High-speed route
Shanghai–Chengdu HSR
Shanghai → Chengdu · China
The great east–west artery takes in Nanjing, Wuhan and the Three Gorges country, reaching Sichuan’s capital from the coast in a single day.
How this line was checked
- Checked against OpenStreetMap: 91.2% of this line lies within 250 m of real track (median 10 m); the longest stretch away from it is 11 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 Shanghai–Chengdu HSR?
The Shanghai–Chengdu HSR runs 1,920 km from Shanghai to Chengdu.
How long does the Shanghai–Chengdu HSR take?
The fastest scheduled journey is 11 h for the 1,920 km. That is an average of 175 km/h end to end. The line's top service speed is 350 km/h.
Who runs the Shanghai–Chengdu HSR?
China Railway, with CR400 & CRH380 Fuxing.
How old is the Shanghai–Chengdu 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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