Railways in

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have existed in the province since the early 20th century. More than 40 large and medium-sized cities in Jiangsu are connected by rail;

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and

Xuzhou Xuzhou (徐州), also known as Pengcheng (彭城) in ancient times, is a major city in northwestern Jiangsu province, China. The city, with a recorded population of 9,083,790 at the 2020 census (3,135,660 of which lived in the built-up area ma ...

are transportation centers. Two national rail lines—Longhai Railway (with service from

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) and Jinghu Railway (with service from

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)—cross the province. A rail link among eight cities in the province (Nanjing,

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, Changzhou,

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, Taizhou and

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) is planned. Train travel is popular in China; it is fast, more widely available than automobile travel and more economical than travel by air.

History

The first railway in Jiangsu Province was the South

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section of the Jinghu Railway. A line from

to Xiaguan and

, known as the Huning Railway (and during the

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era as the Kingwu Railway), was completed between April 1905 and July 1908 following an investment of British capital. In 1933, a

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service was opened on the Yangtze between Xiaguan and Pukou (both in Nanjing), and a direct express was initiated from Shanghai to Beiping. Further track upgrades were completed over the following 50 years. On 18 April 2007 (after the sixth "speed-up movement" in China), part of Huning Railway was altered so it could support

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(CRH) trains travelling at speeds of . An even faster CRH service, operating at up to , commenced on 12 May 2010. By the end of 2008 eight railway lines (excluding the Corporation line) served the province, totalling of track, with an additional two country lines of .(Chinese)

Operational lines

* Jinghu Railway (Jiangsu section) * Longhai Railway (east section) * Ningxi Railway *Ningtong Railway * Ningqi Railway * Xinchang Railway * Hening Railway *

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* Jinghu High Speed Railway (Jiangsu section) * Ninghang Intercity Railway * Ningan Intercity Railway

Under construction

* Shanghai–Nantong Railway *Huaiyangzhen Railway *Lianyan Railway

Planning

*Suhuai Railway (

to Huaian) *Zhennan Railway *Changsujia Intercity Railway *Xuding Railway(

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) *Haiyang Railway ( Haian to Yangkou) *Fengpei Railway (

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to Pei)

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History

Operational lines

Under construction

Planning

See also

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