Nanjing–Anqing intercity railway

Nanjing–Anqing intercity railway
Nanjing–Anqing intercity railway
Overview
Native name宁安城际铁路
StatusOperational
Owner CR Shanghai
Locale
Termini
Service
TypeHigh-speed rail
System China Railway High-speed
Operator(s) CR Shanghai
History
OpenedDecember 6, 2015 (2015-12-06)
Technical
Line length258 km (160 mi) (main line)
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Electrification25 kV 50 Hz AC (Overhead line)
Operating speed250 km/h (155 mph)
Route map

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Nanjing South
Beijing–Shanghai HSR to Beijing South
Hefei–Nanjing railway to Hefei South
Jiangning West
Ma'anshan East
Dangtu East
Wuhu
Wuhu South
Fanchang West
Zhongming North
Tongling North
Tongling West
Nanjing–Tongling railway
Tongling
Maya
Chizhou
Yantang
Lu'an–Jingdezhen railway from Jingdezhen
Changfeng
Lu'an–Jingdezhen railway to Lu'an
Anqing
Anqing North (EMU storage)
Huaining
Anqing railway to Anqing West, Hefei
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Nanjing–Anqing intercity railway
Simplified Chinese宁安城际铁路
Traditional Chinese寧安城際鐵路
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinNíng Ān Chéng Jì Tiělù

The Nanjing–Anqing intercity railway (Chinese: 宁安城际铁路) is a high-speed rail, passenger-dedicated line between cities of Nanjing, Jiangsu Province and Anqing, Anhui Province, in China. Construction of the 258-kilometre (160 mi) railway began in January 2010, and the line was opened on 6 December 2015.

This railway is a branch of the Beijing–Shanghai high-speed railway. The route runs parallel to the Yangtze River, and passes through Ma'anshan, Wuhu, Tongling, and Chizhou, 33 km (21 mi) of the railway is located in Jiangsu, with 225 km (140 mi) in Anhui. with a total of ten stations.

The total investment was predicted to be 25.702 billion RMB, provided by the Railway departments of Jiangsu province and Anhui province.

Most of the line runs along the southern bank of the Yangtze, but Anqing is located on the northern side of the river. The Anqing Railway Bridge was built 22 km (14 mi) before Anqing station. The bridge also serves the FuyangJingdezhen Railway.