Beijing−Shanghai high-speed railway Second Channel

Beijing-Shanghai High-Speed Railway Second Corridor
Overview
StatusUnder construction
Termini
Service
TypeHigh-speed rail
SystemChina Railway
Technical
Line lengthabout 1,500 km (930 mi)
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Electrification25 kV 50 Hz AC (overhead line)
Operating speed350 kilometres per hour (220 mph)

The Beijing-Shanghai High-Speed Railway Second Corridor (Chinese: 京沪高铁第二通道; pinyin: Jīng hù gāotiě dì èr tōngdào) is a new high-speed railway connecting Beijing and Shanghai in addition to the Beijing–Shanghai high-speed railway. The line runs from Beijing South to Anting and Shituan in Shanghai, and the route is Beijing–TianjinWeifangLinyiXinyiHuai'anYanchengNantong–Shanghai. It consists of the Beijing–Tianjin ICR, the Tianjin–Weifang–Yantai HSR, the Weifang–Suqian HSR, part of the Xuzhou–Yancheng HSR, part of the Lianyungang–Zhenjiang HSR and part of the Shanghai–Nanjing–Hefei HSR, with a total length of 1,424 km (885 mi).