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Shanghai–Kunming railway 沪昆铁路
Shanghai-Kunming Railway overXiang River in Hunan
Overview
Status	Active
Termini	Shanghai Shanghai South Kunming
Service
Type	Heavy rail
Operator(s)	China Railway
Technical
Line length	2,690 km (1,670 mi)
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)standard gauge
Electrification	25 kV 50 Hz AC
Route map Legend km elev Shanghai North Shanghai Outer ring line former Inner ring line Shanghai West Shanghai–Nanjing ICR toNanjing Beijing–Shanghai railway toBeijing Nanxiang & Nanxiang North marshalling yard Beijing South,Nanjing,Nanjing South Shanghai–Nanjing ICR Beijing–Shanghai HSR Shanghai Hongqiao Fengbang Qibao Lijiatang 0 Shanghai South Xinzhuang Chunshen (goods yard in the middle, passenger platforms outside) Xinqiao Jinshan railway toJinshanwei 26 Songjiang North Shihudang Fengjing Jiashan Jiaxing East 80 Jiaxing Shanghai–Kunming HSR fromShanghai Hongqiao Mawangtang 108 Haining Xieqiao Chang'anzhen Shanghai–Kunming HSR fromShanghai Hongqiao Nanjing–Hangzhou HSR fromNanjing South Linping Xuancheng–Hangzhou railway fromXuancheng Qiaosi marshalling yard Jianqiao (bypass line on left, main line on right) Genshanmen 167 Hangzhou East Hangzhou Nanxingqiao Qiantang River Bridge New Qianjiang Railway Bridge (centre) Second Qianjiang Bridge (right) Qiantangjiang Xiaoshan West Yingning Hangzhou South Xiaoshan–Ningbo railway toNingbo Hangzhou–Fuzhou–Shenzhen railway toShenzhen North Xiaoshan Hangzhou–Huangshan ICR toHuangshan North Meichi Zhuji East Zhuji Shanghai–Kunming HSR Paitou Pujiang 312 Yiwu Yiwu West Tangya Jinhua South Jinhua–Wenzhou railway Jinhua–Wenzhou HSR toWenzhou Dongxiao Jinhua East marshalling yard 360 Jinhua Jinhua line to Jinhua West Jinhua–Qiandaohu railway to Qiandaohu South Jinhua river Bailongqiao Jiangtang Tangxi Longyou East Longyou Quzhou East 446 Quzhou Shanghai–Kunming HSR Quzhou–Jiujiang railway toJiujiang Houxijie Jiangshan Shangpu Hecun Xintangbian Shanghai Group Nanchang Group Huyan Yushan Guangfeng Hefei South Hefei–Fuzhou HSRFuzhou 557 Shangrao Shanghai–Kunming HSR Shangrao–Qianshan railway to Qianshan West Fenglingtou Kengkou Hengfeng–Fuzhou railway fromFuzhou Hengfeng Yiyang Hetanbu Anhui–Jiangxi railway fromHuolonggang Guixi Tongjia Yingtan marshalling yard Yingtan–Xiamen railway toXiamen 673 Yingtan Yujiang Dongxiang Yaqian Jinxian Shanghai–Kunming HSR toNanchang West Wenjiazhen Fu River bridge Liangjiadu Beijing–Kowloon railway toBeijing West Xiangtang West marshalling yard Liangjiadu–Tangang grand bridge Jiangjia Beijing–Kowloon railway toChangping Nanchang West Xiangtang–Putian railwayFuzhou Tangang Fengcheng Fengcheng–Luoshi railway to Luoshi from Meilin Tuochuanbu Zhangshu Gan River Zhangjiashan Zhangjiashan–Shangtang railway to Shangtang Linjiangzhen Huangtugang Luofang Xinyu Hexia Fenyi–Wenzhu railway from Wenzhu Fenyi Binjiang Shanghai–Kunming HSR fromNanchang West Yichun Yichun West Xicun Shanghai–Kunming HSR toChangsha South Luxi Gaokeng railway from Gaokeng Quanjiang Baiyuan Pingxiang Yaojiazhou Dengxinqiao Nanchang Group Guangzhou Group Liling–Chaling railway to Qinglu Liling Dongchongpu Wulidun Changsha–Zhuzhou–Xiangtan ICR fromZhuzhou South Beijing–Guangzhou railwayGuangzhou 1,125 Zhuzhou Changsha–Zhuzhou–Xiangtan ICR toChangsha West Tianxin Zhuzhou North marshalling yard Beijing–Guangzhou railway toFengtai Beijing West Beijing–Guangzhou HSRGuangzhou South Shilichong Xiangtan East Changsha–Zhuzhou–Xiangtan ICR fromChangsha West Xiang River 1,151 Xiangtan Jiangshe Yunhuqiao Xiangshao Shaoshan railway to Shaoshan Xiangxiang Shuangjiang Pu'antang Qiziqiao Shaoyang North Shanghai–Kunming HSRChangsha South Shengxiqiao Yiyong railway from Yiyang East Loudi East 1,250 Loudi Yiyong railway to Yongzhou Baimujing Yangshi Lianyuan Shiquan Jinzhu Shan Lengshuijiang East Lengshuijiang West Xinhua Jintan Xihe Hengyang Shan Tuanjie Shan Anhua Qujiang Yanxi Xinshengli Dizhuang Chuanshui Xupu Simeng Dajiangkou Chenxi Xiaolongmen Huaqiaozhen Luyang Huaihua East Yueshan Jiaozuo–Liuzhou railwayLiuzhou 1,565 Huaihua Chongqing–Huaihua railway toTuanjiecun Gongping Kunming South Shanghai–Kunming HSRShaoyang North Zhijiang West Lengshuipu Bozhou Xinhuang Guangzhou Group Chengdu Group Dalong Yuping 1,746 Zhenyuan 1,834 Kaili Guiding Gaopingpu Guiyang–Guangzhou HSR fromGuangzhou South Mazhipu Guizhou–Guangxi railway fromLiuzhou Longli link fromLongli North onGuiyang–Guangzhou HSR Laoluobao Datu Guiyang–Guangzhou HSR fromGuiyang North from Dagaimao freight yard Guiyang South 2,022 Guiyang Sichuan–Guizhou railway toChongqing Sichuan–Guizhou railway toQianlingshan Guiyang West Huapo to Huaxi Shibanshao Guiyang ring railway fromLongdongbao Guiyang ring railway toGuiyang North Huchao Hulin new line Machang Shanghai–Kunming HSR fromGuiyang North Gaofeng Pingba Xinpingba Tianlong Liangsuotun 2,119 Anshun Yaopu Shanghai–Kunming HSR toKunming South Huangtong Huachu Yaodayong 2,175 Liuzhi Nayu Xinyao Guanqin Erdaoyan Cichong Lanba Shuangshui Anshun–Liupanshui ICR fromAnshun West 2,271 Liupanshui Liupanshui South marshalling yard Shuangshui–Dawan railway Liupanshui–Baiguo railway toHongguo Caojiawan Maga Putaojing Meihuashan Neijiang–Kunming railway toNeijiang Wumengshan No. 2 tunnel (12,260 m) Banuokuai Beikaizhu Sanlian tunnel (12,214 m) Qiewu Chengdu Group Kunming Group 2,402 Xuanwei Panxi railway toHongguo Zhanyi 2,503 Qujing Nanning–Kunming railway fromNanning Kunming East marshalling yard 2,660 Kunming Chengdu–Kunming railway toChengdu km This diagram: view talk edit

TheShanghai–Kunming Railway orHukun Railway (simplified Chinese:沪昆铁路;traditional Chinese:滬昆鐵路;pinyin:hùkūn tiělù), also known as theHukun Line, is a major arterialrailroad acrosseastern,south central andsouthwestChina. It connectsShanghai, whose shorthand name isHu, andKunming. The line has a total length of 2,690 km (1,670 mi) and passes through Shanghai Municipality,Zhejiang,Jiangxi,Hunan,Guizhou andYunnan Province. Major cities along route include Shanghai,Jiaxing,Hangzhou,Yiwu,Jinhua,Shangrao,Yingtan,Pingxiang,Zhuzhou,Huaihua,Kaili,Guiyang,Anshun,Qujing, and Kunming.

The Hukun Line isdouble track fromShanghai's South Station toLiupanshui andsingle-track railway for about 400 kilometres (250 mi) from Liupanshui to Kunming. Thespeed limit for the line is 200 kilometres per hour (120 mph) from Shanghai toZhuzhou and 120 kilometres per hour (75 mph) from Zhuzhou toHuaihua. The entire line iselectrified.

TheShanghai–Kunming high-speed railway runs parallel to the Shanghai–Kunming Railway.

The Shanghai–Kunming Railway has four major segments, which were built over a span of 70 years. In 2006, after theMinistry of Railways rebuilt sections along route and increased train travel speed, the four lines were collectively referred to as one.

• Shanghai–Hangzhou Railway (Huhang Line沪杭铁路;滬杭鐵路;Hùháng Tiělù), 189 km (117 mi) in length, was built between 1906 and 1909 and connects Shanghai and Hangzhou.
• Zhejiang–Jiangxi Railway (Zhegan Line浙赣铁路;浙贛鐵路;Zhègàn Tiělù), 946 km (588 mi) in length, was built between 1899 and 1937 and connected Hangzhou, the capital of Zhejiang Province, withZhuzhou, in northernHunan province.
• Hunan–Guizhou Railway (Xiangqian Line湘黔铁路;湘黔鐵路;Xiāngqián Tiělù), 905 km (562 mi) in length, was begun in 1937, halted in 1939 byWorld War II, restarted in 1953 and completed in 1975. It runs from Zhuzhou to Guiyang, capital of Guizhou Province.
• Guiyang–Kunming Railway (Guikun Line贵昆铁路;貴昆鐵路;Guìkūn Tiělù), 639 km (397 mi) in length, was built between 1958 and 1970, and connects Guiyang and Kunming. It was electrified in 1980.

On May 23, 2010 (UTC+8), a passenger trainderailed after heavy rains caused mudslides on the Hukun Line in Jiangxi Province, killing 19 passengers and injuring 71.^{[citation needed]}

• Documentary about the Guikun line.

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