Hefei–Nanjing railway

The Hefei–Nanjing railway also known as the Hening railway (simplified Chinese: 合宁铁路; traditional Chinese: 合寧鐵路; pinyin: Hé-Níng Tiělù) is a railway line in China, running from Hefei to Nanjing at 250 km/h (155 mph).^[1] The line is 166 km (103 mi) long and began service on April 18, 2008.^[2] High-speed trains on the line reduced travel time between Nanjing and Hefei from over three hours to 1.5 hours. The Hening Line forms part of the higher-speed Shanghai–Wuhan–Chengdu passenger-dedicated railway from Shanghai to Chengdu and the easternmost section of the Nanjing–Xi'an Railway. The faster Shanghai–Chongqing–Chengdu high-speed railway is under construction, including the parallel Shanghai–Suzhou–Huzhou high-speed railway (completed in 2024)^[3] and the Hefei South–Huzhou section of the Shangqiu–Hangzhou high-speed railway (completed in 2020).^[4] The railway is built to National Class I standards and can accommodate freight traffic,^[5] including double-stack rail transport.^[6]

Hefei-Nanjing railway Nanjing-Hefei section of Shanghai–Wuhan–Chengdu passenger-dedicated railway
Hefei-Nanjing Railway
Overview
Other name(s)	Hening railway
Native name	合宁铁路
Status	Operational
Locale	Anhui province Jiangsu province
Termini	Hefei South Nanjing South
Stations	7
Service
Type	High-speed rail Heavy rail
System	China Railway High-speed
History
Opened	April 18, 2008 (2008-04-18)
Technical
Line length	156 km (97 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 Hefei–Xinqiao Airport–Lu'an ICR Hefei–Wuhan railway from Hankou 0 Hefei South (Intercity station/current Ningrong station) from Nanjing–Xi'an railway, Hefei–Wuhan railway, Hefei–Jiujiang railway, Huainan railway, Hefei–Bengbu HSR Hefei from Hefei East Sanshilipu Chaohu–Ma'anshan intercity railway to Wuhu Huainan railway to Wuhu 21.7 Feidong (start of section shared with Nanjing–Xi'an railway) Shanghang HSR to Huzhou Shanghai–Nanjing–Hefei HSR Shanghai Baoshan 54.4 Chaobei 78.3 Huang'an (passing loop) 101 Quanjiao Tingzishan line station (end of section shared with Nanjing–Xi'an railway) Nanjing–Xi'an railway Beijing–Shanghai HSR from Beijing South 126.5 Jiangpu Beijing–Shanghai railway from Beijing Yongning Zhen Nanjing–Qidong railway to Qidong Linchang Beijing–Shanghai railway to Nanjing, Shanghai Bridge over the Yangtze 156.4 Nanjing South Ninghang HSR to Hangzhou East link to Beijing–Shanghai HSR and Shanghai–Nanjing ICR km This diagram: view talk edit

The Shanghai–Nanjing–Hefei high-speed railway is a faster 350kph rated under construction line that parallels the Hening Railway, as part of the Shanghai–Chongqing–Chengdu high-speed railway.^[7]