Shanghai–Kunming Passenger Dedicated Line
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The Shanghai–Kunming Passenger Dedicated Line is a high-speed railway line partially under construction in the People's Republic of China
. It is part of the CRH
's system of passenger dedicated lines, beginning in Shanghai
and ending in Kunming
. It will parallel much of the current lower-speed Shanghai–Kunming Railway. It will also pass through the cities of Hangzhou
and Changsha.
, known as the Shanghai–Hangzhou Passenger Railway.
People's Republic of China
China , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres...
. It is part of the CRH
China Railway High-speed
China Railway High-speed ; ) is the high-speed rail system operated by China Railways.Hexie Hao is the designation for high-speed trains running on this rail system. At the middle of the run, all trains were marked "CRH" on the centre of the head vehicle and the side of the walls of each vehicle...
's system of passenger dedicated lines, beginning in 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 ending in Kunming
Kunming
' is the capital and largest city of Yunnan Province in Southwest China. It was known as Yunnan-Fou until the 1920s. A prefecture-level city, it is the political, economic, communications and cultural centre of Yunnan, and is the seat of the provincial government...
. It will parallel much of the current lower-speed Shanghai–Kunming Railway. It will also pass through the cities of 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...
and Changsha.
Status
Currently, the only section of the Shanghai–Kunming Passenger Dedicated Line in operation is the section from Shanghai to HangzhouHangzhou
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...
, known as the Shanghai–Hangzhou Passenger Railway.