User:HNlander/Hangzhou-Haining Railway

Hangzhou-Haining Railway is a metro railway under construction in Zhejiang, China, which connects Yuhang District of Hangzhou and Haining City of Jiaxing. As the first PPP  model project in Zhejiang Province, it is invested by the Communication Group of Zhejiang, China Railway (Shanghai) Investment Co. Ltd, and the City Government of Haining. The Railway is 48km long, able to support a train service at the speed of 120km/h. The total investment in this project is 13.6 billion reminbi. The Railway has 12 stations, 5 underground. And it is to be in operation by the end of 2020.

In November 2012, the City Government of Haining set up a governmental workgroup about the initial progress of the project. In December，the City Government signed an agreement on keeping communication in this project with the District Government of Yuhang.

In Feburary 2013，Zhejiang Provincial Development and Reform Commission report the Immediate Plan for Zhejiang Metro Railways to the National Development and Reform Commission, in which the Railway is included.

In 16th December, 2014, the National Development and Reform Commission approved the Plan.

In 15th December, the Railway between Chang'an & Zhouwangmiao came into construction.

Route
The route of the Railway starts from Yuhang High-speed Railway Station and ends at Biyun Rd. of Haining, with of total length of 48.18km. It has 13 stations, 5 underground and 8 elevated, affliated to Hangzhou Metro. The route is underground in Yuhang and downtown Haining, on the ground with a U-type trough structure when crossing Shanghai-Hangzhou High-speed Railway and Highways, the rest elevated. It is designed to support a 120km/h train service with 30-min time to run the total distance of the route. The Railway plans to operate 78 classes from 6 am to 10 pm each day as a beginning after it is finished.

The Route not only connects Haining and Yuhang, but also links places of interest or importance within the areas, including Haining West station, Yanguan Resort, China Leather City in Haining, the International Campus of Zhejiang University.

Among the stations of the Railway, Yuhang High-speed Railway Station is to the west of Hangzhou Metro Line 1 station with the same name. The two stations are connected by tunnels. Also, places have been reserved to extend the railway to the west to connect with Hangzhou Metro Line 3.Also, Yanguan Station could connected to Huzhou-Jiaxing-Hangzhou-Shaoxing Metro Railway. The route beween the International Campus Zhejiang Univerisity and Biyun is not decided because it is planned to connect with Zhepu-Hangzhou Railway, which can link Shanghai East Station and Hangzhou West Station through the railways in the future.

The detailed information about the stations is as below: International Campus of Zhejiang Univerisity