Shanghai–Kunming high-speed railway

Shanghai–Kunming high-speed railway
Overview
Native name沪昆高速铁路
沪昆客运专线
沪昆客专
沪昆高铁
StatusOperational
Owner
Locale
Termini
Stations55
Service
TypeHigh-speed rail
System China Railway High-speed
Operator(s)
History
OpenedDecember 28, 2016 (2016-12-28)
Technical
Line length2,066 km (1,284 mi)
Number of tracks2 (Double-track)
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Electrification25 kV 50 Hz AC (Overhead line)
Operating speed350 km/h (220 mph)
Maximum incline2%
Route map

km
0
Shanghai Hongqiao
31
Songjiang South
48
Jinshan North
67
Jiashan South
84
Jiaxing South
112
Tongxiang
133
Haining West
144
Linping South
159
Hangzhou East
Hangzhou
New Qianjiang railway bridge
172
Hangzhou South
Hangzhang–Hangzhou South
passing loop
225
Zhuji
268
Yiwu
320
Jinhua
364
Longyou
398
Quzhou
428
Jiangshan
466
Yushan South
500
Shangrao
560
Yiyang
601
Yingtan North
644
Fuzhou East
683
Jinxian South
741
Nanchang West
788
Gao'an
868
Xinyu North
917
Yichun
978
Pingxiang North
1,007
Liling East
1,083
Changsha South
1,109
Xiangtan North
1,149
Shaoshan South
1,208
Loudi South
1,260
Shaoyang North
1,297
Xinhua South
1,354
Xupu South
1,415
Huaihua South
1,449
Zhijiang
1,503
Xinhuang West
 
1,007
Liling East
1,510
Dazongping yard
1,522
Tongren South
1,570
Sansui
1,662
Kaili South
1,729
Guiding North
1,779
Guiyang East
1,789
Guiyang North
Gui'an
1,844
Pingba South
1,890
Anshun West
1,935
Guanling
2,009
Pu'anxian
2,040
Panzhou
Panxing HSR to Xingyi South
2,072
Fuyuan North
2,124
Qujing North
2,200
Songming
2,252
Kunming South
Kunming–Yuxi–Hekou railway
to Yuxi South & Hekou
km

The Shanghai–Kunming high-speed railway is a high-speed railway line. It was built in stages and completed on 28 December 2016. It is part of the CRH's system of passenger-dedicated lines, beginning in Shanghai and ending in Kunming, the capital of Yunnan Province. Following a fairly similar route to the older "conventional" Shanghai–Kunming Railway, the Shanghai–Kunming high-speed railway passes through four more provincial capitals, the cities of Hangzhou, Nanchang, Changsha, and Guiyang.