Xuzhou–Yancheng high-speed railway

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

Xuzhou–Yancheng
high-speed railway
徐盐客运专线
Yancheng railway station, the southern terminus of the line
Overview
StatusOperating
Termini
Stations12
Service
OperatorChina Railway High-speed
History
Opened16 December 2019
Technical
Line length313 km (194 mi)
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in)
Operating speed250 km/h (155 mph)
Route map

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Xuzhou East
LowerLeft arrow Xuzhou link via Dahu to Xuzhou
Xuzhou East train operations depot
Houmazhuang signal station
36
Guanyin Airport
bus link to Guanyin Airport
73
Suining
107
Suqian
Yanghe North signal station
151
Siyang
Huaishu
204
Huai'an East
256
Funing South
272
Jianhu
Yancheng North
313
Yancheng

History

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In November 2014, construction was expected to take 4.5 years.[1] The line opened on 16 December 2019.[2]

Route

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From Xuzhou East, the line heads southeast and serves Guanyin Airport, Suining, and Suqian. The line subsequently meets the Suzhou–Huai'an railway and follows its route, but the two lines don't intersect. Passengers can change between them at Siyang. The line then heads south to Huai'an East, where it joins the Lianyungang–Zhenjiang high-speed railway. After leaving Huai'an, the line heads east to serve Funing South and Jianhu. At Jianhu, passengers can change to the Xinyi–Yancheng railway. Finally, the line terminates at Yancheng. High-speed services continue south on the Yancheng–Nantong high-speed railway.

The Siyang–Huai'an section will form part of the Beijing−Shanghai high-speed railway Second Channel.

Stations

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