Shijiazhuang–Wuhan high-speed railway

The Shijiazhuang–Wuhan high-speed railway, or Shiwu passenger railway (simplified Chinese: 石武客运专线; traditional Chinese: 石武客運專線; pinyin: Shíwǔ Kèyùn Zhuān Xiàn), is an 840 km (520 mi) high-speed rail line operated by China Railway High-speed between Shijiazhuang and Wuhan, the provincial capitals of Hebei and Hubei, respectively. Construction commenced in October 2008, with a total investment of 116.76 billion yuan. The design speed is 350 km/h (220 mph). It is part of the Jingguang passenger-dedicated line, a high-speed railway connecting Beijing and Guangzhou, which runs parallel to the older conventional Jingguang Railway.

Beijing–Guangzhou–Shenzhen–Hong Kong
high-speed railway

Shijiazhuang–Wuhan section
Overview
Native name京广深港高速铁路石武段
StatusOperational
Owner
Locale
Termini
Stations16
Service
TypeHigh-speed rail
SystemChina Railway High-speed China Railway High-speed
Operator(s)
History
Opened28 September 2012 (2012-09-28)
Technical
Line length840 km (522 mi)
Number of tracks2 (Double-track)
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Electrification25 kV 50 Hz AC (Overhead line)
Operating speed350 km/h (220 mph)
Maximum incline2%
Route map

km
Up arrowBeijing–Shijiazhuang HSR
to Beijing West, Fengtai
Left arrowBeijing–Guangzhou railway to Fengtai
Shijiazhuang
Left arrowBeijing–Guangzhou railway to Guangzhou
Gaoyi West
Xingtai East
Yulin River Bridge
Handan East
Zhang Zhuangqi River Bridge
Anyang East
Hebi East
Xinxiang East
Zhengzhou East
Erlangmiao depot
Xinzheng East
Xuchang East
Luohe West
Zhumadian West
Minggang East
Xinyang East
Xiaogan North
Hengdian East
1189 km
Wuhan
to Wuhan South Loop Line to Wuchang
km

The railway crosses the Yangtze in Wuhan over the Tianxingzhou Bridge, which was opened in December 2009.

Track-laying commenced on 29 November 2010.[1]

Early on, it was reported that the Zhengzhou-Wuhan section was to enter service on 1 July 2012;[2] however, later on the date was moved back to the end of September 2012.[3] Trial runs on this section began on 26 August.[4] The line was put into service on 28 September 2012 between Zhengzhou and Wuhan,[5] a distance of 536 km (333 mi).

As of its opening day, published schedules show a number of G-series trains running from the new Zhengzhou East railway station via Wuhan to Guangzhou.[6][7] There are also some G-series trains from Wuhan to Zhengzhou railway station, where a convenient connection to the frequent service on the Zhengzhou–Xi'an high-speed railway is possible. A few direct trains from Xi'an North railway station to Guangzhou South and Shenzhen North (e.g. G824/G821 via Zhengzhou[8] or G838/G835 via Zhengzhou East[9]), over the Zhengzhou–Xi'an high-speed railway and the Shijiazhiuang-Wuhan-Guangzhou line, have been introduced as well.[6][7]

The entire Shijiazhuang–Wuhan line was put into service by the end of 2012.[3]

Although the railway's southern end point is notionally Wuhan railway station, a small number of high-speed trains from Beijing terminate at Hankou railway station instead. This is convenient for trains to transfer to the Shanghai–Wuhan–Chengdu high-speed railway, e.g. for passengers traveling toward Yichang, Chongqing or Chengdu.

References

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  1. ^ "石武铁路客专线正式铺轨".
  2. ^ Article title[usurped]
  3. ^ a b 石武客专郑州至武汉段高铁试跑 预计9月底通车. 23 June 2012.
  4. ^ "High-speed rail to shorten travel time between Shenzhen & Zhengzhou". What's On Shenzhen. 29 August 2012. Retrieved 10 September 2012.
  5. ^ "China opens Zhengzhou – Wuhan high-speed line | International Railway Journal". www.railjournal.com. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015.
  6. ^ a b Wuhan Station schedule (in Chinese)
  7. ^ a b Zhengzhou East Station schedule (in Chinese)
  8. ^ G824/G821 schedule, via Zhengzhou (in Chinese)
  9. ^ G838/G835 schedule, via Zhengzhou East