Hohhot–Nanning corridor

Hohhot–Nanning corridor
呼南通道
Overview
StatusPartly operational
LocalePeople's Republic of China
Termini
Service
TypeHigh-speed rail
Operator(s)China Railway High-speed
Technical
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification50 Hz 25,000 V
Operating speed200 to 350 km/h (124 to 217 mph)

The Hohhot–Nanning corridor is a proposed high-speed railway in China running from Hohhot in Inner Mongolia to Nanning in Guangxi. It will pass through the cities of Taiyuan, Zhengzhou, Xiangyang, Changde, Yiyang, Shaoyang, Yongzhou and Guilin. Introduced in 2016, the corridor is one of the sixteen railway lines proposed under China's "Eight Vertical and Eight Horizontal" network.

Overview

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The Hohhot–Nanning corridor is a vertically-oriented (north–south) corridor with a liner path emanating from Hohhot in Inner Mongolia. It will travel through the provinces of Shanxi, Henan, Hubei and Hunan, before terminating at Nanning in Guangxi. There are no branch lines.

Sections

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Name Route Design speed
(km/h) 		Length
(km) 		Status Construction start Opened Remarks
Zhangjiakou–Hohhot HSR Hohhot East – Ulanqab 250 126 open 27 March 2014 3 August 2017
Jining–Datong–Yuanping HSR Ulanqab – Datong South 250
reserved for 300km/h[1] 		296 under construction 30 June 2020[2] Expected in 2025
Datong South – Shuozhou East – Yuanping West[note 1]
Datong–Xi'an HSR Yuanping West – Taiyuan South 250 139 open 3 December 2009[3] 28 September 2018[4]
Taiyuan–Jiaozuo HSR Taiyuan South – Jiaozuo 359 open 16 June 2016[5] 12 December 2020[6]
Zhengzhou–Jiaozuo ICR Jiaozuo – Zhengzhou 200 77.8 open 29 December 2009 26 December 2015[7]
Jiaozuo–Luoyang–Pingdingshan ICR Jiaozuo – Luoyang Longmen – Pingdingshan West 350 240 preliminary work[8] Expected in 2024 Expected in 2028
Zhengzhou–Wanzhou HSR Zhengzhou East – Pingdingshan West – Xiangyang East 350 350 open 31 October 2015 1 December 2019[9]
Xiangyang–Jingmen HSR Xiangyang East – Jingmen West 350 117 under construction 28 September 2022[10] Expected in 2026
Hankou–Yichang HSR Jingmen West – Yichang North 350 63 under construction 25 September 2021 Expected in 2025 It will initially run on the same tracks as the Jingmen–Yichang section of the Shanghai–Chongqing–Chengdu HSR, but provision will be made for separate tracks.
Yichang–Changde HSR Yichang North – Changde 350 implementation suspended medium and long term planning
Changde–Yiyang–Changsha HSR Changde – Yiyang South 350 94 open 26 December 2017[11] 26 December 2022[12] Route shared with Xiamen–Chongqing corridor
Yiyang–Loudi HSR Yiyang South – Loudi South 350 being planned medium and long term planning
Loudi–Shaoyang railway Loudi（Loudi South）– Shaoyang 200 98 open 28 July 2009[13] 6 January 2016[14] The line was rebuilt with the duplication and electrification of the original Loudi–Shaoyang section of the Yiyang–Zhanjiang railway
Shaoyang–Yongzhou HSR Shaoyang – Yongzhou 350 96 under construction 26 December 2023 Expected in 2028
Hengyang–Liuzhou ICR Yongzhou – Liuzhou Hengyang–Guilin: 200; otherwise: 250 497.9 open April 2009[15] 28 December 2013[16][17]
Liuzhou–Nanning ICR Liuzhou – Nanning 250 226 open 27 December 2007[18] 30 December 2013[19]
Nanning–Hengyang HSR Yongzhou – Nanning[note 2] 350 being planned[20] medium and long term planning May be designed as an intercity railway

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Until the opening of the new line, the Datong–Yuanping EMU services have been operated on the Hanjialing–Yuanping railway
  2. ^ The high-speed railway line would runn parallel to the existing line and is being planned separately by Guangxi

References

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  13. ^ "娄邵铁路改造工程今开工 引发沪昆高铁过境方案落定猜测" [Lou–Shao Railway Reconstruction Project Started Today, Triggering Speculation on the Finalization of the Shanghai-Kunming High-Speed Railway Transit Plan]. 凤凰网 (in Chinese). 28 July 2009. Archived from the original on 17 August 2016. Retrieved 24 December 2022.
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  17. ^ 杨郑宝 (2013-12-27). "广西高铁动车组26日开始售票 票价正式公布". 广西新闻网. Archived from the original on 2021-06-27. Retrieved 2021-06-27.
  18. ^ 杨清 (28 December 2007). "柳南城际铁路项目正式启动 南宁桂林2小时互通" [Liunan intercity railway project officially launched, Nanning Guilin 2-hour intercommunication]. Guangxi Daily (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 24 December 2013. Retrieved 25 December 2022.
  19. ^ "广西衡柳高铁和柳南城际铁路成功对接" [Guangxi Hengliu High-speed Railway and Liunan Intercity Railway successfully docked] (in Chinese). People's Daily. 22 November 2013. Archived from the original on 28 April 2020. Retrieved 25 December 2022.
  20. ^ "南宁至衡阳高速铁路可行性研究及衡柳铁路提速改造研究评审会召开" [Feasibility study of Nanning-Hengyang high-speed railway and evaluation meeting of Hengliu railway speed-up reconstruction research held]. 搜狐 (in Chinese). 29 November 2019. Archived from the original on 24 September 2020. Retrieved 25 December 2022.
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