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The Xuzhou–Yancheng high-speed railway is a
high-speed railway High-speed rail (HSR) is a type of rail system that runs significantly faster than traditional rail, using an integrated system of specialised rolling stock and dedicated tracks. While there is no single standard that applies worldwide, line ...
in China. It has a design speed of .


History

In November 2014, construction was expected to take 4.5 years. The line opened on 16 December 2019.


Route

From Xuzhou East, the line heads southeast and serves Guanyin Airport, Suining, and
Suqian Suqian (, IPA: ) is a prefecture-level city in northern Jiangsu Province, China. It borders Xuzhou to the northwest, Lianyungang to the northeast, Huai'an to the south, and the province of Anhui to the west. History Suqian was said to be the si ...
. The line subsequently meets the Suzhou–Huai'an railway and follows its route, but the two lines don't intersect. Passengers can change between them at Siyang. The line then heads south to Huai'an East, where it joins the
Lianyungang–Zhenjiang high-speed railway The Lianyungang–Zhenjiang high-speed railway is a high-speed railway in China. It has a design speed of . History In November 2014, construction was expected to take 4.5 years. The section from Lianyungang to Huai'an opened on 16 December 2019 ...
. After leaving Huai'an, the line heads east to serve Funing South and
Jianhu Jianhu County () is under the administration of Yancheng, Jiangsu province, China. It borders the prefecture-level cities of Huai'an and Yangzhou to the west. The main town in Jianhu is commonly just called Jianhu, and sometimes Huduo () or “Hu ...
. At Jianhu, passengers can change to the Xinyi–Yancheng railway. Finally, the line terminates at
Yancheng Yancheng () is a prefecture-level city in northeastern Jiangsu province of China, province, People's Republic of China. As the city with the largest jurisdictional area in Jiangsu, Yancheng borders Lianyungang to the north, Huai'an to the west, ...
. In the future, high-speed services will continue south on the currently under construction Yancheng–Nantong high-speed railway.


Stations


References

High-speed railway lines in China Railway lines opened in 2019 {{PRChina-rail-transport-stub