Pudong railway

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Pudong Railway
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese 浦东铁路
Traditional Chinese 浦東鐵路
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin Pǔdōng Tiělù
SRZ25K K8351 at Haiwan.jpg
Train at Haiwan railway station on the Pudong railway
Overview
StatusOperational (freight only)
Locale Jinshan, Fengxian, Pudong
Shanghai
Termini
Stations5
Service
Type Freight rail
Services1
Operator(s) China Railway Shanghai Group
Shanghai Pudong Railway Development Co., Ltd.
Shanghai Railway Container Central Station Development Co., Ltd.
History
CommencedNovember 2004;19 years ago (2004-11)
OpenedDecember 9, 2005;18 years ago (2005-12-09) (freight service)
September 1, 2008;16 years ago (2008-09-01) (passenger service)
ClosedAugust 27, 2015;9 years ago (2015-08-27) (passenger service)
Technical
Line length42.87 km (26.64 mi)
Number of tracks1
Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in)
Electrification No
Operating speed120 km/h (74.56 mph)
Route map

The Pudong railway (simplified Chinese :浦东铁路; traditional Chinese :浦東鐵路; pinyin :Pǔdōng Tiělù) is a railway line in operated by China Railway. Located entirely in Shanghai, China, the 42.87-kilometre-long (26.64 mi) railway line is used solely for freight services, although passenger services did operate along the line until 2015. At its western terminus, it branches off from the Jinshan railway at Jinshan Industrial Park in the city's Jinshan District and runs eastward to Luchaogang in Pudong, with three intermediate stations. [1]

Contents

Construction of the railway line was completed on 9 December 2005. [1] Passenger service on the line started on 1 September 2008, with trains travelling between Shanghai South and Luchaogang, with an intermediate stop at Haiwan. These trains would use the Jinshan railway between Shanghai South and Jinshan Industrial Park, before switching to the Pudong railway and travelling the entire length of the line. [2]

Passenger service on the line was suspended on 27 August 2015, due to the presence of a hazardous chemicals storage yard near Luchaogang station. This safety measure was taken in response to the 2015 Tianjin explosions. [3]

History

Stations

At the time when it was operating, it took 1 hour and 10 minutes for a train trip between Luchaogang Station and Shanghai South Railway Station, and the fare was 17 yuan.

Service routes

Pudong railway service routes
  • Currently no passenger services run on the Pudong railway
  • September 1, 2008 - April 1, 2009: 5051/5052, 5053/5054 passenger trains
  • April 1, 2009 - August 27, 2015: K8351/8352, K8353/8354 passenger trains
RoutesStation nameConnectionsDistance
km
Location
EnglishChinese
UCH Luchaogang 芦潮港00 Pudong
STH Situan 四团1010 Fengxian
RWH Haiwan 海湾2030
CPH Caojing 漕泾1545 Jinshan
REH Jinshan Yuanqu
(Jinshan Industry Park)
金山园区Through operations on   Jinshan   to China Railways.svg SNH 651

Station name change

Technology

Rolling stock

There were eight China Railway 25Z passenger cars (body marked 25K) on the bottom of the double-decker passenger train, all of which are soft seats. The K8351/8352 and K8353/8354 trains use a set of bottoms, using 4 square Bombardier RZ25T plus a KD25G / KD25K generator car.[ citation needed ]

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