Beijing−Shanghai high-speed railway Second Channel
| Beijing-Shanghai High-Speed Railway Second Corridor | |
|---|---|
| Overview | |
| Status | Under construction |
| Termini | |
| Service | |
| Type | High-speed rail |
| System | China Railway |
| Technical | |
| Line length | about 1,500 km (930 mi) |
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge |
| Electrification | 25 kV 50 Hz AC (overhead line) |
| Operating speed | 350 kilometres per hour (220 mph) |
The Beijing-Shanghai High-Speed Railway Second Corridor (Chinese: 京沪高铁第二通道; pinyin: Jīng hù gāotiě dì èr tōngdào) is a new high-speed railway connecting Beijing and Shanghai in addition to the Beijing–Shanghai high-speed railway. The line runs from Beijing South to Anting and Shituan in Shanghai, and the route is Beijing–Tianjin–Weifang–Linyi–Xinyi–Huai'an–Yancheng–Nantong–Shanghai. It consists of the Beijing–Tianjin ICR, the Tianjin–Weifang–Yantai HSR, the Weifang–Suqian HSR, part of the Xuzhou–Yancheng HSR, part of the Lianyungang–Zhenjiang HSR and part of the Shanghai–Nanjing–Hefei HSR, with a total length of 1,424 km (885 mi).