The Shanghai–Hangzhou high-speed railway (), also known as the Huhang high-speed railway or Huhang passenger railway is a

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line in China between Shanghai and Hangzhou, Zhejiang. The line is in length and designed for commercial train service at . It was built in 20 months and opened on October 26, 2010. The line shortened travel time between the two cities from 78 to 45 minutes. The line is also used by trains departing Shanghai's terminals for Nanchang, Changsha,

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, and

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making it part of the

Shanghai–Kunming High-Speed Railway The Shanghai–Kunming high-speed railway is a high-speed railway line. It was built in stages and completed on 28 December 2016. It is part of the CRH's system of passenger-dedicated lines, beginning in Shanghai and ending in Kunming, the capit ...

. It has made the proposed Shanghai–Hangzhou Maglev Line unlikely.

Speed records

In September 2010, a test train on the Shanghai-Hangzhou high-speed line achieved a speed of setting a Chinese train speed record. In October 2010,

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stated that a bullet train on the Huhang high-speed railway had set a new world record for train speed on a ''scheduled'' trip at .

Etymology

"'" () is the official abbreviation for Shanghai and "'" () stands for Hangzhou, the capital city of

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Railway Stations

There are nine railway stations on the line: * Shanghai Hongqiao railway station * Songjiang South railway station * Jinshan North railway station * Jiashan South railway station *

Jiaxing South railway station Jiaxingnan (Jiaxing South) railway station () is a railway station on the Shanghai–Hangzhou high-speed railway located in Nanhu District, Jiaxing, Zhejiang, People's Republic of China. It is only used for high-speed EMU G and D trains and has ...

* Tongxiang railway station * Haining West railway station *

Linping South railway station Linpingnan (Linping South) railway station () is a railway station of the Shanghai–Hangzhou high-speed railway located in Linping District, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China. History The station opened on October 26, 2010. It was renamed from Yuhang r ...

* Hangzhou East railway station * Hangzhou railway station On July 1, 2013, the new Hangzhou East station was opened which serves the Shanghai–Hangzhou Passenger Railway, as well as the Hangzhou–Ningbo high-speed railway, the Nanjing–Hangzhou Passenger Railway, and the

Hangzhou–Changsha high-speed railway Hangzhou–Changsha high-speed railway is a China Railway High-speed line connecting Hangzhou, Nanchang, and Changsha, respectively the provincial capitals of Zhejiang, Jiangxi, and Hunan. This railway forms a section of the Shanghai–Kunming h ...

References

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