Nanjing–Anqing Intercity Railway
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Nanjing-Anqing Intercity Railway 宁安城际铁路 |
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| Overview | |
| Type | High-speed rail |
| Status | In operation |
| Locale | Nanjing to Anqing, China |
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Nanjing South Anqing |
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| Opened | 6 December 2015 |
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| Line length | 258 kilometres (160 mi) (main line) |
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) |
| Operating speed | 250 km/h （Now 200 km/h) |
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| Simplified Chinese | 宁安城际铁路 | ||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 寧安城際鐵路 | ||||||
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| Hanyu Pinyin | Níng Ān Chéng Jì Tiělù |
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| Line length: | 258 km (160 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Maximum speed: | 250 km/h (155 mph) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Conventional Railway to The Nanjing–Anqing Intercity Railway (Chinese: 宁安城际铁路) is a high-speed rail, passenger-dedicated line between cities of Nanjing, Jiangsu Province and Anqing, Anhui Province, in China. Construction of the 258-kilometre (160 mi) railway began in January 2010, and the line was opened on 6 December 2015.
This railway is a branch of the Beijing–Shanghai High-Speed Railway. The route runs parallel to the Yangtze River, and passes through Ma'anshan, Wuhu, Tongling, and Chizhou, 33 km of the railway will be located in Jiangsu, with 225 km in Anhui. with a total of ten stations.
The total investment is predicted to be 25.702 billion RMB, provided by the Railway departments of Jiangsu province and Anhui province.
Most of the line runs along the southern bank of the Yangtze, but Anqing is located on the northern side of the river. The Anqing Railway Bridge is being constructed 22 km before the Anqing station. The bridge will also serve the Fuyang-Jingdezhen Railway.
The capacity is estimated to be about 125 pairs of trains each day. The trains will have a top speed of 250 kilometers per hour. The railway cut travel time between Nanjing and Anqing from 8 hours to 1.5 hours. It will also allow passengers to travel between Anqing and Shanghai in 3 hours, compared to the current 12 hours. This new railway will be connected to the Yangtze River Delta region's railway network.
Trains are expected to be in service each day from 06:00 to 12:00. 60 pairs of trains will be in operation with a minimum interval between trains of 4 minutes, and an average interval of 15 minutes.
The cost to passengers will be 0.4 to 0.5 RMB (4 to 5 mao) per kilometre.
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