Wuhan–Shiyan high-speed railway


The Wuhan–Shiyan high-speed railway is a high-speed passenger-dedicated line in Hubei, China. It opened on 29 November 2019, connecting the city of Wuhan with the major automotive manufacturing centre of Shiyan in the northwest of the province.
The long railway has a design speed of. The line starts from Hankou Station, a railhub with connections on:
The line runs northwest from Wuhan via Xiaogan to Xiangyang to Shiyan. The line from Hankou to Xiaogan incorporates an existing inter-city railway, the Wuhan–Xiaogan intercity railway, which continues to provide intercity services using mainly C-class trains.
The railway is part of the Wuhan to Xi’an railway, the connecting 300 km PDL from Shiyan to Xi’an is expected to be completed in 2023.
The existing Wuhan–Xiaogan intercity railway has stations at:
The new section of the railway runs from Xiaogan Dong to Shiyan Dong and has intermediate stations at:
These stations are served by mainly G-class trains, some of which also call at Tianhe Airport.
In December 2019 there were 11 trains per day in each direction along the line, the fastest time between the terminals is now 1 hour 57 minutes the slowest direct train on the line takes 2 hour and 57 minutes and stops at most stations.