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Hefei–Wuhan railway

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Hefei–Wuhan railway
Hefei-Wuhan section of the Shanghai–Wuhan–Chengdu passenger railway corridor
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On the Hewu railway in Jinzhai County, Anhui
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Other nameHewu line
Native name合武铁路
StatusOperational
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Stations13
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TypeHigh-speed rail
Heavy rail
SystemChina Railway High-speed China Railway High-speed
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OpenedDecember 31, 2008 (2008-12-31)
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Line length359 km (223 mi)
Number of tracks2 (Double-track)
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification25 kV 50 Hz AC (Overhead line)
Operating speed250 km/h (160 mph)
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Hefei South
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Hefei
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Taohuadian
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Hefei West
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Chang'anji
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Nanfenlu
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passing over Ningxi railway
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Lu'an
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Dushanzhen
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Hongshigen tunnel (5,108 m)
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Jinzhai
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Jinzhai tunnel (10,766 m)
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Tiantangzhai
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Hongshíyan tunnel (7,820 m)
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Dunyitang
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Zhanglingguan tunnel (5,488 m)
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Dabieshan tunnel (13,256 m)
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Sanhe
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Macheng North
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Hong'an West
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Hengdian East
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Hankou
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The Hefei–Wuhan railway (simplified Chinese: 合武铁路; traditional Chinese: 合武鐵路; pinyin: Hé-Wǔ tiělù) is a 250 kilometres per hour (160 mph) high-speed railway in Chinese provinces of Anhui and Hubei, with trains running from Anhui's capital Hefei to Hubei's capital Wuhan. The railway uses tunnels when crossing the Dabie Mountains on the Anhui–Hubei border. The railway opened on 31 December 2008, high-speed services started on April 1, 2009.[1] at 250 km/h (160 mph) and has been used by Shanghai–Nanjing–Hefei–Wuhan express trains since then.

As of July 2010, scheduling systems showed nine daily D-series express trains running in each direction between Hefei and Wuhan's three train stations (Wuhan, Hankou, and Wuchang), making the trip in 2 hours to 2 hrs 40 min. Another six Shanghai-Wuhan D-series trains passed this section without stopping in Hefei.[2] The railway is built to National Class I standards and can accommodate freight, including double-stack rail transport.[3][4]

This railway is one of the sections of the important east-west route known as the Shanghai–Wuhan–Chengdu High-Speed Railway (Shanghai–Hankou–Chengdu).

The parallel and faster Hefei–Wuhan high-speed railway, which will form part of the Shanghai–Chongqing–Chengdu high-speed railway, has been under construction since 2 January 2024 and is expected to open in 2028.[5]

References

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  1. ↑ Two high-speed rail links start April 1
  2. ↑ Hefei to Wuhan (合肥→武汉) and Shanghai to Wuhan (上海→武汉) schedules on www.12306.cn
  3. ↑ "(武)汉宜(昌)铁路将于2012年7月1日正式开通运营". www.gov.cn. Retrieved 2025-03-09.
  4. ↑ sina_mobile (2012-06-26). "汉宜铁路正式获批 7月1日将开通运营". finance.sina.cn. Retrieved 2025-08-25.
  5. ↑ "合武高铁今日开工建设" [Hewu High-speed Railway starts construction today]. People's Daily. 2 January 2024. Archived from the original on 2 January 2024. Retrieved 18 January 2025.