Hefei – Bengbu high-speed line

Hefei-Bengbu
Location of the high-speed route Hefei – Bengbu (pink)
Route length:	130.67 km
Gauge :	1435 mm ( standard gauge )
Power system :	25 kV / 50 Hz  ~
Maximum slope :	12 ‰  ‰
Minimum radius :	7000 m
Top speed:	350 km / h
Dual track :	continuous
Beijing-Shanghai Railway to Beijing Bengbu Bengbu-Hefei Railway to Hefei Beijing-Shanghai Railway to Shanghai Beijing – Shanghai high-speed line to Beijing Bengbu South Beijing – Shanghai high-speed line to Shanghai Liufuzhen South Huainan East Huainan Railway to Huainan Bengbu-Hefei Railway to Bengbu Wabu lake Huainan Railway to Wuhu Xiatangji Shuangdun Hefei North Huainan Railway to Huainan Hefei High-speed line Shanghai – Wuhan – Chengdu to Nanjing Huainan Railway to Wuhu High-speed line Shanghai – Wuhan – Chengdu to Wuhan Hefei-Jiujiang Railway to Jiujiang

The high-speed line Hefei – Bengbu ( Chinese  合 蚌 客運 專線 ) or Hebeng PDL (after the initial syllables of Hefei and Bengbu) is a branch line of the Chinese high-speed line Beijing – Shanghai , which branches off the main line at Bengbu and goes to Hefei , the capital of Anhui province , leads.

Construction of the 130.67 km long line began in January 2009 and is expected to cost ¥ 13.6 billion (€ 1.66 billion). The route is designed for 350 km / h. It is in trial operation in August 2012, with speeds of up to 385 km / h, and is to be released for commercial passenger traffic at the end of 2012.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ 动 车 试 跑 合 蚌 客运 专线 今年 年底 前 可 通车. High-speed trials: the Hefei – Bengbu high-speed line can be opened before the end of this year. China Daily, August 25, 2012, accessed September 2, 2012 (Chinese).