Wuhan–Guangzhou High-Speed Railway

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high-speed railway line railway infrastructure project

The Wuhan–Guangzhou High-Speed Railway is a major Chinese high-speed rail corridor linking central and southern China as part of the Beijing–Guangzhou HSR route, significantly reducing travel times between Wuhan and Guangzhou.

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	high-speed railway line → railway infrastructure project →
bridgeAndTunnelRatio	high proportion of bridges and tunnels →
builtBy	Ministry of Railways of the People’s Republic of China →
connectedNetwork	China High-Speed Rail Network →
constructionCost	over 100 billion yuan →
constructionStartDate	2005 →
country	China →
designSpeed	350 km/h →
electrification	25 kV 50 Hz AC overhead line →
endPoint	Guangzhou →
impact	enhanced role of Wuhan as a national railway hub → promoted economic integration of central and southern China → stimulated development around Guangzhou South Station →
isSegmentOfCorridor	Beijing–Hong Kong (Taipei) high-speed rail corridor →
lineCharacter	elevated and at-grade →
lineLength	about 968 km →
locatedIn	central China → southern China →
majorStation	Changsha South Railway Station → Guangzhou South Railway Station → Wuhan Railway Station →
maximumOperatingSpeed	300 km/h →
notableEngineeringAspect	crosses numerous rivers and hilly terrain in Hunan →
notableFeature	one of the earliest long-distance 350 km/h lines in China →
numberOfTracks	2 →
openedInSections	yes →
openingDate	2009-12-26 →
operator	China Railway High-speed →
owner	China Railway →
partOf	Beijing–Guangzhou High-Speed Railway → Beijing–Guangzhou–Shenzhen–Hong Kong High-Speed Railway →
passesThrough	Guangdong Province → Hubei Province → Hunan Province →
previousTravelTime	over 10 hours between Wuhan and Guangzhou →
primaryUse	intercity and long-distance passenger transport →
purpose	reduce travel time between Wuhan and Guangzhou →
railwaySignallingSystem	CTCS-3 →
serviceType	passenger-dedicated line →
startPoint	Wuhan →
status	operational →
trackGauge	1,435 mm standard gauge →
travelTimeAfterOpening	about 3 hours between Wuhan and Guangzhou →
usesRollingStock	CRH2 EMU → CRH3 EMU → CRH380A EMU →

Referenced by (4)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Beijing–Guangzhou High-Speed Railway →	connectsWith
Wuhan Railway Station →	railwayLine
Guangzhou South Railway Station →	servedByLine
Xianning →	transportHubFor