China High Speed Railway Network

China has world’s largest high speed railway network as long as 46,000 km (28,583 mi) and capable of accommodating high speed trains running at 250 - 350 km/h (186 - 217 mph).

The present high speed railway network mainly consists of four north-south and four east-west trunk railways.

According to the long-term plan, the network will be extended to eight north-south and eight east-west high speed lines by 2030, with a total length of over 50,000 km (31,070 mi).

Line	Open Date	Length (km)	Designed Speed (km/h)
Eight North - South High Speed Rail Lines
Coastal Passageway	---	4,900	---
Qingdao-Rongcheng	2016/11/16	300	250
Shanghai-Suzhou-Nantong	2020/7/1	143	200
Beijing-Shanghai Passageway	---	1,318	---
Beijing-Shanghai	2011/06/30	1,318	350
Hefei-Hangzhou	2022/9/22	309	350
Nanjing-Hangzhou	2013/07/01	256	350
Beijing-Hong Kong Passageway	---	2,698	---
Beijing-Hong Kong	2019/12/01	236,0	350
Hefei-Taipei	2025	250	350
Harbin-Hong Kong Passageway	---	3,389	---
Beijing-Harbin	2021/1/22	1,198	350
Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong	2018/9/23	141	350
Hohhot–Nanning Passageway	---	2,300
Hohhot-Nanning	2013/12/03	2,100	350
Beijing–Kunming Passageway	---	2,760	---
Beijing-Kunming	2026	2,760	350
Beijing-Taiyuan	201/12/26	506	350
Baotou (Yinchuan)–Hainan Passageway	---	2,300	---
Baotou - Haikou	2022/12	2,300	350
Yinchuan - Xi’an	2020/12/26	617	250
Lanzhou (Xining)–Guangzhou Passageway	---	2,216	---
Lanzhou-Chengdu	2014/08/08	800	350
Chengdu-Guiyang	2019/12/16	648	250
Guiyang-Guangzhou	2014/12/26	857	300
Eight East - West High Speed Rail Lines
Suifenhe–Manzhouli Passageway	---	1,680	---
Suifenhe–Manzhouli	2023/12/10	1,479	100
Beijing–Lanzhou Passageway	---	1,486	---
Beijing–Lanzhou	2019/12/30	1,474	350
Qingdao–Yinchuan Passageway	---	1,530	---
Qingdao–Yinchuan	2019/1/5	1,530	350
Eurasia Continental Bridge Passageway	---	3,422	---
Lianyungang to Urumqi	2021/2/8	3,422	350
Yangtze River Passageway	---	2,100	---
Shanghai-Chengdu	2025	2,100	350
Nanjing-Chongqing	2014/12/10	1,396	350
Wanzhou-Chengdu	2025	477	350
Shanghai-Kunming Passageway	---	2,730	---
Shanghai-Kunming	2016/12/28	2,252	300
Xiamen–Chongqing Passageway	---	1,473	---
Xiamen–Chongqing	2019/12/26	1,473	350
Guangzhou–Kunming Passageway	---	1,386	---
Guangzhou-Kunming	2012/9/28	1,386	250

 

Map of China High Speed Railway Network

Maps

Length: 909 miles (about 1,463 kilometers)
Major stations: Beijing South, Tianjin South, Jinan West, Xuzhou East, Nanjing South, Shanghai Hongqiao
Duration: 5 - 6 hours
Route description: This is one of the busiest lines in China's high speed railway network. By June 30, 2017, the 6th anniversary of operation, this line has served 630 million passengers. It also has two branches: Nanjing – Hangzhou Line, and Bengbu – Hefei – Hangzhou Line. 
 

It consists of two trunk lines, Beijing – Harbin and Beijing – Guangzhou – Shenzhen - Hong Kong, and a branch line, Guangzhou – Zhuhai – Macau.

 Beijing – Harbin:

Length: 808 miles (1,300 kilometers)
Major stations: Beijing Xinghuo, Chengde South, Chaoyang North, Fuxin, Shenyang, Shenyang North, Tieling West, Siping East, Changchun West, Harbin West, Dalian, Puwan, Anshan, Jilin, Shuangji, Yingkou East
Duration: 7 hours between Beijing and Harbin, 3.5 – 4.5 hours between Dalian and Harbin
Route description: Besides the main line, it also has several branches, Harbin - Dalian, Panjin - Yingkou, and Changchun - Jilin - Hunchun. The section between Beijing and Shenyang along the main line is under construction and bullet trains are currently detouring along Beijing-Tianjin-Qinhuangdao-Shenyang Line.
 

China High Speed Train

 Beijing - Hong Kong:

Length: 88 miles (142 kilometers)Length: 1,516 miles (2,440 kilometers)
Major stations: Beijing West, Shijiazhuang, Zhengzhou East, Wuhan, Changsha South, Hengyang East, Guangzhou South, Shenzhen North, Hong Kong West Kowloon
Duration: 9 hours
Route description: Reputed as “world’s longest high speed railway, the whole line has been opened on September 23, 2018. 


 Guangzhou – Zhuhai – Macau

Major stations: Guangzhou South, Shunde, Xiaolan, Jiangmen, Xinhui, Zhongshan, Zhuhai North, Zhuhai
Duration: 1 – 1.5 hours
Route description: This line is scheduled to be connected with the Macau Light Rail which is under construction. When finished, passengers can travel between Macau and Guangzhou more conveniently.

Guangzhou - Zhuhai High Speed Railway:

 

The following five lines are in the long-term plan of China high speed railway network and scheduled to be finished by 2030.

 

Second Class Seat

Travel route: Beijing – Hengshui – Heze – Shangqiu – Fuyang – Hefei (Huanggang) – Jiujiang – Nanchang – Ganzhou – Shenzhen – Hong Kong, including Hefei – Fuzhou – Taipei and Nanchang – Fuzhou (Putian) branches.
 

Travel route: Hohhot – Datong – Taiyuan – Changzhi – Jiaozuo – Zhengzhou – Xianyang – Yiyang – Loudi - Shaoyang – Yongzhou – Guilin - Nanning
 

Travel route: Beijing – Shijiazhuang – Taiyuan – Xi'an – Chengdu (Chongqing) – Kunming, including a branch Beijing – Zhangjiakou - Datong
 

Travel route: Baotou – Yan’an – Xi'an – Chongqing – Guiyang – Nanning – Zhanjiang – Haikou – Sanya, including the branch Yinchuan - Xi'an line.
 

Travel Route: Lanzhou (Xining) – Chengdu (Chongqing) – Guiyang – Guangzhou
 

Passengers on Bullet Train Platform

Length: 1,408 miles (2,266 kilometers)
Major stations: Shanghai Hongqiao, Hangzhou East, Yiwu, Jinhua, Nanchang West, Changsha South, Shaoshan South, Huaihua South, Guiyang North, Anshun, Qujing, Kunming South
Duration: 10.5-12 hours
Route description: Running from China’s east coastal area to the southwest, this line passes by many different landscapes and is one of China’s most beautiful high speed lines. In addition, the Kunming – Thailand High Speed Line via Laos is under construction. When finished, it will connect the high speed railway network of China with southeast Asia.
 

Length: 915 miles (1,473 kilometers)
Major stations: Xiamen, Longyan, Ganzhou, Changsha, Changde, Zhangjiajie, Chongqing
Duration: 12.5 – 15 hours
Route description: It connects the west coast of the Taiwan Straits, South-central and south-western regions in China, stretching from Xiamen to Chongqing, passing through cities of Longyan, Ganzhou, Changsha, Changde, Zhangjiajie and Qianjiang.
 

Train Cabin

Length: 861 miles (1,386 kilometers)
Major stations: Guangzhou South, Zhaoqing East, Nanning East, Baise, Puzhehei, Mile, Kunming South
Duration: 9 hours
Route description: The section has been fully opened on December 26th, 2016. As the Nanning - Guangzhou High Speed Railway is crowded, another parallel line will be built by 2030 to accommodate more high speed trains.

The below three lines are also on the long-term plan of high speed railway network.

 Further Reading:
China Railway Network 
8 Most Scenic Train Rides in China