Guangzhou–Kunming high-speed railway

The Guangzhou–Kunming passageway is a high-speed railway passage connecting Guangzhou in Guangdong Province and Kunming in Yunnan Province, passing through Nanning en route. Announced in 2016 as part of China's "Eight Vertical and Eight Horizontal" network, the line is made up of the existing Nanning–Guangzhou high-speed railway and Nanning–Kunming high-speed railway lines. It is about 986 km in length, and is fully operational as of 28 December 2016.

Guangzhou–Kunming passageway 广昆通道
Overview
Status	Fully operational
Locale	People's Republic of China
Termini	Guangzhou Kunming
Service
Type	High-speed rail
Operator(s)	China Railway High-speed
History
Opened	28 December 2016
Technical
Line length	1285km
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification	50 Hz 25,000 V
Operating speed	200 to 350 km/h (124 to 217 mph)

Sections

Section Railway line	Description	Designed speed (km/h)	Length (km)	Construction start date	Open date
Guangzhou–Nanning Nanning–Guangzhou high-speed railway	Class I high-speed connecting Guangzhou with Nanning.	250	576	2008-11-09	2014-12-26
Nanning–Kunming Nanning–Kunming high-speed railway)	PDL connecting Nanning with Kunming.	250	709	2009-12-27	2016-12-28