High-speed route
Harbin–Dalian HSR
Harbin → Dalian · China
The world’s first alpine high-speed line: 921 km from Siberian-cold Harbin to the ice-free port of Dalian on EMUs winterised for −40 °C.
How this line was checked
- The 373 km this route shares with OpenStreetMap relation 11631593 is drawn from that relation's own nodes, thinned to within under 25 m of them
- Checked against OpenStreetMap: the whole line lies on real track, a median 10 m from it
- 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 Harbin–Dalian HSR?
The Harbin–Dalian HSR runs 921 km from Harbin to Dalian.
How long does the Harbin–Dalian HSR take?
The fastest scheduled journey is ≈ 4 h for the 921 km. That is an average of 230 km/h end to end. The line's top service speed is 350 km/h.
Who runs the Harbin–Dalian HSR?
China Railway, with CRH380BG (cold-climate).
How old is the Harbin–Dalian HSR?
The line has been in service since 2012. 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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