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Projected HSR network in China by 2020 and travel time by rail from Beijing to provincial capitals. China's high-speed railway network is by far the longest in the world.As of December 2022, it extends to 31 of the country's 33 provincial-level administrative divisions and exceeds 40,000 km (25,000 mi) in total length, accounting for about two-thirds of the world's high-speed rail tracks in ...
This article provides a list of operational and under construction (or approved) high-speed rail networks, listed by country or region. While the International Union of Railways defines high-speed rail as public transport by rail at speeds of at least 200 km/h (124 mph) for upgraded tracks and 250 km/h (155 mph) or faster for new tracks, this article lists all the systems and lines that ...
Map showing projected high-speed rail network in China by 2020 and the travel time by rail from Beijing to each of the provincial capitals. China's high-speed railway network is by far the longest in the world. The HSR network reached 45,000 km (28,000 mi) in total length by end of 2023 with plans to reach 70,000 km (43,000 mi) in 2035. [184]
The Shanghai–Chongqing–Chengdu high-speed railway is a high-speed rail line under construction in China. The Chinese name of the railway line, Huyurong, is a combination of the abbreviations for Shanghai ( 沪 , Hù ), Chongqing ( 渝 , Yú ), and Chengdu ( 蓉 , Róng ).
The rail tracks in the section near Qilianshan No. 2 Tunnel are at 3,607 metres (11,834 ft) above sea level, [8] making it the highest high-speed rail track in the world. Lanzhou–Xinjiang high-speed railway is shown on the map as light-blue color line. The first high-speed train traveled over this line on June 3, 2014.
The line will be 255.7 kilometres (158.9 mi) long, have a maximum speed of 350 kilometres per hour (220 mph), and have seven stations. [5] When open, this line and the Wuhan–Shiyan high-speed railway will form a complete 350 kilometres per hour (220 mph) line between Wuhan and Xi'an.
The Chongqing–Kunming high-speed railway (Chinese: 渝昆高速铁路) is a high-speed railway line currently under construction in China. The line, which runs from Chongqing West to Kunming South, will be part of the Beijing–Kunming corridor. The line will be 699 kilometres (434 mi) long and have a maximum speed of 350 kilometres per hour ...
The Yichang–Xingshan high-speed railway, also referred to in Chinese under the acronym Yichang-Zhengwan high-speed railway connection line (Chinese: 宜昌至郑万高铁联络线; pinyin: Yíchāng zhì zhèng wàn gāotiě liánluò xiàn), is a high-speed railway under construction between Yichang on the Wuhan–Yichang railway and Xingshan on the Zhengzhou–Wanzhou high-speed railway in ...