Shanghai–Kunming Railway

Shanghai-Kunming Railway
The Erdaoyan Station on the Guikun Section of the Shanghai-Kunming Railway in Guizhou
Overview
Type	Heavy rail
Status	Active
Termini	Shanghai South Shanghai Kunming
Operation
Operator(s)	China Railways
Technical
Line length	2,690 km (1,670 mi)
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in)
Route map 0  Shanghai South 5 km Xinzhuang 26 km Songjiang 80 km Jiaxing 108 km Haining 167 km Hangzhou East 312 km Yiwu 360 km Jinhua 446 km Quzhou 557 km Shangrao 673 km Yingtan 1125 km Zhuzhou 1151 km Xiangtan 1250 km Loudi 1565 km Huaihua 1652 km Xinhuang 1685 km Yuping 1746 km Zhenyuan 1834 km Kaili 2022 km Guiyang 2119 km Anshun 2175 km Liuzhi 2271 km Liupanshui 2402 km Xuanwei 2503 km Qujing 2660 km Kunming

The Shanghai–Kunming Railway or Hukun Railway (simplified Chinese: 沪昆铁路; traditional Chinese: 滬昆鐵路; pinyin: hùkūn tiělù), also known as the Hukun Line, is a major arterial railroad across eastern, south central and southwest China. It connects Shanghai, whose shorthand name is Hu, and Kunming. The line has a total length of 2,690 km and passes through Shanghai Municipality, Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Hunan, Guizhou and Yunnan Province. Major cities along route include Shanghai, Jiaxing, Hangzhou, Yiwu, Jinhua, Shangrao, Yingtan, Pingxiang, Zhuzhou, Huaihua, Kaili, Guiyang, Anshun, Qujing, and Kunming.

The Hukun Line is double track from Shanghai's South Station to Liupanshui and single-track railway for about 400 km from Liupanshui to Kunming. The speed limit for Hukun Line is 200 km/h from Shanghai to Zhuzhou and it is 120 km/h from Zhuzhou to Huaihua. The entire line is electrified.