Shiwu Passenger Railway
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Beijing–Guangzhou–Shenzhen–Hong Kong High-Speed Railway
Shijiazhuang–Wuhan Section 京广深港高速铁路石武段 |
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| Type | High-speed rail | ||
| Status | operational | ||
| Locale | China | ||
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| Operator(s) | China Railway High-speed | ||
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| Line length | 840 km (522 mi) | ||
| Track gauge | 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) | ||
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Shiwu Passenger Railway (simplified Chinese: 石武客运专线; traditional Chinese: 石武客運專線; pinyin: Shíwǔ Kèyùn Zhuān Xiàn) is an 840 km high-speed rail line between Shijiazhuang and Wuhan in China. It has been under construction since October 2008. The total investment is 116.76 billion yuan. The design speed is 350 km/h (220 mph). It is part of the Jingguang Passenger Dedicated Line, a high-speed railway connecting Beijing and Guangzhou, which runs parallel to the older conventional Jingguang Railway.
The railway crosses the Yangtze in Wuhan over the Tianxingzhou Bridge, which was opened in December 2009.
Track-laying commenced on November 29, 2010.
Early on, it was reported that the Zhengzhou-Wuhan section was to enter service on 2012-07-01; however, later on the date was moved back to the end of September 2012. Trial runs on this section began on August 26. The line was put into service on 2012-09-28 between Zhengzhou and Wuhan, a distance of 536 km.
As of 2012-09-28, published schedules show a number of G-series trains running from the new Zhengzhou East Railway Station via Wuhan to Guangzhou. There are also some G-series trains from Wuhan to Zhengzhou Railway Station, where a convenient connection to the frequent service on the Zhengzhou–Xi'an High-Speed Railway is possible. A few direct trains from Xi'an North Railway Station to Guangzhou South and Shenzhen North (e.g. G824/G821 via Zhengzhou or G838/G835 via Zhengzhou East), over the Zhengzhou–Xi'an High-Speed Railway and the Shijiazhiuang-Wuhan-Guangzhou line, have been introduced as well.
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