Beijing–Shanghai high-speed railway

Beijing–Shanghai high-speed railway
Overview
Other name(s)Jinghu high-speed railway
Native name京沪高速铁路
京沪高铁
京沪客运专线
StatusOperational
OwnerBeijing–Shanghai high-speed railway Co., Ltd.
LocaleNorth and East China
Termini
Stations24
Websitewww.cr-jh.cn
Service
TypeHigh-speed rail
SystemChina Railway High-speed
Operator(s)
Rolling stock
Ridership798,000 (daily record)
210 million per year (2019)
180 million per year (2017)
1.35 billion first 10 years
History
Commenced18 April 2008 (2008-04-18)
Opened30 June 2011 (2011-06-30)
Technical
Line length1,318 km (819 mi)
1,302 km (809 mi) (main line)
CharacterElevated
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Minimum radiusmostly 7,000 m (4.3 mi) or
400 m (0.25 mi) near Beijing South
Electrification25 kV 50 Hz AC (Overhead line)
Operating speed350 km/h (220 mph)
Maximum incline2%
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese京沪高速铁路
Traditional Chinese京滬高速鐵路
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinJīnghù Gāosù Tiělù
Wu
RomanizationCin1wu2 Kau1soh4 Thih4lu3
Route map


km
0
Beijing South
to Beijing EMU depot
59
Langfang
Tianjin–Bazhou railway to Bazhou
Caozhuang EMU depot
Tianjin West
131
Tianjin South
219
Cangzhou West
Handan–Huanghua Port railway
327
Dezhou East
Jinan Yellow River Bridge
Jinan Railway
to Jinan West depot
419
Jinan West
Jinan Railway
Jinan Taishan Tunnel
Taishan–Feicheng railway
462
Tai'an
533
Qufu East
589
Tengzhou East
625
Zaozhuang
688
Xuzhou East
Fuliji–Yuanbei railway
767
Suzhou East
Huai River bridge
Bengbu freight bypass
844
Bengbu South
897
Dingyuan
959
Chuzhou
Hefei–Nanjing line
to Hefei│to Yongningzhen
to Nanjing South depot
1,018
Nanjing South
1,087
Zhenjiang South
1,112
Danyang North
1,144
Changzhou North
1,201
Wuxi East
1,227
Suzhou North
1,259
Kunshan South
Shanghai Grand Bridge
to Shanghai Hongqiao EMU depot
1,302
Shanghai Hongqiao
km
Beijing–Shanghai high-speed railway Co., Ltd.
Company typePublic
IndustryTransportation
RevenueCN¥25,238,431,430 (2020)
Websitehttp://www.cr-jh.cn/index

The Beijing–Shanghai high-speed railway (or Jinghu high-speed railway) is a high-speed railway that connects two major economic zones in the People's Republic of China: the Bohai Economic Rim and the Yangtze River Delta. Construction began on April 18, 2008, with the line opened to the public for commercial service on June 30, 2011. The 1,318-kilometer (819 mi) long high-speed line is the world's longest high-speed line ever constructed in a single phase.

The line is one of the busiest high speed railways in the world, transporting over 210 million passengers in 2019, more than the annual ridership of the entire TGV or Intercity Express network. It is also China's most profitable high speed rail line, reporting a ¥11.9 billion Yuan ($1.86 billion USD) net profit in 2019.

The non-stop train from Beijing South station to Shanghai Hongqiao station was expected to take 3 hours and 58 minutes, making it the fastest scheduled train in the world, compared to 9 hours and 49 minutes on the fastest trains running on the parallel conventional railway. At first trains were limited to a maximum speed of 300 km/h (186 mph), with the fastest train taking 4 hours and 48 minutes to travel from Beijing South to Shanghai Hongqiao, with one stop at Nanjing South. On September 21, 2017, 350 km/h (217 mph) operation was restored with the introduction of China Standardized EMU. This reduced travel times between Beijing and Shanghai to about 4 hours 18 minutes on the fastest scheduled trains, attaining an average speed of 291.9 km/h (181.4 mph) over a journey of 1,302 km (809 mi) making those services the fastest in the world.

The Beijing–Shanghai high-speed railway went public on Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE: 601816) in 2020.