High-speed route
Datong–Xi’an HSR
Datong → Xi’an · China
Runs the length of Shanxi from the Datong grottoes past walled Pingyao, crossing the Yellow River into Shaanxi to reach Xi’an.
How this line was checked
- The 833 km this route shares with OpenStreetMap relation 7248327 is drawn from that relation's own nodes, thinned to within under 25 m of them
- Checked against OpenStreetMap: 98.7% of this line lies within 250 m of real track (median 4 m); the longest stretch away from it is 5 km
- The operator publishes this line's timetable: China Railway 12306 — a place to look it up, not a check of our drawing
- Wikipedia has an article for this line
- See for yourself: open this line on the map with OpenStreetMap's own railway drawn underneath it
Questions and answers
How long is the Datong–Xi’an HSR?
The Datong–Xi’an HSR runs 859 km from Datong to Xi’an.
How long does the Datong–Xi’an HSR take?
The fastest scheduled journey is 6 h for the 859 km. That is an average of 143 km/h end to end. The line's top service speed is 250 km/h.
Who runs the Datong–Xi’an HSR?
China Railway, with CRH380A.
How old is the Datong–Xi’an HSR?
The line has been in service since 2019. That is the year the atlas dates it from: for a modern brand running over an older railway, it is the railway's date, not the brand's.
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