Zhengzhou–Wanzhou 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 ...

connecting

Zhengzhou Zhengzhou (; ), also spelt Zheng Zhou and alternatively romanized as Chengchow, is the capital and largest city of Henan Province in the central part of the People's Republic of China. Located in north-central Henan, it is one of the National ...

, the capital of

Henan Henan (; or ; ; alternatively Honan) is a landlocked province of China, in the central part of the country. Henan is often referred to as Zhongyuan or Zhongzhou (), which literally means "central plain" or "midland", although the name is al ...

province, and

Wanzhou District Wanzhou District () is Chongqing's second most populated urban core area on the upper reaches of the Three Gorges of the Yangtze River in China. It is currently governed as a district of Chongqing Municipality, bordering Sichuan to the northwest ...

Chongqing Chongqing ( or ; ; Sichuanese dialects, Sichuanese pronunciation: , Standard Mandarin pronunciation: ), Postal Romanization, alternately romanized as Chungking (), is a Direct-administered municipalities of China, municipality in Southwes ...

. The section between Zhengzhou East and Xiangyang East started operation on 1 December 2019. It connects with the

Chongqing–Wanzhou intercity railway Chongqing–Wanzhou intercity railway is a High-speed rail in China, high speed railway between urban Chongqing and its satellite district of Wanzhou District, Wanzhou. It is also known at the Yu-Wan Railway, which are abbreviations for Chongq ...

. The line forms part of the Hohhot–Nanning corridor. The section from to Wanzhou also forms part of the

Shanghai–Chongqing–Chengdu high-speed railway The Shanghai–Chongqing–Chengdu high-speed railway is a high-speed rail line under construction in China. The Chinese name of the railway line, Huyurong, is a combination of the abbreviations for Shanghai (, ), Chongqing (, ), and Chengdu ...

. The railway was approved by the

National Development and Reform Commission The National Development and Reform Commission of the People's Republic of China (NDRC), formerly State Planning Commission and State Development Planning Commission, is a macroeconomic management agency under the State Council, which has br ...

in 2014. Construction began in 2016, and the line fully opened in June 2022.

History

The Zhengzhou to Xiangyang section opened on 1 December 2019. The remaining section between Xiangyang and Wanzhou opened on 20 June 2022.

Stations

References

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