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, effectively making the southern Jiangsu city-belt operate like a single metropolitan region. The Shanghai–Nanjing intercity high-speed railway is also used by the majority of high-speed trains leaving Shanghai's terminals for

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. thus making it ''de facto'' a part of the Shanghai–Wuhan–Chengdu passenger-dedicated railway.

Route

Stations

The Shanghai–Nanjing high-speed railway has 21 stations altogether along its route. In both Shanghai and Nanjing, this railway's trains may use either one of two different terminals (

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Shanghai Hongqiao railway station Shanghai Hongqiao (; Shanghainese: ''Zånhae Ghonjio Zae'') is one of the most prominent of the main railway stations in Shanghai, China - the others being Shanghai railway station, Shanghai South railway station and Shanghai West railway sta ...

in Shanghai, and Nanjing railway station or Nanjing South railway station in Nanjing). Due to the alignment of the rail line, some stations along it are shared with the conventional

Beijing–Shanghai Railway The Beijing–Shanghai railway or Jinghu railway () is a railway line between Beijing and Shanghai. The line has a total length of and connects the municipalities of Beijing, Tianjin, and Shanghai, as well as the provinces of Hebei, Shandong, ...

(Shanghai, Suzhou, Zhejiang, Nanjing), while three others are shared with the new

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* Xianlin

Zhenjiang City

* Baohuashan (closed 10 April 2020) *

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(bus connection available to

Yangzhou Yangzhou is a prefecture-level city in central Jiangsu Province, East China. Sitting on the north bank of the Yangtze, it borders the provincial capital Nanjing to the southwest, Huai'an to the north, Yancheng to the northeast, Taizhou, Jiangsu, ...

) * Dantu * Danyang

Changzhou City

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Changzhou Changzhou is a prefecture-level city in southern Jiangsu, China. It was previously known as Yanling, Lanling, and Jinling. Located on the southern bank of the Yangtze River, Changzhou borders the provincial capital of Nanjing to the west, Zhen ...

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Qishuyan Qishuyan District () was a district of the city of Changzhou in Jiangsu, China. The local language is the Changzhou dialect of Wu Chinese , region = Shanghai, Zhejiang, southern Jiangsu, parts of Anhui and Jiangxi provinces; overseas ...

Wuxi City

* Huishan *

Wuxi Wuxi ( zh, s=无锡, p=Wúxī, ) is a city in southern Jiangsu, China. As of the 2024 census, it had a population of 7,495,000. The city lies in the southern Yangtze delta and borders Lake Tai. Notable landmarks include Lihu Park, the Mt. Lings ...

* Wuxi New District

Suzhou City

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Suzhou Suzhou is a major prefecture-level city in southern Jiangsu province, China. As part of the Yangtze Delta megalopolis, it is a major economic center and focal point of trade and commerce. Founded in 514 BC, Suzhou rapidly grew in size by the ...

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Suzhou Industrial Park The Suzhou Industrial Park () is a development region in Suzhou, Jiangsu, China. The industrial park was established in February 1994, as part of the Chinese economic reform, reform and opening up campaign in the 1990s, and is unique in its joint ...

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Yangcheng Lake Yangcheng Lake () is a freshwater lake in Suzhou, Jiangsu province, China, about northeast of the city center. The lake is long from north to south, with an average width of from east to west with a surface area of about , and ranges in depth ...

* Kunshan South * Huaqiao

Shanghai Municipality

* Anting North * Shanghai Hongqiao * Nanxiang North * Shanghai West *

Shanghai Shanghai, Shanghainese: , Standard Chinese pronunciation: is a direct-administered municipality and the most populous urban area in China. The city is located on the Chinese shoreline on the southern estuary of the Yangtze River, with the ...

At Shanghai Hongqiao, some trains arriving from Nanjing continue to the

Shanghai–Hangzhou High-Speed Railway The Shanghai–Hangzhou high-speed railway (), also known as the Huhang high-speed railway or Huhang passenger railway is a high-speed rail line in China between Shanghai and Hangzhou, Zhejiang. The line is in length and designed for commerci ...

, providing a one-seat service along the entire Nanjing–Shanghai–Hangzhou line.

References

External links

Route on OpenStreetMap
{{DEFAULTSORT:Shanghai-Nanjing Intercity Railway Rail transport in Shanghai Rail transport in Jiangsu High-speed railway lines in China Railway lines opened in 2010 2010 establishments in China 2010 in Suzhou 2010 in Shanghai