Hebeng Passenger Railway
Encyclopedia
Hefei–Bengbu High-Speed Railway is a 130.67 km high-speed rail
line between Hefei
and Bengbu
in Anhui
province, China under construction since January 2009. It is expected to be put into service by 2013. The total estimated investment is 13.6 billion yuan
. The design speed is 350 km/h (220 mph). It is part of the Jingfu line connecting Beijing
and Fuzhou
.
There are 8 stations along this line, travel time spend between Hebeng and Beijing will expected to only four hours.
High-speed rail
High-speed rail is a type of passenger rail transport that operates significantly faster than the normal speed of rail traffic. Specific definitions by the European Union include for upgraded track and or faster for new track, whilst in the United States, the U.S...
line between Hefei
Hefei
Hefei is the capital and largest city of Anhui Province in Eastern China. A prefecture-level city, it is the political, economic, and cultural centre of Anhui...
and Bengbu
Bengbu
Bengbu , formerly known as P'engpu and Peng-pu, is a prefecture-level city with a population of 3,164,467 at the last census in northern Anhui Province, People's Republic of China...
in Anhui
Anhui
Anhui is a province in the People's Republic of China. Located in eastern China across the basins of the Yangtze River and the Huai River, it borders Jiangsu to the east, Zhejiang to the southeast, Jiangxi to the south, Hubei to the southwest, Henan to the northwest, and Shandong for a tiny...
province, China under construction since January 2009. It is expected to be put into service by 2013. The total estimated investment is 13.6 billion yuan
Chinese yuan
The yuan is the base unit of a number of modern Chinese currencies. The yuan is the primary unit of account of the Renminbi.A yuán is also known colloquially as a kuài . One yuán is divided into 10 jiǎo or colloquially máo...
. The design speed is 350 km/h (220 mph). It is part of the Jingfu line connecting Beijing
Beijing
Beijing , also known as Peking , is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The city is the country's political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China's...
and Fuzhou
Fuzhou
Fuzhou is the capital and one of the largest cities in Fujian Province, People's Republic of China. Along with the many counties of Ningde, those of Fuzhou are considered to constitute the Mindong linguistic and cultural area....
.
There are 8 stations along this line, travel time spend between Hebeng and Beijing will expected to only four hours.