High-speed route
Shanghai–Kunming HSR
Shanghai → Kunming · China
China’s longest east–west high-speed line: 2,252 km from the Bund to the Yunnan plateau, vaulting Guizhou’s canyons on some of the world’s highest bridges.
How this line was checked
- Checked against OpenStreetMap: 94.6% of this line lies within 250 m of real track (median 7 m); the longest stretch away from it is 7.5 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 Shanghai–Kunming HSR?
The Shanghai–Kunming HSR runs 2,252 km from Shanghai to Kunming.
How long does the Shanghai–Kunming HSR take?
The fastest scheduled journey is ≈ 11 h for the 2,252 km. That is an average of 205 km/h end to end. The line's top service speed is 350 km/h.
Who runs the Shanghai–Kunming HSR?
China Railway, with CR400AF Fuxing.
How old is the Shanghai–Kunming HSR?
The line has been in service since 2016. 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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