Hefei–Nanjing railway

The Hefei–Nanjing railway also known as the Hening railway (simplified Chinese: 合宁铁路; traditional Chinese: 合寧鐵路; pinyin: Hé-Níng Tiělù) is a railway line in China, running from Hefei to Nanjing at 250 km/h (155 mph). The line is 166 km (103 mi) long and began service on April 18, 2008. High-speed trains on the line reduced travel time between Nanjing and Hefei from over three hours to 1.5 hours. The Hening Line forms part of the higher-speed Shanghai–Wuhan–Chengdu passenger-dedicated railway from Shanghai to Chengdu and the easternmost section of the Nanjing–Xi'an Railway. The faster Shanghai–Chongqing–Chengdu high-speed railway is under construction, including the parallel Shanghai–Suzhou–Huzhou high-speed railway (due for completion in 2023) and the Hefei South–Huzhou section of the Shangqiu–Hangzhou high-speed railway (completed in 2020).

Hefei-Nanjing railway Nanjing-Hefei section of Shanghai–Wuhan–Chengdu passenger-dedicated railway
Hefei-Nanjing Railway
Overview
Other name(s)	Hening railway
Native name	合宁铁路
Status	Operational
Locale	Anhui province Jiangsu province
Termini	Hefei South Nanjing South
Stations	7
Service
Type	High-speed rail Heavy rail
System	China Railway High-speed
History
Opened	April 18, 2008 (2008-04-18)
Technical
Line length	156 km (97 mi)
Number of tracks	2 (Double-track)
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification	25 kV 50 Hz AC (Overhead line)
Operating speed	250 km/h (160 mph)
Route map km link to Hewu line from Hankou 0 Hefei South link to Ningxi railway, Hewu railway, Hejiu railway, Huainan railway, Hebang railway Hefei from Hefei East Sanshilipu Huainan railway to Wuhu 21.7 Feidong Shanghang HSR to Huzhou 54.4 Chaobei 78.3 Huang'an (passing loop) 101 Quanjiao Tingzishan crossing loop Ningxi railway to Yongningzhen Jinghu HSR from Beijing South 126.5 Jiangpu Bridge over the Yangtze 156.4 Nanjing South Ninghang HSR to Hangzhou East link to Beijing–Shanghai HSR and Shanghai–Nanjing ICR km