Shanghai–Wuhan–Chengdu passenger-dedicated line

Shanghai–Wuhan–Chengdu
passenger-dedicated line
Overview
Native name沪汉蓉快速客运通道
StatusOperational
Owner
Locale
Termini
Stations99
Service
TypeHigh-speed rail
Heavy rail
System China Railway High-speed
Operator(s)
Rolling stockCRH1/2
History
OpenedJuly 1, 2014 (2014-07-01)
Technical
Line length2078 km
Number of tracks2 (Double-track)
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in)
Electrification25 kV 50 Hz AC (Overhead line)
Operating speed250–350 km/h (160–220 mph)
Maximum incline1.8%
Route map

km
Nanjing South
Nanjing–Xi'an railway to Yongningzhen
Tingzishan
Jiangsu
Anhui
border
367
Quanjiao
Huang'an
Chaobei
Feidong
Sanshilipu
465
Hefei
Taohuadian
Hefei West
Hefei South
Chang'anji
Liu'an
Dushan
609
Jinzhai
Tiantangzhai
Anhui
Hubei
border
Dunyitang
Sanhe
Macheng North
Hong'an West
Hengdian East
Wuhan
829
Hankou
Hanchuan
912
Tianmen South
Xiantao West
963
Qianjiang
1,033
Jingzhou
Zhijiang North
1,121
Yichang East
Yichang South
Chexi
Changyang
Langping
1,244
Badong
Gaoping
Luoshuidong
1,300
Jianshi
Baiyangping
Baiguo
1,335
Enshi
Qingkou
1,397
Lichuan
1,499
Wanzhou
Dazhou to Chengdu railway
Liangwu
Shaziguan
1,491
Shizhuxian
1,540
Fengdu
1,582
Fuling North
1,606
Changshou North
Fusheng
1,674
Chongqing North
Jingkou
Huilongba
Beibei
Shizishan
1,740
Hechuan
Taihezhen
1,790
Tongnan
Sanxing
1,842
Suining
Daying
Zitong
Jingtang
Longtansi
Bali
1,987
Chengdu East
km
Shanghai–Wuhan–Chengdu passenger-dedicated line
Simplified Chinese快速客运通道
Traditional Chinese滬漢蓉快速客運通道
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinHùhànróng Kuàisù Kèyùn Tōngdào

Shanghai–Wuhan–Chengdu passenger-dedicated line or Huhanrong PDL (Chinese: 沪汉蓉快速客运通道), is a fully completed rail corridor in China. It is operated by CR Shanghai Group, CR Wuhan Group and CR Chengdu Group. The Chinese name of the railway line, Huhanrong, is a combination of the abbreviations for Shanghai (, ), Wuhan (, Hàn), and Chengdu (, Róng), three major cities along the line.

The Huhanrong PDL is one of the four east–west high-speed rail corridors outlined in China's national high-speed rail plan. From east to west, it will connect the major cities of Shanghai (a provincial-level municipality), Nanjing (the capital of Jiangsu), Hefei (the capital of Anhui), Wuhan (the capital of Hubei), Chongqing (a province-level municipality), and Chengdu (the capital of Sichuan). The total population of the four provinces and two municipalities served by this rail line is over 320 million (as of 2008).

The completed line, as designed during the 4+4 national high speed railway grid plan mostly became a higher-speed railway with trains running at a maximum speed of 200 km/h (120 mph) between Nanjing and Chongqing. The Nanjing and Chongqing sections were even built to National Class I railway standards which can accommodate freight, some sections are planned and built to support double-stack rail transport. In addition the Yichang to Nanjing section has design reservations for at least 250 kilometers per hour operations. The Hefei–Wuhan section even had reservations for 300 kilometers per hour operations. Speeds has been increased on the line to 250km/h between Wuhan and Nanjing on July 1, 2018.

To manage the increasing passenger traffic a newer Yangtze River corridor announced in the updated 8+8 National high speed railway grid plan is now under construction. This newer updated line runs roughly parallel to the existing Huhanrong PDL with most sections designed for a faster 350 km/h (220 mph) standard. Huhanrong PDL will become the Shanghai–Wuhan–Chengdu railway and begin to handle more freight and local passenger services.