Shanghai–Kunming railway

Shanghai–Kunming railway

沪昆铁路
Shanghai–Kunming railway; 沪昆铁路;
	The Erdaoyan Station on the Guikun Section of the Shanghai-Kunming Railway in Guizhou
Overview
Status	Active
Termini	Shanghai; Shanghai South; ; Kunming;
Service
Type	Heavy rail
Operator(s)	China Railway
Technical
Line length	2,690 km (1,670 mi)
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification	25 kV 50 Hz AC
Route map
	Shanghai–Nanjing ICR
	Beijing–Shanghai HSR
	(goods yard in the middle,
	passenger platforms outside)
	Nanjing–Hangzhou HSR
	from Nanjing South
	Xuancheng–Hangzhou railway
	from Xuancheng
	New Qianjiang Railway Bridge (centre)
	Second Qianjiang Bridge (right)
	Hangzhou–Fuzhou–Shenzhen railway
	to Shenzhen North
	Hangzhou–Huangshan ICR
	to Huangshan North
	Jinhua–Wenzhou railway
	Jinhua–Wenzhou HSR
	Jinhua–Qiandaohu railway
	to Qiandaohu South
	Shanghai Group
	Nanchang Group
	Anhui–Jiangxi railway
	from Huolonggang
	Shanghai–Kunming HSR
	to Nanchang West
	Beijing–Kowloon railway
	to Beijing West
	Zhangjiashan–Shangtang railway
	to Shangtang
	Shanghai–Kunming HSR
	from Nanchang West

The Shanghai–Kunming Railway or Hukun Railway (simplified Chinese: 沪昆铁路; traditional Chinese: 滬昆鐵路; pinyin: hùkūn tiělù), also known as the Hukun Line, is a major arterial railroad across eastern, south central and southwest China. It connects Shanghai, whose shorthand name is Hu, and Kunming. The line has a total length of 2,690 km (1,670 mi) and passes through Shanghai Municipality, Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Hunan, Guizhou and Yunnan Province. Major cities along route include Shanghai, Jiaxing, Hangzhou, Yiwu, Jinhua, Shangrao, Yingtan, Pingxiang, Zhuzhou, Huaihua, Kaili, Guiyang, Anshun, Qujing, and Kunming.

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