Xiaoshan–Ningbo railway

This article is about the rail line between Hangzhou and Ningbo that was first completed in 1934 and rebuilt in 1957. For the new high-speed line between the two cities, see Hangzhou–Ningbo high-speed railway.

The Xiaoshan–Ningbo railway or Xiaoyong railway (simplified Chinese: 萧甬铁路; traditional Chinese: 蕭甬鐵路; pinyin: Xiāoyǒng tiělù), is a double-track railroad in eastern China between Hangzhou and Ningbo in Zhejiang Province. Its name in Chinese, the Xiaoyong Line, is named after the railway's two terminal stations, Hangzhou South in Xiaoshan District of Hangzhou on the southern bank of Qiantang River, and Ningbo, whose Chinese character abbreviation is yong. The line is 147.3 km (92 mi) long and was originally built in three parts in 1912, 1914 and 1936; rebuilt in 1959, then electrified in 2009. Cities along route include Xiaoshan District of Hangzhou, Shaoxing, Shangyu, Yuyao and Ningbo, all in Zhejiang Province. The Hangzhou–Ningbo high-speed railway runs parallel to the line. The section between Ningbo and Zhuangqiao railway station is proposed to be quadruple-tracked.

Xiaoshan–Ningbo railway 萧甬铁路
CRH2 trainset on Xiaoyong railway.
Overview
Status	Operational
Termini	Hangzhou South Ningbo
Stations	23 (14 active)
Service
Type	Heavy rail
Operator(s)	China Railway
Technical
Line length	147.32 km (91.54 mi)
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Route map km Hangyong & Hangchang HSR to Hangzhou East Hukun railway to Yingning Xiaoxiao Link to Xiaoshan West 0 Hangzhou South Hukun railway to Bailutang Hangchang HSR to Changsha South 9 Xiajiaqiao Hangyong HSR 18 Qianqing 29 Keqiao Lizhu railway to Lanting 38 Shaoxing 43 Donghu 48 Gaobu 55 Taoyan 63 Dongguanzhen 67 Shangyu Cao'e Railway Bridge 76 Yiting 81 Wufu 88 Mazhu 94 Yuyao West 99 Yuyao Yuci railway to Dayangshan 104 Shushan 111 Zhangting 121 Yejia 127 Cicheng ↗ bypass for Hangzhou trains 133 Hongtang Depot 134 Ningbo North (new site) Hongzhen railway to Zhenhai Hangyong HSR ↖ bypass for Hangzhou trains 139 Zhuangqiao Baisha railway Qinglindu Railway Bridge 147 Ningbo Yongtaiwen railway to Wenzhou South & Beilun Railway to Beilun km

Line history

The Qinglindu Bridge of the Xiaoyong railway in Ningbo

The oldest section on the Xiaoyong railway is the 18.19 kilometres (11.30 mi) section between Ningbo and Cicheng, which opened in December 1912. The Ningbo to Cao'e section, 78 kilometres (48 mi) in length, followed in June 1914, and the Xiaoshan to Cao'e section was completed in October 1936. During the Second Sino-Japanese War in 1938, the railway line was dismantled to prevent its use by the invading Japanese. Following the end of World War II, the railroad right of way was converted into a highway. In 1953, the railway was rebuilt in parts and completed in 1959 with the assistance of Soviet engineers. Between 2002 and 2009, the line was electrified. In 2013, the parallel Hangzhou–Ningbo high-speed railway opens, shifting significant amounts of intercity passenger traffic away from the Xiaoyong Railway and enabling railway to carry more freight and local passenger traffic. Since 2017, a number a commuter railway services started operating on segments of the line, such as Line S1 Ningbo–Yuyao intercity railway operating in Ningbo and Shaoxing Tourism New Transit railway operating in Shaoxing. In 2018, China's first double-stack container trains running under overhead catenary started operation on Xiaoyong railway between Gaobu and the Port of Ningbo-Zhoushan.

Rail junctions

• Hangzhou: Shanghai–Kunming railway, Xuancheng–Hangzhou railway
• Ningbo: Ningbo–Taizhou–Wenzhou railway

See also

• List of railways in China