The Shanghai–Hangzhou High-Speed Railway , also known as the Huhang High-Speed Railway or Huhang Passenger Railway is a high-speed rail

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 in China

High-speed rail in China

High-speed rail in China refers to any commercial train service in the China with an average speed of or higher. By that measure, China has the world's longest high-speed rail network with about of routes in service as of June 2011 including of rail lines with top speeds of...

 between Shanghai

Shanghai

Shanghai is the largest city by population in China and the largest city proper in the world. It is one of the four province-level municipalities in the People's Republic of China, with a total population of over 23 million as of 2010...

 and Hangzhou

Hangzhou

Hangzhou , formerly transliterated as Hangchow, is the capital and largest city of Zhejiang Province in Eastern China. Governed as a sub-provincial city, and as of 2010, its entire administrative division or prefecture had a registered population of 8.7 million people...

. The line is 202 km (125.5 mi) in length and designed for commercial train service at 350 km/h (217 mph). It was built in 20 months and opened on October 26, 2010. The line shortened travel time between the two cities from 78 to 45 minutes. It has made the proposed Shanghai-Hangzhou Maglev Train

Shanghai-Hangzhou Maglev Train

Shanghai-Hangzhou Maglev Train is a proposed maglev train line from Shanghai to Hangzhou, to be built by Germany's Transrapid consortium . Originally planned to be ready for Expo 2010, the controversial project was repeatedly delayed, with final approval being granted on August 18, 2008...

 unlikely.

Speed records

In September 2010, a test train on the Shanghai-Hangzhou high-speed line achieved a speed of 416.6 km/h (259 mph) setting a Chinese train speed record.

In October 2010, Chinese officials

Government of the People's Republic of China

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 stated that a bullet train

Bullet train

Bullet train may refer to:* The Shinkansen high speed trains of Japan, so nicknamed for their appearance and speed* Other high speed trains of a similar appearance to the original Japanese trains...

 on the Huhang High-Speed Railway had set a new world record for train speed on a scheduled trip at 262 mph (422 km/h). (The fastest overall record is still held by the V150, a
TGV

TGV

The TGV is France's high-speed rail service, currently operated by SNCF Voyages, the long-distance rail branch of SNCF, the French national rail operator....

 prototype of France, at 356 mph (573 km/h) set in 2007.)

Etymology

"Hu" (沪) stands for "Shanghai

Shanghai

Shanghai is the largest city by population in China and the largest city proper in the world. It is one of the four province-level municipalities in the People's Republic of China, with a total population of over 23 million as of 2010...

" and "Hang"(杭) stands for Hangzhou

Hangzhou

Hangzhou , formerly transliterated as Hangchow, is the capital and largest city of Zhejiang Province in Eastern China. Governed as a sub-provincial city, and as of 2010, its entire administrative division or prefecture had a registered population of 8.7 million people...

, the capital city of Zhejiang Province.

Train stations

There are nine train stations on the line:

• Shanghai Hongqiao Railway Station
  Shanghai Hongqiao Railway Station
  Shanghai Hongqiao Railway Station is one of the four major railway stations in Shanghai, China, the others being Shanghai Railway Station, Shanghai South Railway Station, and Shanghai West Railway Station...
  
  
• Songjiang South Railway Station
  Songjiang South Railway Station
  Songjiang South Railway Station is a railway station of Huhang Passenger Railway located in Shanghai, People's Republic of China....
  
  
• Jinshan North Railway Station
  Jinshan North Railway Station
  Jinshan North Railway Station is a railway station of Huhang Passenger Railway located in Shanghai, People's Republic of China....
  
  
• Jiashan South Railway Station
  Jiashan South Railway Station
  Jiashan South Railway Station is a railway station of Huhang Passenger Railway located in Zhejiang, People's Republic of China....
  
  
• Jiaxing South Railway Station
  Jiaxing South Railway Station
  Jiaxing South Railway Station is a railway station of Huhang Passenger Railway located in Zhejiang, People's Republic of China....
  
  
• Tongxiang Railway Station
  Tongxiang Railway Station
  Tongxiang Railway Station is a railway station of Huhang Passenger Railway located in Zhejiang, People's Republic of China....
  
  
• Haining West Railway Station
  Haining West Railway Station
  Haining West Railway Station is a railway station of Huhang Passenger Railway located in Zhejiang, People's Republic of China....
  
  
• Yuhang South Railway Station
  Yuhang South Railway Station
  Yuhang South Railway Station is a railway station of Huhang Passenger Railway located in Zhejiang, People's Republic of China....
  
  
• Hangzhou East Railway Station
  Hangzhou East Railway Station
  Hangzhou East Railway Station is a railway station of Hukun Railway located in Zhejiang, People's Republic of China.-History:The station opened in 1992.Since 2010, the station is the terminal of the Shanghai–Hangzhou High-Speed Railway.- See also :...
  
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