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Guangzhou–Kunming passageway
广昆通道
Overview
StatusFully operational
LocalePeople's Republic of China
Termini
Service
TypeHigh-speed rail
Operator(s)China Railway High-speed
History
Opened28 December 2016
Technical
Line length1285km
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification50 Hz 25,000 V
Operating speed200 to 350 km/h (124 to 217 mph)

The Guangzhou–Kunming passageway is a high-speed railway passage connecting Guangzhou in Guangdong Province and Kunming in Yunnan Province, passing through Nanning en route. Announced in 2016 as part of China's "Eight Vertical and Eight Horizontal" network, the line is made up of the existing Nanning–Guangzhou high-speed railway and Nanning–Kunming high-speed railway lines. It is about 986 km in length, and is fully operational as of 28 December 2016.

Sections

Section
Railway line
Description Designed
speed
(km/h)

Length
(km)

Construction
start date

Open date
Guangzhou–Nanning
Nanning–Guangzhou high-speed railway
Class I high-speed connecting Guangzhou with Nanning. 250 576 2008-11-09 2014-12-26
Nanning–Kunming
Nanning–Kunming high-speed railway)
PDL connecting Nanning with Kunming. 250 709 2009-12-27 2016-12-28

References

See also

High-speed rail in China
High-speed demonstrative maglev
National 8+8 high-speed corridors
Coastal
Hangshen
parallel
other branches
Beijing–Shanghai
West route
East route
branches
Beijing–Hong Kong (Taipei)§
To Hong Kong
To Taipei
Harbin–Hong Kong (Macau)§
Hohhot–Nanning
Beijing–KunmingBeijing–Xiong'an–Xinzhou–Xi'an–Chengdu–Yibin–Kunming
Branch lines
Baotou (Yinchuan)–Hainan
Lanzhou (Xining)–Guangzhou
Suifenhe–Manzhouli
Beijing–Lanzhou
Qingdao–Yinchuan
Eurasia Continental
Yangtze River
Old lineShanghai–Wuxi–Nanjing–Hefei–Wuhan–Yichang–Lichuan–Chongqing–Suining–Chengdu
Shanghai–Kunming
Xiamen–Chongqing
Guangzhou–KunmingGuangzhou–Nanning–Kunming
Other conventional high-speed railways (list)
Intercity and
long-distance
Regional intercity
Upgraded old lines
Rolling stock
  • Italics: under construction or currently not operational
  • (-), Place A-: section under construction or currently not operational
  • §: in/related to Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan
  • (Place A–Place B): share tracks with other lines
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