Hefei–Wuhan railway

Railway line in China

Hefei–Wuhan railway

Locale

Anhui province
Hubei province

Termini

Hefei
Hankou

Stations

Service

Type

High-speed rail
Heavy rail

System

China Railway High-speed

Operator(s)

History

Opened

December 31, 2008 (2008-12-31)

Technical

Line length

359 km (223 mi)

Number of tracks

2 (Double-track)

Track gauge

1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge

Electrification

25 kV 50 Hz AC (Overhead line)

Operating speed

250 km/h (160 mph)

Route map

Legend

km		elev
	Ninghe railway from Nanjing South
	Hefei South
	Ningxi railway from Nanjing
0	Hefei
	Huainan Railway to Wuhu
	Huainan Railway to Huainan
	Taohuadian
19	Hefei West
	Hejiu railway to Jiujiang

	Chang'anji

	Nanfenlu
	passing over Ningxi railway

92	Lu'an
	Ningxi railway to Xinfengzhen
	Lu'an–Anqing HSR to Anqing West
	Dushanzhen
	Hongshigen tunnel (5,108 m)
144	Jinzhai
	Jinzhai tunnel (10,766 m)
	Tiantangzhai
	Hongshíyan tunnel (7,820 m)
	Dunyitang
	Zhanglingguan tunnel (5,488 m)
	Dabieshan tunnel (13,256 m)
	Sanhe
253	Macheng North
	Jingjiu railway
	Mawu railway from Macheng
292	Hong'an West
	Mawu railway to Hengdian
	Jingguangshengang HSR from Beijing West
324	Hengdian East
	Jingguangshengang HSR to Guangzhou South
	Jingguang railway from Fengtai
359	Hankou
	Jingguang railway to Guangzhou
	Hanyi railway to Yichang East

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The Hefei–Wuhan railway (simplified Chinese: 合武铁路; traditional Chinese: 合武鐵路; pinyin: Hé-Wǔ tiělù) is a 250 kilometres per hour (160 mph) high-speed railway in Chinese provinces of Anhui and Hubei, with trains running from Anhui's capital Hefei to Hubei's capital Wuhan. The railway opened on 31 December 2008, high-speed services started on April 1, 2009.^[1] at 250 km/h (160 mph) and has been used by Shanghai–Nanjing–Hefei–Wuhan express trains since then.

As of July 2010, scheduling systems showed nine daily D-series express trains running in each direction between Hefei and Wuhan's three train stations (Wuhan, Hankou, and Wuchang), making the trip in 2 hours to 2 hrs 40 min. Another six Shanghai-Wuhan D-series trains passed this section without stopping in Hefei.^[2]

This railway is one of the sections of the important east-west route known as the Shanghai–Wuhan–Chengdu High-Speed Railway (Shanghai–Hankou–Chengdu).

The railway uses tunnels when crossing the Dabie Mountains on the Anhui–Hubei border.

References

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^ Two high-speed rail links start April 1
^ Hefei to Wuhan (合肥→武汉) and Shanghai to Wuhan (上海→武汉) schedules on www.12306.cn

v t e Shanghai–Wuhan–Chengdu passenger-dedicated railway
Shanghai–Nanjing	see Beijing–Shanghai high-speed railway and Shanghai–Nanjing intercity railway
Nanjing–Hefei	Qinhuaihe signal station Nanjing South Nanjing Jiangpu Quanjiao Huang'an Chaobei Feidong (- Hefei) Hefei South
Hefei–Wuhan	Hefei South (Hefei -) Chang'anji Nanfenlu Lu'an Dushan Jinzhai Tiantangzhai Dunyitang Sanhe Macheng North Hong'an West Hengdian East Hankou
Wuhan–Yichang	Hankou Hanchuan Tianmen South Xiantao West Qianjiang Jingzhou Zhijiang North Yichang East
Yichang–Lichuan	Yichang East Yichang South Chexi Changyang Langping Yesanguan Gaoping Luoshuidong Jianshi Baiyangping Enshi Baiguo Qingkou Lichuan
Lichuan–Chongqing	Lichuan Liangwu Shizhuxian Fengdu Fuling North Changshou North Fusheng Shuangxi Chongqing North
Chongqing–Suining	Chongqing North Dongjiaxi signal station Huangjue signal station Hechuan Weituo Xiataihe Tongnan Sanxing (- Suining) Suining South
Suining–Chengdu	Suining South (Suining -) Xinqiao signal station Daying East Jijin South Huaikou South Shibantan Chengdu East

High-speed rail in China

High-speed demonstrative maglev
Shanghai maglev train Xianning–Changsha maglev test line (Planned)

National 8+8 high-speed corridors

Coastal

Dandong–Dalian –Shenyang –Qinhuangdao –(Tianjin–Dongying–Weifang)–Qingdao –Lianyungang–Yancheng
–Nantong –Shanghai –Hangzhou –Taizhou–Wenzhou–Fuzhou–Xiamen–Zhangzhou–Shantou–
Shanwei–Shenshan –Xili-Jiangmen–Maoming–(Zhanjiang(–)Hepu)–Qinzhou–Fangchenggang–Dongxing

Hangshen parallel	Hangzhou–Ningbo –Wenzhou –Fuzhou –Xiamen –Shenzhen
other branches	Weifang–Yantai Qingdao–Rongcheng Shanwei–Guangzhou–Zhanjiang

Beijing–Shanghai

West route	Beijing–Shanghai
East route	Beijing–(Tianjin–Dongying–Weifang)–Linyi–Huai'an–Yangzhou –Nantong–Shanghai
branches	Nanjing–Hangzhou Bengbu–Hefei –Hangzhou

Beijing–Hong Kong (Taipei)§

Beijing–Xiong'an–Shangqiu–Fuyang–Hefei –Jiujiang–Lushan–Nanchang

To Hong Kong	Nanchang–Ganzhou –Shenzhen –Hong Kong
To Taipei	Hefei–Fuzhou Nanchang–Fuzhou Fuzhou–Pingtan Pingtan–Taipei

Harbin–Hong Kong (Macau)§

Hohhot–Nanning

Hohhot–Ulanqab–Datong–Yuanping–Taiyuan –Jiaozuo –Zhengzhou
branch: Jiaozuo–Luoyang–Pingdingshan
Zhengzhou–Pingdingshan–Xiangyang–Jingmen–Yichang–Changde–Yiyang–Loudi–Shaoyang–Yongzhou–Liuzhou –Nanning

Beijing–Kunming

Beijing–Xiong'an –Xinzhou–Xi'an –Chengdu–Kunming

Branch lines	Beijing–Zhangjiakou–Datong –Taiyuan Chongqing–Kunming

Baotou (Yinchuan)–Hainan

Yinchuan–Xi'an
Baotou–Yan'an–Xi'an –Chongqing–Guiyang–Nanning–Qinzhou–Beihai–Zhanjiang–Haikou
Hainan eastern ring
Hainan western ring

Lanzhou (Xining)–Guangzhou

Xining–Chengdu
Lanzhou–Chengdu–Guiyang–Guangzhou

Suifenhe–Manzhouli

Suifenhe–Mudanjiang–Harbin –Qiqihar–Manzhouli

Beijing–Lanzhou

Beijing–Zhangjiakou –Hohhot–Baotou–Lanzhou

Qingdao–Yinchuan

Qingdao–Jinan –Shijiazhuang –Taiyuan–Yinchuan

Eurasia Continental

Lianyungang–Xuzhou –Zhengzhou –Xi'an –Baoji –Lanzhou –Ürümqi–Khorgas

Yangtze River

Shanghai–Huzhou –Hefei
Shanghai–Nanjing–Hefei
Hefei–Wuhan–Yichang–Xingshan
Yichang–Fuling
Wuhan–Xiangyang –Xingshan–Wanzhou–Fuling–Chongqing –Chengdu
Wanzhou–Dazhou–Chengdu
Chongqing–Neijiang–Chengdu

Old line	Shanghai–Wuxi–Nanjing –Hefei–Wuhan–Yichang –Lichuan –Chongqing –Suining –Chengdu

Shanghai–Kunming

Shanghai–Hangzhou –Changsha –Guiyang–Kunming–Ruili

Xiamen–Chongqing

Kaohsiung§–Xiamen–Longyan –Ganzhou–Changsha –Changde–Qianjiang–Chongqing

Guangzhou–Kunming

Guangzhou–Nanning –Kunming

Other conventional high-speed railways (list)

Intercity and long-distance	300–350 km/h Beijing–Tangshan Beijing–Tianjin Chengdu–Chongqing Chongqing–Wanzhou Nanjing–Hangzhou Shanghai–Nanjing 200–250 km/h Beijing–Zhangjiakou Changchun–Jilin Chongqing–Lanzhou Dandong–Dalian Guangzhou–Foshan–Zhaoqing Harbin–Jiamusi Harbin–Mudanjiang Harbin–Qiqihar Hengyang–Liuzhou Jilin–Hunchun Liuzhou–Nanning Nanchang–Jiujiang Nanjing–Anqing Qingdao–Rongcheng Shenyang–Dandong Xinhui–Maoming Tianjin–Baoding Xi'an–Chengdu Zhangjiakou–Hohhot Chengdu–Mianyang–Leshan Guangzhou–Zhuhai Zhengzhou–Jiaozuo
Regional intercity	300–350 km/h Chengdu–Ya'an Tianjin–Binhai 200–250 km/h Changsha–Zhuzhou–Xiangtan Chengdu–Dujiangyan Chengdu–Pujiang Dongguan–Huizhou Foshan–Dongguan Fuzhou–Changle Airport Guangzhou–Qingyuan Guiyang–Kaiyang Hainan eastern ring Hainan western ring Lanzhou–Zhongchuan Airport Mianyang–Suining–Ziyang–Neijiang–Zigong–Yibin Suzhou–Jiaxing Wuhan Metropolitan Area Zhengzhou–Kaifeng Zhengzhou–Xinzheng Airport
Upgraded old lines	Beijing–Guangzhou Beijing–Harbin Beijing–Shanghai Guangzhou–Shenzhen Hangzhou–Ningbo Hankou–Danjiangkou Kunming–Yuxi Lianyungang–Lanzhou Litang–Zhanjiang Nanjing–Nantong Shanghai–Kunming

Rolling stock
X 2000 Blue Arrow China Star Hexie (CRH1/CRH2/CRH3/CRH5/CRH6/CRH380A/CRH380B/CRH380C/CRH380D) Vibrant Express (MTR CRH380A)§ CIT Trains Fuxing (CR200J/CR300AF/CR300BF/CR400AF/CR400BF)

Italics: under construction or currently not operational
(-), Place A-: section under construction or currently not operational
§: in/related to Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan
(Place A–Place B): share tracks with other lines

High-speed rail

Part of rail transport

Technologies

High-speed trains

350 km/h (217 mph) or more	China Railway CR400AF, CR400BF Transrapid Shinkansen Series L0 Whoosh HSR
300–349 km/h (186–217 mph)	Renfe Class 100, 102, 103 Alstom AGV China Railway Hexie CRH2C, 3C, 380A / MTR CRH380A, 380B, 380C, 380D ETR 500 ETR 400 Eurostar e300; e320 ICE 3 KTX-I, II (Sancheon), KTX-Cheongryong Oaris Shinkansen Series 500, N700, N700S, E5/H5, E6, E8 AVRIL TGV Sud-Est (refurbished), Atlantique, Réseau, Duplex, POS, 2N2, M (Avelia Horizon) TCDD HT80000 Thalys PBA, PBKA THSR 700T Siemens Velaro
250–299 km/h (155–186 mph)	Avelia Liberty China Star, DJF2, China Railway Hexie CRH1A, 1B, 1E, 2A, 2B, 2E, 2G, 3A, 5A, 5E, 5G, China Railway Fuxing CR300AF, CR300BF ICE 1, 2, 4 (ICx) KTX-Eum New Pendolino Renfe Class 120, 121, 130 Sapsan SBB RABe 501, RABe 503 Shinkansen Series 200, 300, 700, 800, E2, E3, E7/W7 TCDD HT65000 TGV Sud-Est (original), La Poste V250
200–249 km/h (124–155 mph)	Acela ACS-64 Adelante APT Renfe Class 101 China Railway DJJ1, China Railway Hexie CRH6, China Railway Fuxing CR200J ER200 HHP-8 IC4 ICNG InterCity 125, 225 ICE T, TD Javelin NSB Class 71 (Flytoget) NSB Class 73 NSB Class 74 Pendolino Railjet Regina Shinkansen series 0, 100, 400, E1, E4 SBB RABDe 500, RABDe 502, RABe 502, Re 460 SC-44 SCB-40 X 2000, SJ X40 Z-TER (Z 21500) Sokol British Rail Classes 800, 801, 802, 803, 805, 807, 810 Talgo XXI Voyager/Meridian X3
Experimental and prototype high-speed trains (category)

High-speed railway line

List of high-speed railway lines

By countries and territories

planned networks in italics

Africa	Morocco Egypt
Americas	Argentina Brazil Canada Mexico United States
Asia	China Hong Kong India Indonesia Iran Iraq Japan Kazakhstan South Korea Saudi Arabia Taiwan Thailand Turkey Uzbekistan Vietnam
Europe	Austria Belgium Croatia Czech Republic Denmark Finland France Germany Greece Italy Latvia Netherlands Norway Poland Portugal Russia Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey United Kingdom
Oceania	Australia
Proposed high-speed rail by country

High-speed railway lines

High-speed rail
High-speed rail by country
Commons

Africa

Morocco	Casablanca–Tangier

Asia

China	Coastal corridor* Beijing–Shanghai Beijing–Hong Kong Harbin–Hong Kong (Macau) Guangzhou–Hong Kong Hohhot–Nanning Beijing–Kunming Lanzhou (Xining)–Guangzhou Suifenhe–Manzhouli Beijing–Lanzhou* Qingdao–Yinchuan Lianyungang–Ürümqi Shanghai–Chengdu Shanghai–Kunming Guangzhou–Kunming
Indonesia	Whoosh HSR
Japan	Hokkaido Shinkansen Hokuriku Shinkansen Jōetsu Shinkansen Kyushu Shinkansen Nishi Kyushu Shinkansen San'yō Shinkansen Tōhoku Shinkansen Tōkaidō Shinkansen
Saudi Arabia	Haramain HSR
South Korea	Gyeongbu HSR Line Honam HSR Line Suseo–Pyeongtaek HSR Line Gyeonggang Line (Wonju-Gangneung) Jungang Line (Cheongnyangni-Dodam)*
Taiwan	Taiwan HSR
Turkey	Ankara–Istanbul Ankara–Sivas Polatlı–Konya Konya–Karaman*
Uzbekistan	Tashkent–Samarkand Samarkand–Bukhara

Europe

Belgium	HSL 1 HSL 2 HSL 3* HSL 4
Denmark	Copenhagen–Ringsted
Finland	Kerava-Lahti* St. Petersburg-Helsinki*
France	LGV Atlantique LGV Bretagne-Pays de la Loire LGV Est LGV Interconnexion Est LGV Méditerranée LGV Nord LGV Rhin-Rhône LGV Rhône-Alpes LGV Sud-Est LGV Sud Europe Atlantique LGV Perpignan–Barcelona*
Germany	Cologne–Düren* Cologne–Frankfurt Erfurt–Leipzig Hanover–Würzburg Mannheim–Stuttgart* Nuremberg–Ingolstadt Nuremberg–Erfurt Rastatt–Offenburg Wendlingen–Ulm Wolfsburg–Berlin
Greece	Athens–Thessaloniki*
Italy	Bologna–Florence Florence–Rome Milan–Bologna Milan–Verona Naples–Salerno Rome–Naples Turin–Milan
Netherlands	HSL-Zuid
Norway	Gardermoen Line
Poland	Grodzisk–Zawiercie*
Russia	Moscow–St.Petersburg* St. Petersburg-Helsinki*
Spain	Atlantic Axis Barcelona–Perpignan* Madrid–Barcelona Madrid–León Madrid–Malaga Madrid–Seville Madrid–Toledo Madrid–Levante
Sweden	Bothnia Line
United Kingdom	High Speed 1