Nantong–Suzhou–Jiaxing–Ningbo high-speed railway

The Nantong–Suzhou–Jiaxing–Ningbo high-speed railway or Tongsujiayong high-speed railway (Chinese: 通苏嘉甬铁路; pinyin: Tōng-Sū-Jiā-Yǒng tiělù, "Tong", "Su", "Jia" and "Yong" being the abbreviations for Nantong, Suzhou, Jiaxing and Ningbo, respectively) is a high-speed railway line between Nantong and Ningbo in China. It is expected to open in 2027.^[1]

Nantong–Suzhou–Jiaxing–Ningbo high-speed railway
Overview
Native name	通苏嘉甬铁路
Status	Planned
Owner	CR Shanghai
Locale	Jiangsu province Zhejiang province
Termini	Nantong West Fenghua and Ningbo
Service
System	China Railway High-speed
Operator(s)	CR Shanghai
History
Planned opening	2027[1]
Technical
Line length	332 km (206 mi)
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification	25 kV 50 Hz AC (Overhead line)
Operating speed	350 km/h (217 mph)
Route map Legend Yancheng–Nantong HSR from Yancheng Nanjing–Qidong railway from Linchang Zhaodian Nanjing–Qidong railway to Nantong East Shanghai–Suzhou–Nantong railway to Nantong Nantong West Husutong Yangtze River Bridge Zhangjiagang North South Jiangsu Riverside HSR from Nanjing South Zhangjiagang Nantong–Shanghai railway to Shanghai East South Jiangsu Riverside HSR to Taicang Changshu West Beijing–Shanghai HSR from Beijing South Suzhou North Beijing–Shanghai HSR to Shanghai Hongqiao Suzhou East tunnel Shanghai–Nanjing ICR Nanjing, Nanjing South Shanghai, Shanghai Hongqiao Beijing–Shanghai railway Beijing Shanghai Rudong–Changxing ICR from Rudong South Souzhou East link Sudian–Shanghai ICR Rudong–Changxing ICR to Changxing Suzhou South Shanghai–Huzhou HSR Shanghai Hongqiao, Shanghai South Huzhou Jiaxing North Shanghai–Hangzhou HSR from Shanghai Hongqiao Jiaxing South Shanghai–Hangzhou HSR to Hangzhou East Shanghai–Jiaxing–Hangzhou HSR Hangzhou South Shanghai East Haiyan West Hangzhou Bay bridge Cixi Wulei Mountain tunnel Cicheng North signal station Hangzhou–Ningbo HSR from Hangzhou East Zhuangqiao Ningbo Ningbo East Ningbo–Zhoushan railway to Zhoushan Yunlong freight yard Ningbo West Ningbo–Wenzhou HSR to Wenzhou East Fenghua Ningbo–Jinhua railway to Jinhua Ningbo–Taizhou–Wenzhou railway to Wenzhou South This diagram: view talk edit

The railway is expected to reduce the journey time from Ningbo to Suzhou and Shanghai to around one hour.^[2]

History

In October 2020, geological surveys began in preparation for the construction of a bridge across Hangzhou Bay which will carry the railway.^[3]

Construction on the railway started on 30 November 2022.^[4]

Route

The line takes new north–south route which bypasses Shanghai, instead heading via Suzhou, Jiaxing, and Cixi. The total length of the line is 310 kilometres (190 mi), of which 301 kilometres (187 mi) will be newly built. The line crosses the Yangtze River via two tracks of the four-track Hutong Yangtze River Bridge. The other two tracks carry the Nantong–Shanghai railway.

It is however not the first railway to travel between Suzhou and Jiaxing. The Suzhou–Jiaxing railway operated from the 1930s to 1944.

Station Name	Chinese	Metro transfers/connections	Location
Nantong West	南通西	1	Nantong	Jiangsu
Zhangjiagang	张家港		Suzhou
Changshu West	常熟西
Suzhou North	苏州北	2
Suzhou South	苏州南
Jiaxing North	嘉兴北		Jiaxing	Zhejiang
Jiaxing South	嘉兴南
Haiyan West	海盐西
Cixi	慈溪	Ningci	Ningbo
Zhuangqiao	庄桥	4
Ningbo	宁波	2   4
Ningbo West	宁波西	2   6   9   12
Fenghua	奉化	3