The Changde–Yiyang–Changsha high-speed railway or Changyichang high-speed railway (), also known as the Changde–Changsha section of
Chongqing–Xiamen high-speed railway,
is a
high-speed railway
High-speed rail (HSR) is a type of rail transport network utilising trains that run significantly faster than those of traditional rail, using an integrated system of specialised rolling stock and dedicated railway track, tracks. While there is ...
in China. It is long and has a design speed of .
The Changde–Yiyang section also forms part of the
Hohhot–Nanning corridor
The Hohhot–Nanning corridor is a proposed high-speed railway in China running from Hohhot in Inner Mongolia to Nanning in Guangxi. It will pass through the cities of Taiyuan, Zhengzhou, Xiangyang, Changde, Yiyang, Shaoyang, Yongzhou and Guilin. ...
.
The initial section from to opened on 6 September 2022 ( railway station is under renovation and not opened to passengers, however trains can through service to
Changsha-Zhuzhou-Xiangtan intercity railway here).
and
Changde railway station
Changde (; traditional Chinese: 常德區 ) is a prefecture-level city in the northwest of Hunan province, People's Republic of China. Changde, known as "Wuling" in ancient times, is located on the west side of Dongting Lake in the south of the ...
opened on 26 December 2022.
Route
The railway runs parallel the existing
Shimen–Changsha railway between
Changde
Changde (; Traditional Chinese characters, traditional Chinese: 常德區 ) is a prefecture-level city in the northwest of Hunan province, People's Republic of China. Changde, known as "Wuling" in ancient times, is located on the west side of Do ...
and
Changsha
Changsha is the capital of Hunan, China. It is the 15th most populous city in China with a population of 10,513,100, the Central China#Cities with urban area over one million in population, third-most populous city in Central China, and the ...
.
Stations
References
High-speed railway lines in China
Railway lines opened in 2022
{{High-speed rail in the People's Republic of China