Hefei–Bengbu High-Speed Railway

Beijing–Shanghai High-Speed Railway
Hefei–Bengbu Section
京沪高速铁路合蚌段

Hefei–Bengbu High-Speed Railway near Bengbu South Station
Overview
Type High-speed rail
Status Operational
Locale People's Republic of China
Termini Hefei
Bengbu South
Stations 9
Operation
Opened 16 October 2012
Operator(s) China Railway High-speed
Rolling stock CRH380A
Technical
Line length 130 km (81 mi)
Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 12 in) standard gauge
Operating speed 300 km/h (186 mph)
Route map
Hefei–Bengbu High-Speed Railway
Beijing–Shanghai Railway to Beijing
Bengbu
Shuijiahu–Bengbu Railway to Shuijiahu
Beijing–Shanghai Railway to Shanghai
Beijing–Shanghai High-Speed Railway to Beijing South
Bengbu South
Beijing–Shanghai High-Speed Railway to Shanghai Hongqiao
Liufuzhen South
Huainan East
Huainan Railway to Huainan
Shuijiahu–Bengbu Railway to Bengbu
Shuijiahu
Huainan Railway to Wuhu
Xiatangji
Shuangdun
Dabaoying Depot
Hefei North City
Huainan Railway to Huainan
Hefei
Hefei–Nanjing Railway to Nanjing
Huainan Railway to Wuhu
Hefei–Wuhan Railway to Hankou and Nanjing–Xi'an Railway to Xi'an
Hefei–Jiujiang Railway to Jiujiang

Hefei–Bengbu High-Speed Railway (or the Hefei–Bengbu Branch of the Beijing–Shanghai High-Speed Railway) is a 130.67 km high-speed rail line between Hefei and Bengbu in Anhui province. It is a part of the future Jingfu line connecting Beijing and Fuzhou.

Construction started in January 2009. The railway was opened on October 16, 2012.[1][2]

With the fastest (G-series) trains on the new line, the travel time from Hefei to Beijing South Railway Station is only four hours. Besides the Hefei-Beijing trains, there is also direct service from Hefei to Qingdao, via Jinan and the Jiaozhou–Jinan High-Speed Railway.[3][4]

The total estimated investment is 13.6 billion yuan. The design speed is 350 km/h (220 mph). It is part of the Jingfu line connecting Beijing and Fuzhou.

There are 8 stations along this line.

References

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