Beijing–Hangzhou high-speed train

The Beijing–Hangzhou high-speed train (京杭高速动车组列车) are high-speed train services between Beijing and Hangzhou, the capital of Zhejiang Province. The trains are operated by CR Beijing and CR Shanghai.

History
The high-speed train services between Beijing and Hangzhou was started on 1 July 2011, when the Beijing–Shanghai HSR was opened. The trains were operated on Beijing–Shanghai HSR and Shanghai–Hangzhou HSR.

With the opening of Nanjing–Hangzhou HSR on 1 July 2013, some of the trains were diverted to Nanjing–Hangzhou HSR instead of Shanghai–Hangzhou HSR.

From 10 April 2018, the G19/20, G31/32 and G39/40 trains have been operating CR400AF and CR400BF trainsets. The operating speed was promoted to 350 km/h and the travelling time was reduced to 4h 18m.

Operations
The G19/20, G31/32, G34, G35/36, G37 and G39/40 trains were operated on Beijing–Shanghai HSR and Nanjing–Hangzhou HSR. The G41-44 trains were operated on Beijing–Shanghai HSR and Shanghai–Hangzhou HSR, via Shanghai Hongqiao.

The G39/40 trains are the fastest trains between Beijing and Hangzhou, with only one intermediate stop at Nanjing South.

Rolling stocks
The services are operated by CRH380B, CRH380BL, CR400AF and CR400BF trainsets.

CRH380B
The CRH380B trainsets on this service have the formation shown below.

CRH380BL
The 16-car CRH380BL trainsets are the most common on this service.

CR400AF and CR400BF
The G19/20, G31/32 and G39/40 trains were operated by CR400AF and CR400BF trainsets.

CR400BF-A
The G41/44 train were operated by CR400BF-A trainsets.

Previously used rolling stocks

 * CRH380AL: From April 2017, due to the maintenance of some of the CRH380BL and CRH380CL EMUs, the G41/44 trains temporarily used CRH380AL EMUs for operation.
 * CRH380D: The G42/39 train used CRH380D trainsets in 2015, but was changed to CRH380BL in 2016.