Hefei–Wuhan high-speed railway

Hefei–Wuhan high-speed railway
Overview
Native name	合武高速铁路
Status	Under construction
Owner	China Railway
Locale	Anhui province Hubei province
Termini	Hefei South Hankou
Stations	9
Service
Type	High-speed rail
System	China Railway High-speed
Operator(s)	CR Wuhan
Technical
Line length	360.517 km (224.015 mi)
Number of tracks	2 (Double-track)
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Minimum radius	generally 7,000 m (4.3 mi) or 5,500 m (3.4 mi) on difficult sections
Electrification	25 kV 50 Hz AC (Overhead line)
Operating speed	350 kilometres per hour (220 mph)
Signalling	ABS
Maximum incline	2%
Route map km Shanghai–Nanjing–Hefei HSR from Shanghai Baoshan Hefei–Nanjing railway from Nanjing South Hefei–Fuzhou HSR from Fuzhou South Feidong Huainan Railway from Wuhu Sanshilipu Shangqiu–Hangzhou HSR from Hangzhou, Hangzhou West Hefei outer bypass to Hefei East, Shuijiahu–Bengbu railway Hefei Huainan Railway to Huainan, Fuyang, Bengbu Beijing–Fuzhou HSR to Beijing South Hefei South (the right side is the independent intercity station) Taohuadian Shangqiu–Hangzhou HSR to Shangqiu; Hefei South EMU depot Hefei West Hefei–Jiujiang railway to Jiujiang Hefei–Anqing–Jiujiang HSR to Lushan Chang'anji (including intercity station) Hefei–Airport–Lu'an ICR to Xinqiao Airport, Lu'an North under Hefei–Jiujiang railwayJiujiang↔Fengle 0 Leimadian (start of the main section) Hefei–Airport–Lu'an ICR from Hefei South Fei river bridge 39.615 Lu'an North Pi river bridge Fuyang–Lu'an railway to Fuyang Nanjing–Xi'an railway to Xinfengzhen 97.17 Jinzhai East Nanyang–Xinyang–Hefei HSR to Xinyang East Zhanglǐng tunnel Shi river bridge Quanjun tunnel Shuangjiang tunnel Nanxi North tunnel 142.75 Nanxi Nanxi tunnel Pengjiawan tunnel Chaoyang tunnel Dabieshan tunnel Yinkongshan tunnel Gejiashan tunnel Hefei–Wuhan railway Yanjia river Jushui river 205.709 Macheng North Zoujia river Beijing–Kowloon railwayBeijing West—Changping Fuyang–Huanggang HSR (western branch of Beijing–Hong Kong HSR Beijing Fengtai—Macheng West—Hong Kong West Kowloon over Wuhan–Macheng railway Fuqiao Zhongguanyi line station over Wuhan–Macheng railway Shangkuadao river Hong'an (including existing Hong'an West) Yongjia river over Wuhan–Macheng railway Changjiang Xinqu Huangshui river Maekawa line station Beijing–Guangzhou HSR Beijing West, Beijing Fengtai—Hengdian East—Guangzhou South Beijing–Guangzhou railwayBeijing Fengtai—Guangzhou Wuhan Tianhe Wuhan–Xiaogan ICRYunmeng East—Hankou Zhujia river Xinandu line station Wuhan–Shiyan HSRYunmeng East—Wuhan West Hankou–Danjiangkou railwayAnkang—Hankou Xingou West line station Wuhan–Yichang HSR to Yichang North, Yichang East km

The Hefei–Wuhan high-speed railway (also referred to in Chinese as the Hewu high-speed railway) is a high-speed railway line between Hefei South and Hankou currently under construction in China. The line is 342 kilometres (213 miles) long and has a design speed of 350 kilometres per hour (220 mph). It will form part of the Shanghai–Chongqing–Chengdu high-speed railway. On 2 January 2024, the railway started construction and it is expected to be completed in 2028.^[1] It will parallel the higher-speed Hefei–Wuhan railway.^[2]