work along the route to start.^[3]

Construction

• December 2009 – Construction commences.
• April 22, 2013 – Start of electrification construction.^[4]

Opening and operation

• September 16, 2014 – Changsha–Nanchang section opens and begins operations^{[5] [6] [7] [8]}
• December 10, 2014 – Hangzhou–Nanchang section opens and begins operations.^[9] At the same time there are more classes opened long Shanghai high-speed EMU trains.

Accidents

Construction accident

March 17, 2011 – A tunnel collapsed during construction in Hangzhou's Xiaoshan District, killing two people and leaving one person slightly injured.^[10]

Notes and References

1. Web site: http://hznews.hangzhou.com.cn/chengshi/content/2013-10/22/content_4935884.htm . zh . zh:坐火车到南昌明年年底只需两小时 . Hangzhou News . October 22, 2013 . January 2, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151004220129/http://hznews.hangzhou.com.cn/chengshi/content/2013-10/22/content_4935884.htm . October 4, 2015 . dead .
2. Web site: 杭长、长昆铁路客运专线预可研审查会在长沙召开 我市争取到在东乡设立抚州东站. zh. Government of Fuzhou, China. dead. https://archive.today/20130628084847/http://www.jxfz.gov.cn/xxgk/gzdt/zwyw/200901/t20090101_368724.htm. 2013-06-28.
3. Web site: 路地携手 鱼水情深 铁四院与浙赣湘三省共建杭长和谐平安线. https://archive.today/20130210031155/http://www.ztib.com/Article/ShowArticle.asp?ArticleID=1054. dead. 2013-02-10. zh.
4. Web site: "四纵四横"主骨架杭州至长沙客运专线进入电气化建设. zh. Xinhua. April 22, 2013. January 2, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150924025300/http://www.hb.xinhuanet.com/2013-04/22/c_115489968.htm. September 24, 2015. dead.
5. Web site: 沪昆高铁南昌至长沙段16日开通 票价157元明天10点开售. jxnews.com. zh. September 6, 2014.
6. Web site:
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   ]. zh. dead. https://archive.today/20140906090848/http://weibo.com/1882716230/BlJ0TDZWy?mod=weibotime. 2014-09-06.
7. Web site: 沪昆高铁南昌至长沙段开通 运行缩短至1.5小时. zh. Sina.com. September 16, 2014.
8. Web site: 朝闻天下. 16 September 2014. zh. CCTV.com. 2 January 2015. 29 November 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141129024825/http://tv.cntv.cn/video/C10598/6c3cd1b44dfd4d82a1f4c6106ed5ef88. dead.
9. Web site: 杭长高铁正式开通 浙江在线记者体验3.5小时速度之旅. zjol.com. December 10, 2014. zh.
10. Web site: 中铁十七局集团第三工程有限公司发生一起坍塌事故，导致一人死亡. https://web.archive.org/web/20150102044045/http://www.hzsafety.gov.cn/newsIndex/getNewsById.do?news.id=19988. January 2, 2015. March 31, 2011. hzsafety.com. zh.