page_title: Changsha–Kunming high-speed railway
hierarchical_section_title: Changsha–Kunming high-speed railway
context_page_description: Changsha–Kunming high-speed railway is a China Railway High-speed line connecting Changsha and Kunming, respectively the provincial capitals of Hunan and Yunnan. It is the western end of a larger rail project, the Shanghai–Kunming high-speed railway, which is one of the Ministry of Railways's strategic four east–west high-speed railways, and an integral part of the long-term railway network plan.
  The full-length of the project is 1,167 km, passenger line, with an operational speed of 300 km/h but designed to allow up to speeds of 350 km/h. Approved by Chinese authorities on March 26, 2010, held a construction mobilization meeting, it officially started construction in September 2010. The line from Changsha South to Xinhuang West opened December 16, 2014. Xinhuang West to Guiyang North opened in June 2015. The rest of the project was expected to be to open to traffic by November 30, 2016. The full length of the line was opened to traffic on December 28, 2016.
context_section_description: Changsha–Kunming high-speed railway (simplified Chinese: 长昆高速铁路; traditional Chinese: 長昆高速鐵路; pinyin: Chăng-Kūn Gāosù Tíelù) is a China Railway High-speed line connecting Changsha and Kunming, respectively the provincial capitals of Hunan and Yunnan. It is the western end of a larger rail project, the Shanghai–Kunming high-speed railway, which is one of the Ministry of Railways's strategic four east–west high-speed railways, and an integral part of the long-term railway network plan.
  The full-length of the project is 1,167 km (725 mi), passenger line, with an operational speed of 300 km/h (190 mph) but designed to allow up to speeds of 350 km/h (220 mph). Approved by Chinese authorities on March 26, 2010, held a construction mobilization meeting, it officially started construction in September 2010. The line from Changsha South to Xinhuang West opened December 16, 2014. Xinhuang West to Guiyang North opened in June 2015. The rest of the project was expected to be to open to traffic by November 30, 2016. The full length of the line was opened to traffic on December 28, 2016.
caption: Route of the Changsha–Kunming high-speed railway