High-speed route
Zhanghu HSR
Zhangjiakou → Hohhot · China
Crosses the Inner Mongolian plateau via Ulanqab; linked to the Beijing–Zhangjiakou line it put Hohhot about two hours from Beijing.
- Distance
- 286 km
- Fastest time
- 1 h 30 min
- Average speed
- 191 km/h
- Top speed
- 250 km/h
Stations
- 2 kmZhangjiakou +1
- 47 kmHuaian
- 104 kmXinghe North
- 163 kmUlanqab
- 210 kmZhuozidong
- 289 kmHohhot East
The stations on this line, as Wikidata lists them, in order along the line as drawn here, with the distance along it. Not every train stops at every station. A +N after a station: N other routes on this map stop or end there, and the map draws it as a station where lines meet.
How this line was checked
- Checked against OpenStreetMap: the whole line lies on real track, a median 4 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
Questions and answers
How long is the Zhanghu HSR?
The Zhanghu HSR runs 286 km from Zhangjiakou to Hohhot.
How long does the Zhanghu HSR take?
The fastest scheduled journey is 1 h 30 min for the 286 km. That is an average of 191 km/h end to end. The line's top service speed is 250 km/h.
Who runs the Zhanghu HSR?
China Railway, with CR400BF Fuxing.
How old is the Zhanghu 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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