Lianyungang–Zhenjiang high-speed railway

The Lianyungang–Zhenjiang high-speed railway is a high-speed railway in China. It has a design speed of 250 kilometres per hour (160 mph).

Lianyungang–Zhenjiang high-speed railway 连镇客运专线
Overview
Status	Operating
Termini	Lianyungang Dantu
Stations	12
Service
Operator(s)	China Railway High-speed
History
Opened	16 December 2019 (Lianyungang–Huai'an East) 11 December 2020 (Huai'an East–Dantu)
Technical
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Operating speed	250 km/h (155 mph)
Route map Legend km elev Longhai railway from Lianyun Qingdao–Yancheng railway from Qingdao North Lianyungang Longhai railway to Lanzhou 0 Dongji (Signal Station) Qingdao–Yancheng railway to Yancheng North Guanyun Guannan Lianshui Xuzhou–Yancheng HSR from Xuzhou East Huai'an East over Xinchang railway Huai River, North Jiangsu Main Irrigation Canal Xuzhou–Yancheng HSR to Yancheng Huanglou (Signal Station) Nanjing–Huai'an HSR to Nanjing North Baoying Gaoyou North Gaoyou over Ningqi railway Yangzhou East Huai River to the Yangtze Wufengshan Yangtze River Bridge Dagang South Shanghai–Nanjing HSR from Nanjing Dantu Shanghai–Nanjing HSR to Shanghai This diagram: view talk edit

History

In November 2014, construction was expected to take 4.5 years.^[1]

The section from Lianyungang to Huai'an opened on 16 December 2019.^[2] The remainder was expected to open on 3 December 2020, however this did not go ahead.^[3] It opened on 11 December.^[4][5]

Route

Heading south from Lianyungang, the railway splits from the Qingdao–Yancheng railway after Dongji and continues south, serving Guanyun, Guannan, and Lianshui. The line meets the Xuzhou–Yancheng high-speed railway at Huai'an East but splits again to continue south. Three stations follow: Baoying, Gaoyou North, and Gaoyou. From the north, both east and west connections to the Nanjing–Qidong railway are provided, but no connection is provided from the south. The line then serves Yangzhou East. The line then passes over the Wufengshan Yangtze River Bridge before heading west and serving Dagang South. At its southern terminus Dantu, the line joins the Shanghai–Nanjing intercity railway.

Stations

Station Name	Chinese	China Railway and CRH transfers/connections
Lianyungang	连云港	Qingdao–Yancheng railway Longhai railway Qingdao–Yancheng railway
Dongji	董集
Guanyun	灌云
Guannan	灌南
Lianshui	涟水
Huai'an East	淮安东	Xuzhou–Yancheng high-speed railway
Baoying	宝应
Gaoyou North	高邮北
Gaoyou	高邮
Yangzhou East	扬州东
Dagang South	大港南
Dantu	丹徒	Shanghai–Nanjing intercity railway