Hangzhou–Nanchang high-speed railway

Hangzhou–Nanchang high-speed railway
A CR400BF train at Sanyang railway station
Overview
Other name(s)	Hanghuang HSR (Chinese: 杭昌高速铁路; pinyin: Háng chāng gāosù tiělù)
Status	operational
Locale	Zhejiang, Anhui, Jiangxi, People's Republic of China
Termini	Hangzhou East Nanchang East
Stations	19
Service
Type	High-speed rail
Rolling stock	CR400BF
History
Opened	25 December 2018 27 December 2023
Technical
Line length	576 km (357.91 mi)
Number of tracks	2
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Electrification	Overhead lines (AC 25 kV)
Operating speed	250 km/h (160 mph) (Hangzhou–Huangshan section) 350 km/h (220 mph) (Huangshan–Nanchang section)
Route map Legend km elev Shanghai–Hangzhou HSR from Shanghai Hongqiao Nanjing–Hangzhou HSR from Nanjing South 0 Hangzhou East 16 Hangzhou South (start of line) Hangzhou–Ningbo HSR to Ningbo Hangzhang-Hangzhou South passing loop Shanghai–Kunming HSR to Kunming South 61 Fuyang Hangzhou–Wenzhou HSR to Wenzhou South Shangqiu–Hangzhou HSR from Shangqiu 99 Tonglu Jinhua–Jiande HSR from Jinhua 138 Jiande Hangzhou–Quzhou HSR to Jiangshan 169 Qiandaohu 218 Sanyang Hefei–Fuzhou HSR from Jingde and Hefei South Xuancheng–Jixi HSR from Ningguo South and Xuancheng 247 Jixi North 270 Shexian North 288 Huangshan North  Hefei–Fuzhou HSR to Wuyuan and Fuzhou 312 Yixian East Chizhou–Huangshan HSR to Huangshan West and Chizhou 347 Qimen South  Jiujiang–Quzhou railway from Fuchun and Quzhou 390 Fuliang East 420 Jingdezhen North Anhui–Jiangxi railway (Wuhu ↔ Guixi)  Jiujiang–Quzhou railway to Poyang North and Jiujiang 450 Leping North 481 Poyang 510 Yugan 541 Jinxian North Nanchang–Jiujiang HSR to Changbei Airport and Lushan 576 Nanchang East Henggang-Xiangpu connecting line to Nanchang West Nanchang–Ganzhou HSR to Nanchang East This diagram: view talk edit

Hangzhou–Nanchang high-speed railway or Hangchāng HSR (Chinese: 杭昌高速铁路; pinyin: Háng chāng gāosù tiělù) is a dual-track, electrified, high-speed rail line between Hangzhou, Zhejiang, Huangshan, Anhui and Nanchang, Jiangxi. It can be divided into the Hangzhou–Huangshan section (Hangzhou–Huangshan HSR or Hanghuang HSR) and the Huangshan–Nanchang section (Nanchang–Huangshan HSR or Changjinghuang HSR).

The Hangzhou-Huangshan section runs 265 km (165 mi) through northwestern Zhejiang and southern Anhui and accommodates trains traveling at speeds up to 250 km/h (160 mph).^[1][2] Travel time from Hangzhou to Huangshan was reduced to about one and one-half hours.^[1] The line is the first rail link between the two cities and brings counties in mountainous southern Anhui closer to the Yangtze River Delta region. Construction began on 30 June 2014, and the line opened on 25 December 2018.

The Huangshan–Nanchang section is located in northeast Jiangxi and southern Anhui. It starts from Nanchang City, Jiangxi Province in the west, passes through Jingdezhen City, and ends in Huangshan City, Anhui Province in the east. The main line is 290 km (180 mi)-long and the connecting line is 29 km (18 mi)-long. The total investment approved in the preliminary design of the project was 47.045 billion yuan. It was built as passenger dedicated line and a maximum operating speed of 350 km/h (220 mph). It opened to traffic on 27 December 2023.^[3]

The high-speed rail line connects southern Anhui Province with Hangzhou, on the eastern seaboard, via northwestern Zhejiang province. Cities and counties along the route include Hangzhou, Xiaoshan, Fuyang, Tonglu, Jiande, Chun'an in Zhejiang, and Jixi, She County, Huangshan,^[2] Yixian, Qimen, Fuliang, Jingdezhen, Leping, Poyang, Yugan, Jinxian and Nanchang. Scenic sites along route include Huangshan (Yellow Mountain), the "Porcelain Capital" of Jingdezhen, the ancient villages in southern Anhui, Qiandao Lake, and Hangzhou.

The Hangzhou–Huangshan HSR project was initially approved by the State Development and Planning Commission in July 2010.^[4] Construction was to begin later in that year and was scheduled to be completed by as early as 2013.^[2] After two rounds of environmental assessments of surveys in 2010 and 2011, the project was revised.^[1] In August 2013, planners announced that the route would run 183.4 km (114.0 mi) in Zhejiang and 81.7 km (50.8 mi) in Anhui with 10 stations, including eight new stations.^[1] Two stations, Shexian South and Sanyang, were added to the original plan, which had Hangzhou East, Hangzhou South, Fuyang, Tonglu, Jiande, Chun'an, Jixi North, and Huangshan North.^[5] The Jiande-to-Jixi section of the line would use seamless steel rails laid on a concrete rail bed.^[1] The Hangzhou South-to-Jiande and Jixi-to-Huangshan sections would have rail laid on conventional gravel beds.^[1] The design speed of the railway was changed from an initial speed of 250 km/h (155 mph) with expansion capability for 350 km/h (220 mph) operation to 250 km/h (155 mph) without any expansion capability to higher speeds.^[1] Construction began on June 30, 2014,^[6] and the line was opened on December 25, 2018.^[7]

In early 2015, the city of Jingdezhen proposed to include a Huangshan–Nanchang high-speed railway in the national plan.^[8] On 13 July 2016, the national government issued a notice on the issuance of the "Medium and Long-Term Railway Network Plan". The Medium and Long-Term Railway Network Plan (2016) in the notice confirmed the construction of the Nanchang–Jingdezhen–Huangshan section of the high-speed railway connecting line.

On 21 June 2018, the Second Public Notice and Simplified Version of the Environmental Impact Assessment of the New Nanchang–Jingdezhen–Huangshan Railway was published.^[9] On 9 July, the Full Public Notice of the Environmental Impact Report of the New Nanchang-Jingdezhen-Huangshan Railway was published.^[10] On 27 September, the Ministry of Ecology and Environment approved the project.^[11] On 17 October, the preliminary design of the project was jointly approved by China Railway, Jiangxi Provincial People's Government, and Anhui Provincial People's Government.^[12]

On 25 December 25, Jiangxi Provincial Party Secretary Liu Qi and Governor Yi Lianhong attended the ground breaking ceremony for the construction of the Huangshan–Nanchang high-speed railway (Jiangxi Section) in Jingdezhen.^[13] The total investment in the Jiangxi section is RMB 34.713 billion. The planned construction period was 4 years. It was expected to be completed and put into operation in April 2023.^[14]

On 26 April 2023, the entire Huangshan–Nanchang high-speed railway was completed.^[15] On 26 October, the entire line began trial operation.^[16]

On 27 December 023, the Huangshan–Nanchang high-speed railway was officially opened to traffic. At that time, the fastest travel time from Nanchang to Jingdezhen was about 50 minutes, and the fastest travel time from Nanchang to Huangshan was 1 hour and 45 minutes.^[3]