Hefei–Wuhan railway

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

Hefei–Wuhan railway Hefei-Wuhan section of the Shanghai–Wuhan–Chengdu passenger railway corridor
On the Hewu railway in Jinzhai County, Anhui
Overview
Other name(s)	Hewu line
Native name	合武铁路
Status	Operational
Owner	CR Shanghai CR Wuhan
Locale	Anhui province Hubei province
Termini	Hefei Hankou
Stations	13
Service
Type	High-speed rail Heavy rail
System	China Railway High-speed
Operator(s)	CR Shanghai CR Wuhan
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 This diagram: view talk edit

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] The railway is built to National Class I standards and can accommodate freight, including double-stack rail transport.^[3]

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 parallel and faster Hefei–Wuhan high-speed railway, which will form part of the Shanghai–Chongqing–Chengdu high-speed railway, has been under construction since 2 January 2024 and is expected to open in 2028.^[4]