High-speed route
Nanning–Guangzhou HSR
Nanning → Guangzhou · China
Follows the Xijiang (West River) valley out of Guangxi down to the Pearl River Delta, linking Nanning with Guangzhou.
How this line was checked
- Checked against OpenStreetMap: 99% of this line lies within 250 m of real track (median 3 m); the longest stretch away from it is 5.5 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
Questions and answers
How long is the Nanning–Guangzhou HSR?
The Nanning–Guangzhou HSR runs 576 km from Nanning to Guangzhou.
How long does the Nanning–Guangzhou HSR take?
The fastest scheduled journey is 3 h 30 min for the 576 km. That is an average of 165 km/h end to end. The line's top service speed is 250 km/h.
Who runs the Nanning–Guangzhou HSR?
China Railway, with CRH2A.
How old is the Nanning–Guangzhou HSR?
The line has been in service since 2014. 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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