Quzhou–Ningde railway explained

Status:	Operational
Stations:	13
Open:	27 September 2020
Linelength:	3790NaN0
Electrification:	50 Hz 25,000 V
Speed:	1600NaN0

The Quzhou–Ningde railway is a single-track electrified railway in China. The combined passenger and freight line is 379km (235miles) long and has a design speed of 160km/h. The journey time is 5 hours and 27 minutes.^[1]

History

Initially, the railway was expected to begin construction in 2011 and to have double-track with a line-speed of 200km/h.^[2] Construction on a single-track railway began in 2015. The line began operation on 27 September 2020.

Stations

The line has the following passenger stations:

• Quzhou
• Longyou South
• Suichang
• Songyang
• Longquan City
• Qingyuan
• Songxi
• Zhenghe
• Jian'ou East
• Pingnan
• Zhouning
• Zhitishan
• Ningde

References

1. Web site: 衢宁铁路9月27日开通运营 浙闽8县市结束不通铁路历史 - 南平新闻 - 东南网. 2020-10-01. np.fjsen.com.
2. Web site: 2014-11-07. 浙江福建明年开建"衢宁铁路"(图)_网易新闻中心. 2020-10-01. https://web.archive.org/web/20141107100352/http://news.163.com/10/1221/01/6OD0UC6P00014AED.html. 2014-11-07.