qinhuangdao, shenyang, passenger, railway, qinshen, railway, simplified, chinese, 秦沈客运专线, traditional, chinese, 秦瀋客運專線, pinyin, qínshěn, kèyùn, zhuānxiàn, passenger, dedicated, high, speed, railway, between, qinhuangdao, hebei, province, shenyang, liaoning, pr. Qinhuangdao Shenyang passenger railway or Qinshen railway simplified Chinese 秦沈客运专线 traditional Chinese 秦瀋客運專線 pinyin Qinshen Keyun Zhuanxian is a passenger dedicated high speed railway between Qinhuangdao Hebei province and Shenyang Liaoning province of China spanning a distance of 404 km 251 mi Construction started on August 16 1999 Formally opened on October 12 2003 it is the first newly built high speed railway in China costing CN 15 7 billion US 1 9 billion 1 It is an electrified dual track railway designed for a top speed of 200 km h 120 mph By 2007 its top speed was increased to 250 km h 160 mph In 2002 high speed train China Star achieved a top speed of 321 km h 199 mph on Qinshen railway setting a record for Chinese train speed Currently most of the passenger trains between Qinhuangdao to Shenyang are diverted to this railway from Shenshan railway citation needed Qinhuangdao Shenyang passenger railwayA China Railways CRH5 train on the Qinshen PDLOverviewOther name s Qinshen railwayNative name秦沈客运专线OwnerCR Beijing CR ShenyangLocaleHebei province Liaoning provinceServiceTypeHigh speed railSystemChina Railway High speedOperator s CR Beijing CR ShenyangHistoryOpenedOctober 12 2003 2003 10 12 TechnicalLine length404 km 251 mi Number of tracks2 Double track Track gauge1 435 mm 4 ft 8 1 2 in standard gaugeElectrification25 kV 50 Hz AC Overhead line Operating speed250 km h 160 mph maximum Maximum incline1 2 Route mapLegendkmBeijing Harbin railway to Beijing Tianjin Shanhaiguan railwayto NancangTianjin Qinhuangdao passenger railwayto TianjinDatong Qinhuangdao railwayto Datong0 Qinhuangdao16 ShanhaiguanShenyang Shanhaiguan railwayto Shenyang24 Dongdaihe79 Suizhong NorthXingcheng West138 Huludao North181 Jinzhou SouthChaoyang Linghai HSRto Liaoning ChaoyangLinghai South250 Panjin NorthPanjin Yingkou HSRto Yingkou East amp Haicheng West305 Tai an336 LiaozhongShenyang Shanhaiguan railwayto ShanhaiguanShenyang Shanhaiguan railwayto Shenyang401 HuanggutunShenyang Dalian railway amp Harbin Dalian HSR to Dalian404 Shenyang NorthShenyang Jilin railway to Jilin Harbin Dalian HSR to Harbin West Beijing Harbin railway to Harbin kmThis diagram viewtalkeditSee also edit nbsp Railways portalBeijing Shenyang high speed railway Beijing Harbin Railway Rail transport in China List of railways in ChinaReferences edit China opens first dedicated high speed line China continues to expand its railway network It is also improving the technology it employs in constructing new lines and developing new rolling stock in an effort to increase train speeds International Railway Journal 1 August 2003 Archived from the original on 9 April 2016 Retrieved 3 May 2015 nbsp This People s Republic of China rail related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Qinhuangdao Shenyang passenger railway amp oldid 1180803709, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
