Hangzhou–Changsha high-speed railway is a

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line connecting

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, Nanchang, and

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, respectively the provincial capitals of

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, and

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. This railway forms a section of the

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, part of the National Railway Grid Network, as one of the four major east-west lines. It has a total length of . Construction started in December 2009 and was opened to traffic on December 10, 2014. With trains from Hangzhou to Nanchang taking 2 hours 14 minutes, Hangzhou to Changsha in three hours and 36 minutes.

Route

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, Quzhou railway station, Quzhou,

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, Yushan South,

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, Yingtan North, Fuzhou East, Jinxian South, Nanchang West, Gao'an South, Xinyu North, Yichun, Pingxiang North, Liling North, for a total of 21 stations when it reaches Changsha South.

History

Preparation

* In 2004, the State Council, published the "Long-term railway network plan." This proposed for consideration the Hangzhou-Changsha HSR. * June 2005 – Hangzhou–Changsha HSR is approved by the State to study routes from Hangzhou, by the way of Nanchang, to Changsha. * December 6 to 7, 2008 – the Ministry of Railways joins with municipal and county governments along the railway line, a consultative company, Shanghai Railway Bureau, Nanchang Railway Bureau, Guangzhou Railway Group, the Chengdu Railway Bureau, Kunming Railway and other units at a meeting held in Changsha. Examining the Hangzhou-Changsha HSR pre-feasibility study and discussing its construction. * May 2009 – Hangzhou–Changsha HSR feasibility study is reviewed by the Ministry of Railway. * June 1, 2009 – Survey work along the route to start.

Construction

* December 2009 – Construction commences. * April 22, 2013 – Start of electrification construction.

Opening and operation

* September 16, 2014 – Changsha–Nanchang section opens and begins operations * December 10, 2014 – Hangzhou–Nanchang section opens and begins operations. At the same time there are more classes opened long Shanghai high-speed EMU trains.

Accidents

Construction accident

March 17, 2011 – A tunnel collapsed during construction in Hangzhou's Xiaoshan District, killing two people and leaving one person slightly injured.

References

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