Jingmen–Jingzhou high-speed railway
High-speed rail line in China
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The Jingmen–Jingzhou high-speed railway is a high-speed railway line in Hubei, China. The railway is 77.6 kilometres (48.2 mi) long and have a design speed of 350 kilometres per hour (220 mph).[1] The railway opened on 8 December 2024.[2]
| Jingmen–Jingzhou high-speed railway | |
|---|---|
| Overview | |
| Native name | 荆荆铁路 |
| Status | Operational |
| Termini |
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| Stations | 3 |
| Service | |
| Operator | China Railway Wuhan Group |
| History | |
| Opened | 8 December 2024 |
| Technical | |
| Line length | 77.6 km (48 mi) |
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) |
| Operating speed | 350 km/h (217 mph) |
Route
The railway runs from north to south, approximately parallel to the existing freight-only Jingmen–Shashi railway. The northern terminus is Jingmen West, the southern terminus is Jingzhou, and there is one intermediate station, Shayang West.[3]
Stations
| Station Name[3] | Chinese | China Railway transfers/connections | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jingmen West | 荆门西 | |||||||||
| Shayang West | 沙洋西 | |||||||||
| Jingzhou | 荆州 | |||||||||
