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The Hangzhou–Ningbo high-speed railway, or Hangyong high-speed railway () or Hang-Yong Passenger Dedicated Railway) is a
China Railway China State Railway Group Company, Ltd., doing business as China Railway (CR), is the national passenger and freight railroad corporation of the People's Republic of China. China Railway operates passenger and freight transport throughout C ...
High-speed line between the major cities of
Hangzhou Hangzhou ( or , ; , , Standard Chinese, Standard Mandarin pronunciation: ), also Chinese postal romanization, romanized as Hangchow, is the capital and most populous city of Zhejiang, China. It is located in the northwestern part of the prov ...
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Ningbo Ningbo (; Ningbonese: ''gnin² poq⁷'' , Standard Mandarin pronunciation: ), formerly romanized as Ningpo, is a major sub-provincial city in northeast Zhejiang province, People's Republic of China. It comprises 6 urban districts, 2 sate ...
in
Zhejiang Zhejiang ( or , ; , also romanized as Chekiang) is an eastern, coastal province of the People's Republic of China. Its capital and largest city is Hangzhou, and other notable cities include Ningbo and Wenzhou. Zhejiang is bordered by Ji ...
province. It spans approximately , with a design speed of . In the railway's short name, "" stands for Hangzhou, and "" () is a traditional short name for Ningbo. Early on, the railway was scheduled to open in June 2012; later, the end of 2012 became the target date. It was announced in October 2012 that the completion of the project had been postponed again. Test operations began at the start of 2013 and commercial operations began on 30 June 2013.Nanjing-Hangzhou-Ningbo "High-Speed Rail Routes Open Jun 30"
, 2013-05-23 The line runs parallel to the
Xiaoshan–Ningbo railway The Xiaoshan–Ningbo railway or Xiaoyong railway (), is a double-track railroad in east China, eastern China between Hangzhou and Ningbo in Zhejiang Province. Its name in Chinese, the Xiaoyong Line, is named after the railway's two terminal sta ...
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