Hangzhou–Taizhou high-speed railway
High speed rail line in China
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The Hangzhou–Taizhou high-speed railway is a high-speed railway in China. It was opened on 8 January 2022.[1]
| Hangzhou–Taizhou high-speed railway 杭台高速铁路 | |
|---|---|
| Overview | |
| Status | In operation |
| Locale | Zhejiang Province, China |
| Termini | |
| Stations | 12 |
| Service | |
| Operator | China Railway Shanghai Group |
| History | |
| Opened | 8 January 2022[1] |
| Technical | |
| Line length | 267 km (166 mi) |
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) |
| Operating speed | 350 km/h (217 mph) |
Description
The railway does not parallel any existing railway.
The railway is the first privately funded Chinese high-speed railway, while a consortium led by Fosun Group provided 51% of the funds.[2]
Features
Xiaobeishan tunnel, a 596-metre (1,955 ft) long single-bore quadruple track tunnel. The Hangzhou–Taizhou high-speed railway uses the inner two tracks.[3]
The 18.23-kilometre (11.33-mile) Dongming Tunnel is the longest high-speed railway tunnel in East China.[4][2]
Jiaojiang Bridge over Jiao River is a cable-stayed bridge with a total length of 5,253 metres (17,234 ft), a main span of 480 metres (1,570 ft) and a 194-metre (636 ft) high central pylon.[5][6]
Stations
It has the following stations:[7]
| Station Name | Chinese | Metro transfers/connections | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hangzhou East | 杭州东 |  1 4 6 19 | ||||||||
| Hangzhou South | 杭州南 | 5 | ||||||||
| Shaoxing North | 绍兴北 | |||||||||
| Shangyu South | 上虞南 | |||||||||
| Shengzhou North | 嵊州北 | |||||||||
| Shengzhou Xinchang | 嵊州新昌 | |||||||||
| Tiantaishan | 天台山 | |||||||||
| Linhai | 临海 | |||||||||
| Taizhou | 台州 | |||||||||
| Wenling | 温岭 | |||||||||
| Wenling West | 温岭西 | |||||||||
| Yuhuan | 玉环 | |||||||||
