Shanghai–Hangzhou high-speed railway

This article is about the high-speed rail line between Shanghai and Hangzhou that was completed in 2010. For the conventional rail line between the two cities in operation since 1909, see Shanghai–Hangzhou Railway.

The Shanghai–Hangzhou high-speed railway (Chinese: 沪杭客运专线 or 沪杭高速铁路), also known as the Huhang high-speed railway or Huhang passenger railway is a high-speed rail line in China between Shanghai and Hangzhou, Zhejiang. The line is 202 km (126 mi) in length and designed for commercial train service at 350 km/h (215 mph). It was built in 20 months and opened on October 26, 2010. The line shortened travel time between the two cities from 78 to 45 minutes.^[1] The line is also used by trains departing Shanghai's terminals for Nanchang, Changsha, Guiyang, and Kunming making it part of the Shanghai–Kunming High-Speed Railway. It has made the proposed Shanghai–Hangzhou Maglev Line unlikely.

Shanghai–Hangzhou high-speed railway
Viaduct carrying the Shanghai–Hangzhou high-speed railway
Overview
Native name	沪杭客运专线 沪杭高速铁路 沪昆高速铁路上海至杭州段
Status	Operational
Owner	CR Shanghai
Locale	Shanghai Zhejiang province: Jiaxing, Hangzhou
Termini	Shanghai Hongqiao Shanghai South (from 2025) Hangzhou East Hangzhou
Service
Type	High-speed rail
System	China Railway High-speed
Operator(s)	CR Shanghai
Rolling stock	CRH1A, CRH1B, CRH1E CRH2A, CRH2B, CRH2C, CRH2E CRH3C CRH380A, CRH380AL[1] CRH380B, CRH380BL, CRH380CL CRH380D CR400BF, CR400BF-A, CR400BF-B
Daily ridership	82,000 per day (2011)[2]
History
Opened	October 26, 2010; 14 years ago (2010-10-26)
Technical
Line length	169 km (105 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 (220 mph)[3]
Signalling	CTCS Level 3
Maximum incline	2%
Route map Legend km Beijing–Shanghai HSR to Beijing South Shanghai–Nanjing ICR to Nanjing Huangdu–Fengbang link to Fengbang 0 Shanghai Hongqiao  2  10  17  Xuhong railway to Hongqiao Airport Qibao–Hongqiao link to Qibao Qibao yard Xinzhuang link to Shanghai South Chunshen yard 31 Shanghai Songjiang  9  48 Jinshan North 67 Jiashan South 84 Jiaxing South 112 Tongxiang 133 Haining West  Hangzhou–Haining  144 Linping South  9   Hangzhou–Haining  Jianqiao yard Shanghai–Kunming railway bypass 159 Hangzhou East  1  4  6  19  166 Hangzhou  1  5  Hangzhou–Ningbo HSR to Ningbo Shanghai–Kunming railway bypass Shanghai–Kunming railway & Shanghai–Kunming HSR km This diagram: view talk edit

Shanghai–Hangzhou high-speed railway
Simplified Chinese	沪杭客运专线 or 沪杭高速铁路
Traditional Chinese	滬杭客運專線 or 滬杭高速鐵路
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Hùháng Kèyùn Zhuānxiàn or Hùháng Gāosù Tiělù Wu Romanization ghu上ghaon平 khah入yiuin去 tsoe平sie去 or ghu上ghaon平 kau平soh入 thih入lu去

Tickets for the Shanghai-Hangzhou high-speed railway

Speed records

In September 2010, a test train on the Shanghai-Hangzhou high-speed line achieved a speed of 416.6 km/h (258.9 mph) setting a Chinese train speed record.^[1]

In October 2010, Chinese officials stated that a bullet train on the Huhang high-speed railway had set a new world record for train speed on a scheduled trip at 262 mph (422 km/h).^[4]

Etymology

"Hù" (沪) is the official abbreviation for Shanghai and "Háng" (杭) stands for Hangzhou, the capital city of Zhejiang Province.

Station list

There are nine railway stations on the line:

• Shanghai Hongqiao railway station
• Shanghai Songjiang railway station
• Jinshan North railway station
• Jiashan South railway station
• Jiaxing South railway station
• Tongxiang railway station
• Haining West railway station
• Linping South railway station
• Hangzhou East railway station^[5]
• Hangzhou railway station

On July 1, 2013, the new Hangzhou East station was opened which serves the Shanghai–Hangzhou Passenger Railway, as well as the Hangzhou–Ningbo high-speed railway, the Nanjing–Hangzhou Passenger Railway,^[6] and the Hangzhou–Changsha high-speed railway.

From 2025, a branch line to Shanghai South will open to relieve overcrowding at Hongqiao station.^[7]

Station	Chinese	Distance (km)	Prefecture-level city	Province / Municipality	Metro transfers
Shanghai Hongqiao	上海虹桥	0.00	Shanghai	Shanghai	2   10   17
Shanghai Songjiang	松江南	31.00	Shanghai	Shanghai	9
Jinshan North	金山北	48.00	Shanghai	Shanghai
Jiashan South	嘉善南	67.00	Jiaxing	Zhejiang
Jiaxing South	嘉兴南	84.00	Jiaxing	Zhejiang	Jiaxing Tram Line 1
Tongxiang	桐乡	112.00	Jiaxing	Zhejiang
Haining West	海宁西	133.00	Jiaxing	Zhejiang	Hanghai
Linping South	临平南	144.00	Hangzhou	Zhejiang	9   Hanghai
Hangzhou East	杭州东	159.00	Hangzhou	Zhejiang	1   4   6   19
Hangzhou	杭州	169.00	Hangzhou	Zhejiang	1   5