Nanjing–Anqing intercity railway

The Nanjing–Anqing intercity railway (Chinese: 宁安城际铁路) is a high-speed rail, passenger-dedicated line between cities of Nanjing, Jiangsu Province and Anqing, Anhui Province, in China.^[1][2] Construction of the 258-kilometre (160 mi) railway began in January 2010, and the line was opened on 6 December 2015.^[3]

Nanjing–Anqing intercity railway
Nanjing–Anqing intercity railway
Overview
Native name	宁安城际铁路
Status	Operational
Owner	CR Shanghai
Locale	Jiangsu province Anhui province
Termini	Nanjing South Anqing
Service
Type	High-speed rail
System	China Railway High-speed
Operator(s)	CR Shanghai
History
Opened	December 6, 2015; 9 years ago (2015-12-06)
Technical
Line length	258 km (160 mi) (main line)
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 (155 mph)
Route map Legend km elev Beijing–Shanghai HSR from Shanghai Hongqiao Nanjing–Hangzhou HSR from Shanghai Nanjing South–Xianlin railway from Shanghai–Nanjing ICR Nanjing South Beijing–Shanghai HSR to Beijing South Hefei–Nanjing railway to Hefei South Jiangning West Ma'anshan East Dangtu East Shangqiu–Hangzhou HSR from Shangqiu Nanjing–Tongling railway from Nanjing Wuhu Wuhu South Shangqiu–Hangzhou HSR to Hangzhou East Fanchang West Zhongming North Tongling North 00Hefei–Fuzhou HSR Hefei South – Fuzhou Tongling West Nanjing–Tongling railway Tongling–Jiujiang railway Tongling Maya Chizhou Tongling–Jiujiang railway to Jiujiang Yantang Lu'an–Jingdezhen railway from Jingdezhen Anqing Yangtze River Railway Bridge over the Yangtze Changfeng Lu'an–Jingdezhen railway to Lu'an Anqing Anqing North (EMU storage) Hefei–Jiujiang HSR to Hefei West Huaining Anqing railway to Anqing West, Hefei Hefei–Jiujiang HSR to Jiujiang km This diagram: view talk edit

Nanjing–Anqing intercity railway
Simplified Chinese	宁安城际铁路
Traditional Chinese	寧安城際鐵路
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Níng Ān Chéng Jì Tiělù

This railway is a branch of the Beijing–Shanghai high-speed railway. The route runs parallel to the Yangtze River, and passes through Ma'anshan, Wuhu, Tongling, and Chizhou,^[4] 33 km (21 mi) of the railway is located in Jiangsu, with 225 km (140 mi) in Anhui.^[5] with a total of ten stations.^[3]

The total investment was predicted to be 25.702 billion RMB, provided by the Railway departments of Jiangsu province and Anhui province.^[5]

Most of the line runs along the southern bank of the Yangtze, but Anqing is located on the northern side of the river. The Anqing Railway Bridge was built 22 km (14 mi) before Anqing station. The bridge also serves the Fuyang–Jingdezhen Railway.^[6]

Operation

The capacity is estimated to be about 125 pairs of trains each day.^[5] The trains have a top speed of 250 kilometres per hour (160 mph).^[7] The railway cut travel time between Nanjing and Anqing from 8 hours to 1.5 hours.^[8] It also allows passengers to travel between Anqing and Shanghai in 3 hours, compared to the previous 12 hours. The railway is connected to the Yangtze River Delta region's railway network.^[7][9]

Trains are expected to be in service each day from 06:00 to 12:00. 60 pairs of trains will be in operation with a minimum interval between trains of 4 minutes, and an average interval of 15 minutes.^[10]

The cost to passengers will be 0.4 to 0.5 RMB (4 to 5 mao) per kilometre.^[10]

Stations

The railway serves 10 stations along its route.^[3]

Station	Location	Notes
Jiangsu
Nanjing South	Nanjing	1   3   S1   S3
Jiangning West	Nanjing
Anhui
Ma'anshan East	Ma'anshan
Dangtu East	Ma'anshan
Wuhu	Jinghu District, Wuhu	2
Wuhu South	Yijiang District, Wuhu	1
Fanchang West	Fanchang District, Wuhu
Tongling	Tongling
Chizhou	Chizhou
Anqing	Anqing	Terminus

See also

• High-speed rail in China
• Nanjing–Tongling Railway and Tongling–Jiujiang Railway, an older railway line along a parallel route