Changchun–Jilin intercity railway

Changchun–Jilin intercity railway
standard gauge
Electrification	25 kV 50 Hz AC (Overhead line)
Operating speed	250 km/h (160 mph)
Route map Legend km Harbin–Dalian HSR to Dalian Changchun West Harbin–Dalian HSR to Harbin Beijing–Harbin railway to Beijing 0 Changchun Beijing–Harbin railway to Harbin, Changchun–Baicheng railway to Baicheng, Changchun–Tumen railway to Tumen Konggang (airport, reserved) 32.3 Longjia (Longjia Airport) 42.2 Jiutai South Xinhuapichang (reserved) 93.4 Shuangji Changchun–Tumen railway to Changchun, Shenyang–Jilin railway to Shenyang 110.7 Jilin Changchun–Tumen railway to Tumen, Jilin–Shulan railway to Shulan Jilin–Hunchun ICR to Hunchun km This diagram: view talk edit

Changchun–Jilin intercity railway (

The line connects, and terminates at, the cities of Changchun and Jilin. The entire line spans 111 km (69 mi) and was built at a cost of RMB 9.6 billion. Construction began on May 13, 2007, and the line was officially open to the public on January 11, 2011. The operational speed of the network is 250 km/h (160 mph), which means that travel between the two cities now takes about 29 minutes, down from the previous 1.5 hours. The line also services Changchun Longjia International Airport with Longjia railway station, which is nine minutes from Changchun station and 22 minutes from Jilin station.

At Jilin, the line continues as the Jilin–Hunchun intercity railway, terminating at Hunchun railway station.

Stations

The railway has seven stations, of which three are operational, two are scheduled to be operational and two are reserved for future operations. The stations are:

Ticketing

All operational stations have both staffed ticket booths and ticket vending machines. As of June 2011^[update], the ticket vending machines can only accept cash (fourth and fifth series renminbi banknotes in denominations ¥5, ¥10, ¥20, ¥50 and ¥100 only, no coins) as payment.

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