Changde-Yiyang section of Chongqing-Xiamen High-speed Railway opens
2022-12-26
The Changde-Changsha section of Chongqing-Xiamen High-speed Railway is 154 kilometers long, with a designated speed of 350 kilometers per hour. It was constructed and opened to traffic in sections.
The 63-km section from Yiyang to Changsha was put into operation in September 2022. The 91-km section from Changde to Yiyang opened this time passes through Changde and Yiyang, and joins the Yiyang-Changsha section at Yiyang South Railway Station. There are three stations along the Changde-Changsha section, namely, Changde, Hanshou and Yiyang South, among which Changde and Yiyang South are the existing stations and Hanshou is a newly-built one.
At the initial stage of operation, the authorities plan to arrange 29.5 pairs of bullet trains. Bullet trains from Zhangjiajie and Changde to Changsha will run for the first time. The shortest travel time between Zhangjiajie and Changsha will be 1 hour and 52 minutes, and that between Changde and Changsha will be 59 minutes.
The Changde-Yiyang section of Chongqing-Xiamen High-speed Railway is an integral part of the Chongqing-Xiamen channel of China’s “Eight Vertical and Eight Horizontal” high-speed rail network. It’s connected with Qianjiang-Zhangjiajie-Changde High-speed Railway, Changsha-Zhuzhou-Xiangtan Intercity Railway, and several other lines that have been put into operation, and plays a prominent role as a regional liaison line.
The 63-km section from Yiyang to Changsha was put into operation in September 2022. The 91-km section from Changde to Yiyang opened this time passes through Changde and Yiyang, and joins the Yiyang-Changsha section at Yiyang South Railway Station. There are three stations along the Changde-Changsha section, namely, Changde, Hanshou and Yiyang South, among which Changde and Yiyang South are the existing stations and Hanshou is a newly-built one.
At the initial stage of operation, the authorities plan to arrange 29.5 pairs of bullet trains. Bullet trains from Zhangjiajie and Changde to Changsha will run for the first time. The shortest travel time between Zhangjiajie and Changsha will be 1 hour and 52 minutes, and that between Changde and Changsha will be 59 minutes.
The Changde-Yiyang section of Chongqing-Xiamen High-speed Railway is an integral part of the Chongqing-Xiamen channel of China’s “Eight Vertical and Eight Horizontal” high-speed rail network. It’s connected with Qianjiang-Zhangjiajie-Changde High-speed Railway, Changsha-Zhuzhou-Xiangtan Intercity Railway, and several other lines that have been put into operation, and plays a prominent role as a regional liaison line.
