China's high-speed rail network is by far the longest in the world. As of December 2022, it extends to 31 of the country's 33 provincial-level administrative divisions and exceeds 40,000 km (25,000 mi) in total length, accounting for about two-thirds of the world's high-speed rail tracks in commercial service. Over the past decade, China’s high-speed rail network grew rapidly according to ambitious railway plans issued by the State. The "Mid- to Long-Term Railway Network Plan" ("Railway Network Plan") approved by the State Council in 2004 called for 12,000 km (7,456 mi) of passenger-dedicated HSR lines running train at speeds of at least 200 km/h (124 mph) by 2020. The 2008 Revisions to the Railway Network Plan increased the year 2020 passenger-dedicated HSR network target length to 16,000 km (9,942 mi) and removed the 200 km/h speed standard to allow new lines to be built to standards that can accommodate faster trains.
Overview
In 2008, the Ministry of Railways announced plans to build 25,000 km (16,000 mi) of high-speed railways with trains reaching normal speeds of 350 km/h. China invested $50 billion on its high-speed rail system in 2009 and the total construction cost of the high-speed rail system is $300 billion. The main operator of regular high-speed train services is China Railway High-Speed (CRH).
China's conventional high-speed railway network is made up of four components:
- a national grid of mostly passenger dedicated HSR lines (PDLs),
- other regional HSRs connecting major cities,
- certain regional "intercity" HSR lines, and
- other newly built or upgraded conventional rail lines, mostly in western China, that can carry high-speed passenger and freight trains.
National High Speed Rail Grid
"Four Vertical and Four Horizontal" network
The centerpiece of the MOR's expansion into high-speed rail is a national high-speed rail grid that is overlaid onto the existing railway network. The 2004 Railway Network Plan called for four lines running north-south (verticals) and four lines running east-west (horizontals) by the year 2020 that would connect population centers in economically developed regions of the country. The 2008 Revisions to the Railway Network Plan extended the length of the Beijing-Shenzhen HSR to Hong Kong and the Shanghai-Changsha HSR to Kunming. Each line in the 4+4 national HSR grid is over 1,400 km in length, except the Qingdao-Taiyuan Line which is 873 km in length. Apart from the Hangzhou–Shenzhen HSR (Ningbo-Shenzhen section) and Shanghai–Chengdu HSR (Nanjing-Chengdu section), which were the first railways to connect those cities and carry both passenger and freight, the other six lines are all passenger-dedicated lines. With the exception of the Yichang-Chengdu section of the Shanghai-Chengdu HSR with speed limits of 200 km/h (120 mph), all other lines in the 4+4 national grid were built to accommodate trains at speeds of 250–350 km/h (160–220 mph).
With the completion of the Beijing–Shenyang high-speed railway, this backbone network was fully completed in January 2021.
Completed lines Partially completed lines.
Four North-South HSR corridors and constituent lines
| Line [corridor map] | Route Description | Designed Speed (km/h) | Length (km) | Construction Start Date | Open Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beijing–Harbin (Jingha HSR) | HSR Corridor of Northeast China | 350 | 1700 | 2007-08-23 | 2021-01-22 |
| Beijing–Shenyang (Jingshen high-speed railway) | HSR from Beijing to Shenyang via Chengde, Fuxin and Liaoning Chaoyang | 350 | 684 | 2014-02-28 | 2018-12-29 (Chengde South–Shenyang section) 2021-01-22 (Beijing Chaoyang–Chengde South section) |
| Harbin–Dalian (Hada HSR) | HSR from Harbin to Dalian via Shenyang & Changchun | 350 | 904 | 2007-08-23 | 2012-12-01 |
| Panjin–Yingkou (Panying HSR) | Connects Yingkou on Harbin–Dalian HSR with Panjin on Qinhuangdao-Shenyang HSR | 350 | 89 | 2009-05-31 | 2013-09-12 |
| Line [corridor map] | Route Description | Designed Speed (km/h) | Length (km) | Construction Start Date | Open Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beijing–Shanghai (Jinghu HSR) | HSR Corridor of East China | 380 | 1433 | 2008-01-08 | 2012-10-16 |
| Beijing–Shanghai (Jinghu HSR) | HSR from Beijing to Shanghai via Tianjin, Jinan, Xuzhou, Bengbu and Nanjing | 380 | 1302 | 2008-04-18 | 2011-06-30 |
| Hefei–Bengbu (Hebeng HSR) | Spur off Jinghu HSR from Bengbu to Hefei | 380 | 131 | 2008-01-08 | 2012-10-16 |
| Line [corridor map] | Route Description | Designed Speed (km/h) | Length (km) | Construction Start Date | Open Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beijing–Guangzhou–Shenzhen–Hong Kong (Jingguangshengang HSR) | HSR Corridor connecting North with South Central China | 350 | 2229 | 2005-09-01 | 2018-09-23 |
| Beijing–Shijiazhuang (Jingshi HSR) | HSR from Beijing to Shijiazhuang | 350 | 281 | 2008-10-08 | 2012-12-26 |
| Shijiazhuang–Wuhan (Shiwu HSR) | HSR from Shijiazhuang to Zhengzhou | 350 | 838 | 2008-10-15 | 2012-12-26 |
| HSR from Zhengzhou to Wuhan | 2012-09-28 | ||||
| Wuhan–Guangzhou (Wuguang HSR) | HSR from Wuhan to Guangzhou via Changsha | 350 | 968 | 2005-09-01 | 2009-12-26 2010-01-30 |
| Guangzhou–Shenzhen (Guangshengang XRL) | Mainland section of the Express Rail Link. HSR from Guangzhou to Shenzhen North Railway Station. | 350 | 116 | 2008-08-20 | 2011-12-26 |
| Mainland section of the Express Rail Link. HSR from Shenzhen North to the border of Hong Kong. | 2015-12-30 | ||||
| Shenzhen–Hong Kong (Guangshengang XRL) | Hong Kong section of the Express Rail Link. HSR from the border of Shenzhen to Hong Kong. | 200 | 26 | 2010 | 2018-09-23 |
| Line [corridor map] | Route Description | Designed Speed (km/h) | Length (km) | Construction Start Date | Open Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hangzhou–Fuzhou–Shenzhen (Hangfushen PDL) | PDL from Hangzhou to Shenzhen, with plans for a rail bridge across the Hangzhou Bay by 2020. | 250- 350 | 1450 | 2005-08-01 | 2013-12-28 |
| Hangzhou–Ningbo (Hangyong PDL) | HSR from Hangzhou to Ningbo | 350 | 152 | 2009-04 | 2013-07-01 |
| Ningbo–Taizhou–Wenzhou (Yongtaiwen PFL) | Mixed passenger & freight HSR line along the coast of Zhejiang Province from Ningbo to Wenzhou via Taizhou. | 250 | 268 | 2005-10-27 | 2009-09-28 |
| Wenzhou–Fuzhou (Wenfu PFL) | Mixed passenger & freight HSR line from Wenzhou to Fuzhou. | 250 | 298 | 2005-01-08 | 2009-09-28 |
| Fuzhou–Xiamen (Fuxia PFL) | Mixed passenger & freight HSR line along the coast of Fujian Province from Fuzhou to Xiamen via Putian & Quanzhou. | 250 | 275 | 2005-10-01 | 2010-04-26 |
| Xiamen–Shenzhen (Xiashen PFL) | Mixed passenger & freight HSR line along the coast of Fujian and Guangdong from Xiamen to Shenzhen via Zhangzhou, Shantou & Huizhou. | 250 | 502 | 2007-11-23 | 2013-12-28 |
Four East-West HSR corridors and constituent lines
| Line [corridor map] | Route Description | Designed Speed (km/h) | Length (km) | Construction Start Date | Open Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qingdao–Taiyuan (Qingtai PDL) | PDL of North China consisting of three segments connecting Taiyuan, Shijiazhuang, Jinan and Qingdao. | 250- 350 | 817 | 2005-06-01 | 2018-12-26 |
| Qingdao–Jinan Passenger Railway (Jiaoji PDL) | PDL connecting Qingdao and Jinan | 250 | 364 | 2007-01-28 | 2008-12-20 |
| Jinan–Shijiazhuang (Shijiazhuang–Jinan High-Speed Railway) | PDL connecting Shijiazhuang & Jinan via Dezhou | 250 | 319 | 2014-03-16 | 2017-12-28 |
| Shijiazhuang–Taiyuan (Shijiazhuang–Taiyuan High-Speed Railway) | PDL connecting Shijiazhuang & Taiyuan. | 250 | 190 | 2005-06-11 | 2009-04-01 |
| Line [corridor map] | Route Description | Designed Speed (km/h) | Length (km) | Construction Start Date | Open Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Xuzhou–Lanzhou (Xulan High-Speed Railway) | HSR Corridor across the Yellow River Valley of central China, consisting of four segments connecting Xuzhou, Zhengzhou, Xi'an, Baoji and Lanzhou. | 350 | 1363 | 2005-06-01 | 2017-07-09 |
| Xuzhou–Zhengzhou (Zhengzhou–Xuzhou High-Speed Railway) | HSR connecting Xuzhou & Zhengzhou | 350 | 357 | 2012-12-26 | 2016-09-10 |
| Zhengzhou–Xi'an (Zhengzhou–Xi'an High-Speed Railway) | HSR connecting Zhengzhou & Xi'an | 350 | 455 | 2005-09-01 | 2010-02-06 |
| Xi'an–Baoji (Xi'an–Baoji High-Speed Railway) | HSR connecting Xi'an & Baoji | 350 | 148 | 2009-11-22 | 2013-12-28 |
| Baoji–Lanzhou (Baoji–Lanzhou High-Speed Railway) | HSR connecting Baoji & Lanzhou | 350 | 403 | 2012-10 | 2017-07-09 |
| Line [corridor map] | Route Description | Designed Speed (km/h) | Length (km) | Construction Start Date | Open Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shanghai–Wuhan–Chengdu (Huhanrong PDL) | PDL through the Yangtze Valley, consisting of the Shanghai-Nanjing section of the Beijing–Shanghai HSR, and 7 mixed-use HSR segments connecting Nanjing, Hefei, Wuhan, Yichang, Lichuan, Chongqing, Suining & Chengdu. | 350- 200 | 2078 | 2003-12-01 | 2014-7-1 |
| Shanghai–Nanjing | shares track with Shanghai-Nanjing section of Beijing-Shanghai HSR | 350 | 301 | 2008-07-01 | 2010-07-01 |
| Nanjing–Hefei (Hening PFL) | Mixed passenger & freight HSR connecting Nanjing & Hefei | 350 | 166 | 2005-06-11 | 2008-04-19 |
| Hefei–Wuhan (Hewu PFL) | Mixed passenger & freight HSR connecting Hefei & Wuhan | 350 | 351 | 2005-08-01 | 2009-04-01 |
| Hankou (Wuhan)–Yichang (Hanyi R.R.) | Mixed passenger & freight HSR connecting Wuhan & Yichang | 250 | 293 | 2008-09-17 | 2012-07-01 |
| Yichang–Wanzhou (Yichang–Lichuan section of Yiwan R.R.) | Mixed passenger & freight HSR connecting Yichang & Lichuan | 200 | 377 | 2003-12-01 | 2014-7-1 |
| Lichuan–Chongqing (Yuli R.R.) | Mixed passenger & freight HSR connecting Lichuan & Chongqing | 200 | 264 | 2008-12-29 | 2013-12-28 |
| Chongqing–Suining (Suiyu R.R.) | Mixed passenger & freight HSR connecting Chongqing & Suining | 200 | 132 | 2009-01-18 | 2012-12-31 |
| Dazhou–Chengdu (Suining–Chengdu section of Dacheng R.R.) | Mixed passenger & freight HSR connecting Suining & Chengdu. | 200 | 148 | 2005-05 | 2009-06-30 |
| Line [corridor map] | Route Description | Designed Speed (km/h) | Length (km) | Construction Start Date | Open Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shanghai–Kunming (Hukun HSR) | HSR Corridor connecting East, Central and Southwest China. It consists of three sections connecting Shanghai, Hangzhou, Changsha and Kunming. | 350 | 2066 | 2008-12-28 | 2016-12-28 |
| Shanghai–Hangzhou (Shanghai–Hangzhou high-speed railway) | HSR connecting Shanghai Hongqiao & Hangzhou East. | 350 | 150 | 2009-02-26 | 2010-10-26 |
| Hangzhou–Changsha (Hangzhou–Changsha high-speed railway) | HSR from Hangzhou to Nanchang | 350 | 582 | 2010-07-01 | 2014-12-10 |
| HSR from Nanchang to Changsha | 344 | 2009-02-26 | 2014-09-16 | ||
| Changsha–Kunming (Changsha–Kunming high-speed railway) | HSR from Changsha to Guiyang | 350 | 702 | 2010-03-26 | 2015-6-18 |
| HSR from Guiyang to Kunming | 473 | 2016-12-28 |
"Eight Vertical and Eight Horizontal" network
In 2016, the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) announced the plans to extend the almost completed "Four Vertical and Four Horizontal" network to a new "Eight Vertical and Eight Horizontal" network. The new network comprises eight north-south ("vertical") corridors and eight east-west ("horizontal") ones, almost doubling the route length.
A corridor may consist of two or more parallel lines that take different routes between the same cities, branch and connector lines, and in some cases, connecting lines and lower-speed lines. The Beijing-Shanghai HSR corridor, one of the verticals, comprises the preexisting Beijing-Shanghai HSR, which runs through Tianjin, Jinan, Bengbu, Nanjing, Wuxi and Suzhou, as well as a new high-speed passenger dedicated line from Beijing to Shanghai via Tianjin, Dongying, Weifang, Linyi, Huaian, Yangzhou, and Nantong, as well as HSRs connecting Nanjing, Hefei and Shanghai with Hangzhou. Some corridors consist of a single HSR line; the Shanghai-Kunming HSR corridor, one of the horizontals, is essentially the Shanghai–Kunming High-Speed Railway by another name.
The national HSR mainlines in the 8+8 corridor grid are generally electrified, double-tracked, passenger-dedicated HSR lines built to accommodate train speeds of 250–350 km/h, but corridors also make use of intercity and regional HSR lines with speeds of 200 km/h as well as certain regular speed railways. The Qingdao-Yinchuan corridor includes the Taiyuan–Zhongwei–Yinchuan Railway, which is partially single-track with speeds of only 160 km/h.
Completed lines
- Eight vertical lines
| No. | Line | Passing Cities | Changes from 4+4 Network |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Coastal corridor (沿海通道) | Dalian (Dandong)-Qinhuangdao-Tianjin-Dongying-Weifang-Qingdao (Yantai)-Lianyungang-Yancheng-Nantong-Shanghai-Ningbo-Fuzhou-Xiamen-Shenzhen-Zhanjiang-Beihai (Fangchenggang) | Extensions of Hangzhou–Fuzhou–Shenzhen High-Speed Railway; north from Hangzhou to Dalian/Dandong, and south from Shenzhen to Fangchenggang. |
| 2 | Beijing–Shanghai corridor (京沪通道) | Beijing, Tianjin, Jinan, Nanjing, Shanghai (Hangzhou) | Incorporates all of Beijing–Shanghai High-Speed Railway and other parallel line sections connecting Beijing and Shanghai. |
| 3 | Beijing–Hong Kong (Taipei) corridor (京港（台）通道) | Beijing-Hengshui-Heze-Shangqiu-Fuyang-Hefei (Huanggang)-Jiujiang-Nanchang-Ganzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong (Kowloon) | New line. |
| 4 | Beijing–Harbin, Beijing–Hong Kong (Macau) corridor (京哈～京港澳通道) | Harbin-Changchun-Shenyang-Beijing-Shijiazhuang-Zhengzhou-Wuhan-Changsha-Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong, and Guangzhou-Zhuhai-Macau. | Merger of Beijing–Harbin High-Speed Railway and Beijing–Guangzhou–Shenzhen–Hong Kong High-Speed Railway, with a branch line to Macau. |
| 5 | Hohhot–Nanning corridor (呼南通道) | Hohhot-Taiyuan- Zhengzhou-Xiangyang-Changde-Yiyang-Shaoyang-Yongzhou-Guilin-Nanning. | New line |
| 6 | Beijing–Kunming corridor (京昆通道) | Beijing-Shijiazhuang-Taiyuan-Xi'an-Chengdu (Chongqing)-Kunming, including Beijing-Taiyuan-Zhangjiakou-Datong. | New line |
| 7 | Baotou (Yinchuan)–Hainan corridor (包（银）海通道) | Baotou-Yan'an-Xi'an-Chongqing-Guiyang-Nanning-Zhanjiang-Haikou (Sanya). | New line |
| 8 | Lanzhou (Xining)–Guangzhou corridor (兰（西）广通道) | Lanzhou (Xining), Chengdu (Chongqing), Guiyang, Guangzhou. | New line |
- Eight horizontal lines
| No. | Line | Passing Cities | Changes from 4+4 Network |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Suifenhe–Manzhouli corridor (绥满通道) | Suifenhe, Mudanjiang, Harbin, Qiqihar, Hailar, Manzhouli. | New line |
| 10 | Beijing–Lanzhou corridor (京兰通道) | Beijing, Hohhot, Yinchuan, Lanzhou. | New line |
| 11 | Qingdao–Yinchuan corridor (青银通道) | Qingdao, Jinan, Shijiazhuang, Taiyuan, Yinchuan. | West extension of Qingdao–Taiyuan high-speed railway from Taiyuan to Yinchuan. |
| 12 | Eurasia Continental Bridge corridor (陆桥通道) | Lianyungang, Xuzhou, Zhengzhou, Xi'an, Lanzhou, Xining, Urumqi. | Extensions of Xuzhou–Lanzhou high-speed railway; east from Xuzhou to Lianyungang, and west from Lanzhou to Urumqi. |
| 13 | Yangtze River corridor (沿江通道) | Shanghai-Nanjing-Hefei-Wuhan-Chongqing-Chengdu, including Nanjing-Anqing-Jiujiang-Wuhan-Yichang-Chongqing, and Wanzhou-Dazhou-Suining-Chengdu. | Incorporates all of Shanghai–Wuhan–Chengdu high-speed railway and other parallel line sections connecting Shanghai and Chengdu. |
| 14 | Shanghai–Kunming corridor (沪昆通道) | Shanghai, Hangzhou, Nanchang, Changsha, Guiyang, Kunming. | Route is identical to the Shanghai–Kunming high-speed railway. |
| 15 | Xiamen–Chongqing corridor (厦渝通道) | Xiamen, Longyan, Ganzhou, Changsha, Changde, Zhangjiajie, Qianjiang, Chongqing. | New line |
| 16 | Guangzhou–Kunming corridor (广昆通道) | Guangzhou, Nanning, Kunming. | Mixed passenger & freight HSR connecting Guangzhou & Kunming |
Other Regional high-speed rail lines
Regional high-speed rail lines connect major cities and national HSR lines and are built to accommodate train speeds of up to 200–350 km/h (120–220 mph). According to the "Mid-to-Long Term Railway Network Plan" (revised in 2008), the MOR plans to build over 40,000 km (25,000 mi) of railway in order to expand the railway network in western China and to fill gaps in the networks of eastern and central China. The 2008 Revisions to Railway Network Plan listed regional railways in Jiangxi, Sichuan and the Northeast. The 2016 Revision lays out 10 new regional railways in eastern China, four in the Northeast, seven in central China, and five in western China. These are also considered high-speed rail though they are not part of the national HSR grid or Intercity High Speed Rail. However several HSR lines planned and built as a regional high-speed railway under the 2008 Revisions have since been incorporated into the 8+8 national grid.
Completed lines Partially completed lines. Click [show] for details.
| Line [corridor map] | Route Description | Designed Speed (km/h) | Length (km) | Construction Start Date | Open Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guangxi Coastal (Guangxi Coastal Railway Expansion and Reconstruction Project) | HSR from Nanning to the Guangxi coast via Qinzhou. | 250 | 261 | 2008-12-11 | 2013-12-28 |
| Nanning–Qinzhou (Nanning–Qinzhou high-speed railway) | HSR from Nanning to Qinzhou. | 250 | 99 | 2008-12-11 | 2013-12-28 |
| Qinzhou–Fangchenggang (Qinzhou–Fangchenggang high-speed railway) | HSR from Qinzhou to Fangchenggang. | 250 | 63 | 2009-06-23 | 2013-12-28 |
| Qinzhou–Beihai (Qinzhou–Beihai high-speed railway) | HSR from Qinzhou to Beihai. | 250 | 100 | 2009-06-23 | 2013-12-28 |
| Line [corridor map] | Route Description | Designed Speed (km/h) | Length (km) | Construction Start Date | Open Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Datong–Xi'an (Datong–Xi'an Passenger Railway) | HSR from Datong to Xi'an via Taiyuan. | 200–250 | 859 | 2009-12-03 | 2019-12-30 |
| Datong–Taiyuan | HSR from Datong to Taiyuan. (Line operational from Yuanping County to Taiyuan; final section from Yuanping to Datong expect to be completed by 2020.) | 200-250 | 274 | 2009-12-03 | 2019-12-30 |
| Taiyuan–Xi'an | HSR from Taiyuan to Xi'an | 250 | 585 | 2009-12-03 | 2014-07-01 |
| Line Name | Route Description | Designed Speed (km/h) | Length (km) | Construction Start Date | Open Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chongqing–Guiyang | HSR from Chongqing to Guiyang. | 200 | 345 | 2010-12-22 | 2018-01-25 |
| Kunming-Dali Railway | HSR Kunming-Yangoon (sections after Dali are unbuilt) | 250 | 341 | 2008 | 2018-07-01 |
| Jilin–Hunchun | HSR linking Jilin and Hunchun | 250 | 359 | 2010 | 2015-09-20 |
| Shangqiu–Hangzhou | HSR linking Shangqiu, Hefei and Hangzhou | 350 | 770 | 2014 | 2019-12-01 (Shangqiu–Hefei section) 2020-06-28 (Hefei–Hangzhou section) |
| Zhengzhou–Wanzhou | HSR linking Zhengzhou, Xiangyang, Badong and Wanzhou | 350 | 770 | 2015 | 2022-06-20 |
| Meizhou–Chaozhou–Shantou | HSR linking Meizhou, Chaozhou and Shantou | 250 | 120 | 2015-04 | 2019-10-11 |
| Lianyungang–Zhenjiang | HSR linking Lianyungang, Huai'an, Yangzhou and Zhenjiang | 250 | 305 | 2014-12-26 | 2019-12-16 (Lianyungang–Huai’an section) 2020-12-11 (Huai’an–Dantu section) |
| Shanghai–Huzhou | HSR linking Shanghai, Suzhou and Huzhou | 350 | 164 | 2018-02-01 | 2024-12-26 |
| Hangzhou-Yiwu-Wenzhou Phase 1 | Phase I of a HSR linking Hangzhou, Yiwu and Wenzhou | 350 | 218 | 2018 | 2024-09-06 |
| Hangzhou-Yiwu-Wenzhou Phase 2 | Phase II of a HSR linking Hangzhou, Yiwu and Wenzhou | 350 | 143 | 2019 | 2024-09-06 |
| Nanchang-Jingdezhen-Huangshan | HSR linking Nanchang, Jingdezhen and Huangshan | 350 | 290 | 2018-12-25 | 2023-12-27 |
| Jiamusi-Shenyang | HSR linking Jiamusi, Mudanjiang, Dunhua, Changbaishan, Baishan, Tonghua, and Shenyang (Line operational from Dunhua to Baishan; section from Jiamusi to Mudanjiang expect to be completed by February 2022.) | 250 | 1100 | 2016 | 2030 |
| Huzhou–Hangzhou high-speed railway | HSR linking Huzhou and Hangzhou | 350 | 136 | 2019 | 2022-09-22 |
High-speed intercity railways
Intercity lines with speeds ranging from 200–350 km/h (120–220 mph) are designed to provide regional high-speed rail service between large cities and metropolitan areas that are generally within the same province. They are built with the approval of the central government but are financed and operated largely by local governments with limited investment and oversight from the China Rail Corporation. Some intercity lines run parallel to national grid high-speed rail lines but serve more stations along the route.
The 2004 Railway Network Plan arranged for intercity lines around the Bohai Rim, Yangtze and Pearl River Deltas. The 2008 Revision to the Railway Network Plan designated Changsha, Wuhan, Zhengzhou, Chengdu, Chongqing, Xi'an and coastal Fujian metropolitan areas for intercity rail development. The 2016 Revision to the Railway Network Plan identifies the Shandong Peninsula, coastal Guangxi, Harbin-Changchun, southern Liaoning, central Yunnan, central Guizhou, the northern slopes of Tian Shan, Yinchuan, Hohhot-Baotou-Ordos-Yulin as additional metro regions for intercity rail.
Completed lines Partially completed lines. Click [show] for details.
| Line | Design Speed (km/h) | Length (km) | Construction Start Date | Open Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beijing–Tianjin Intercity Railway | 350 | 115 | 2005-04-07 | 2008-08-01 |
| Chengdu–Dujiangyan Intercity Railway | 220 | 65 (mainline) | 2008-11-04 | 2010-05-12 |
| 200 | 21 (Pengzhou branch) | 2009-09-27 | 2014-04-30 | |
| Shanghai–Nanjing Intercity Railway | 350 | 301 | 2008-07-01 | 2010-07-01 |
| Nanchang–Jiujiang Intercity Railway | 250 | 131 | 2007-06-28 | 2010-09-20 |
| Hainan eastern ring high-speed railway | 250 | 308 | 2007-09-29 | 2010-12-30 |
| Changchun–Jilin Intercity Railway | 250 | 111 | 2007-05-13 | 2010-12-30 |
| Pearl River Delta Metropolitan Region intercity railway | 200 | 117 Guangzhou–Zhuhai | 2005-12-18 | 2011-01-07 2012-12-31 |
| 27 Xinhui branch | 2011-01-07 | |||
| 85 Guangzhou–Zhaoqing | 2009-09-29 | 2016-03-30 | ||
| 97 Dongguan–Huizhou | 2009-05-08 | 2016-03-30 | ||
| 200 | 38 Guangzhou–Qingyuan | 2012-11-22 | 2020-10-30 | |
| Nanjing–Hangzhou Intercity Railway | 350 | 251 | 2008-12-28 | 2013-07-01 |
| Hengyang–Liuzhou Intercity Railway | 250 | 497 | 2009 | 2013-12-28 |
| Liuzhou–Nanning Intercity Railway | 250 | 223 | 2008-12-27 | 2013-12-28 |
| Wuhan Metropolitan Area Intercity Railway | 250 | 90 Wuchang–Xianning | 2009-03-22 | 2013-12-28 |
| 97 Wuhan–Huangshi | 2014-06-18 | |||
| 66 Wuhan–Huanggang | 2014-06-18 | |||
| 198 Wuhan–Jiujiang | 2016 | 2017-09-21 | ||
| 200 | 61 Hankou–Xiaogan | 2009-03-22 | 2016-12-01 | |
| 200 | 438 Wuhan-Shiyan | 2015 | 2019-11-29 | |
| Jiangyou–Mianyang–Chengdu–Leshan Intercity Railway | 200 | 314 | 2008-12-30 | 2014-12-20 |
| Chengdu–Pujiang Intercity Railway | 200 | 99 | 2010-10-16 | 2018-12-28 |
| Central Plain Metropolitan Intercity Rail | 200 | 50 Zhengzhou–Kaifeng | 2009-12-29 | 2014-12-28 |
| 69 Zhengzhou–Jiaozuo | 2015-06-26 | |||
| 101 Zhengzhou–Xuchang | 2009-12-29 | 2015-12-31 | ||
| Changsha–Zhuzhou–Xiangtan Intercity Railway | 200 | 96 | 2010-07-02 | 2016-12-26 |
| Nanjing–Anqing Intercity Railway | 250 | 257 | 2008-12-28 | 2015-07 |
| Harbin–Qiqihar Intercity Railway | 250 | 286 | 2008-11-25 | 2015 |
| Qingdao–Rongcheng Intercity Railway | 250 | 299 | 2010-10-10 | 2014-12-28 |
| Guiyang–Kaiyang Intercity Railway | 200 | 62 | 2010-09-20 | 2015-05-01 |
| Jinhua-Wenzhou High Speed Railway | 250 | 188 | 2011 | 2015-12-26 |
| Chengdu–Chongqing Intercity Railway | 350 | 305 | 2009 | 2015 |
| Shenyang–Dandong Intercity Railway | 350 | 208 | 2010-03-17 | 2015 |
| Dandong–Dalian Intercity Railway | 200 | 296 | 2010-03-17 | 2015 |
| Chongqing–Wanzhou Intercity Railway | 350 | 250 | 2009 | 2016-11-28 |
| Hainan western ring high-speed railway | 250 | 342 | 2012-10 | 2015-12-30 |
| Wuhan–Jiujiang Passenger Railway | 250 | 101 | 2013-12-29 | 2017-09-21 |
| Tianjin–Baoding Intercity Railway | 250 | 158 | 2011-03-18 | 2015-12-28 |
| Beijing–Tangshan Intercity Railway | 350 | 160 | 2009 | 2022-12-30 |
| Hangzhou–Huangshan Intercity Railway | 250 | 265 | 2014-06-30 | 2018-12-25 |
| Harbin–Jiamusi Intercity Railway | 200 | 343 | 2014-06-30 | 2018-09-30 |
| Harbin–Mudanjiang Intercity Railway | 250 | 293 | 2014-12-15 | 2018-12-25 |
| Anshun–Liupanshui intercity railway | 250 | 150 | 2015 | 2020-07-08 |
| Jiangsu Yangtze Metropolitan Belt intercity railway | 350 | 278 | 2018-10-08 | 2023-09-28 |
| Mianyang–Luzhou high-speed railway | 250 Neijiang–Zigong–Luzhou | 130 | 2015-12-25 | 2021-06-28 |
| Chengdu–Yibin high-speed railway | 350 Zigong–Yibin | 131 | 2015-12-25 | 2023-12-26 |
Class I national railways
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| Line | Design speed (km/h) | Length (km) | Construction start date | Open date | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Longyan–Xiamen railway | 200 | 171 | 2006-12-25 | 2012-06-29 | |
| Xiangtang–Putian railway | 200 | 635 | 2007-11-23 | 2013-09-26 | |
| Hengyang–Liuzhou intercity railway | 200 | 498 | 2008-12-11 | 2013-12-28 | |
| Nanning–Guangzhou high-speed railway | 250 | 577 | 2008-09-11 | 2014-04-18 2014-12-26 | |
| Ganzhou–Longyan railway | 200 | 274 | 2009-12-29 | 2015-12-25 | |
| Chongqing–Lanzhou railway | 200 | 832 | 2008-09-26 | 2017-09-29 | |
| NanpingSanming-Longyan railway | 250 | 247 | 2010-12-25 | 2018-12-29 | |
| Chengdu–Lanzhou railway | 200 | 730 | 2011-02-26 | 2026 | |
| Jiujiang–Quzhou railway | 200 | 333 | 2013-12-29 | 2017-12-28 | |
| Nantong–Shanghai railway | 200 | 137 | 2014-03-01 | 2020-07-01 | |
| Fuzhou–Pingtan railway | 200 | 88.4 | 2013-10-31 | 2020-12-26 | |
| Qianjiang–Changde railway | 200 | 340 | 2014-12-29 | 2019-12-26 | |
| Qingdao–Yancheng railway | 200 | 429 | 2014-12-29 | 2018-12-26 |
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