Nanchang–Ganzhou high-speed railway

Nanchang–Ganzhou high-speed railway
昌赣客运专线
Overview
Type High-speed rail
Status Under construction
Locale Jiangxi
Termini Nanchang
Ganzhou
Stations 13
Operation
Operator(s) China Railway High-speed
Technical
Line length 422 km (262 mi)
Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Minimum radius 7,000 m (23,000 ft)
Operating speed 350 km/h (217 mph)
Maximum incline 2.0%

The Nanchang–Ganzhou high-speed railway, or Changgan Passenger Dedicated Line (simplified Chinese: 昌赣客运专线; traditional Chinese: 昌贛客運專線; pinyin: Chāng-Gàn Kèyùn Zhuānxiàn), is a high-speed railway[1] currently under construction between Nanchang and Ganzhou in Jiangxi province. This forms the northern section of the larger Nanchang–Shenzhen high-speed railway. The southern section of that railway, the Ganzhou–Shenzhen high-speed railway, commenced construction in January 2015. This will eventually allow for fast connections from Jiangxi to several coastal cities in Guangdong and Fujian.

Construction work began on December 20, 2014, between Nanchang and Ji'an.[2] The 880-kilometre (550 mi) railway is expected to take five years to complete. The length of the railway will be 422 kilometres (262 mi) with 13 stations scheduled to be built. The design speed will be 350 km/h (217 mph) between Nanchang and Ganzhou.

Once completed it is expected to reduce travel times for Nanchang to Ganzhou from five hours to two hours.

References

  1. ↑ "Lawmakers: speed up Jiangxi rail connection". Shenzhen Daily. January 20, 2014. Archived from the original on February 2, 2014. Retrieved January 20, 2014.
  2. ↑ "SZ-Jiangxi high-speed rail work to start". Shenzhen Daily. December 25, 2014. Retrieved December 27, 2014.


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