Changde–Yiyang–Changsha high-speed railway

The Changde–Yiyang–Changsha high-speed railway or Changyichang high-speed railway (Chinese: 常益长高速铁路; pinyin: Chángyìcháng Gāosù Tiělù), also known as the Changde–Changsha section of Chongqing–Xiamen high-speed railway,^[2][1] is a high-speed railway in China. It is 157 kilometres (98 mi) long and has a design speed of 350 kilometres per hour (220 mph).^[3] The Changde–Yiyang section also forms part of the Hohhot–Nanning corridor.

Changde–Yiyang–Changsha high-speed railway 常益长高速铁路
Overview
Status	In operation
Termini	Changde Changsha West
Stations	5
Service
Operator(s)	China Railway Guangzhou Group
Technical
Line length	154 km (96 mi)[1]
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Operating speed	350 km/h (217 mph)
Route map Legend km Qianjiang–Changde railway to Qianjiang Shimen–Changsha railway to Shimenxian North Changde Yuan River Hanshou Hanshou South Zi River Yiyang South Yiyang Luoyang–Zhanjiang railway to Maoming East Ningxiang West Ningxiang Wushan Shimen–Changsha railway to Laodaohe Changsha West Changsha–Zhuzhou–Xiangtan ICR to Xiangtan and Zhuzhou South Changsha–Ganzhou HSR to Ganzhou North km This diagram: view talk edit

The initial section from Yiyang South to Changsha West opened on 6 September 2022 (Changsha West railway station is under renovation and not opened to passengers, however trains can through service to Changsha-Zhuzhou-Xiangtan intercity railway here).^[2]

Hanshou railway station and Changde railway station opened on 26 December 2022.^[1]

Route

The railway runs parallel the existing Shimen–Changsha railway between Changde and Changsha.

Stations

Station Name	Chinese	Metro transfers/connections	China Railway and CRH transfers/connections
Changde	常德		Qianjiang–Changde railway Shimen–Changsha railway
Hanshou	汉寿
Yiyang South	益阳南
Ningxiang West	宁乡西
Changsha West	长沙西		Changsha–Zhuzhou–Xiangtan intercity railway Changsha–Ganzhou high-speed railway (planned)
through service to Changsha-Zhuzhou-Xiangtan intercity railway