Beijing–Shanghai high-speed railway: Difference between revisions

The non-stop train from [[Beijing South railway station|Beijing South station]] to [[Shanghai Hongqiao railway station|Shanghai Hongqiao station]] was expected to take 3&nbsp;hours and 58&nbsp;minutes,<ref>{{in lang|zh}} {{cite web|editor=Zhang Chunjie ({{lang|zh-hans|张纯洁}}) |url=http://news.hexun.com/2010-07-19/124296035.html |script-title=zh:京沪高铁19日起铺轨 全程不到四小时-新闻频道-和讯网 |publisher=News.hexun.com |access-date=30 June 2011| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110723131213/http://news.hexun.com/2010-07-19/124296035.html| archive-date= July 23, 2011 |url-status= live}}</ref> making it the fastest scheduled train in the world, compared to 9&nbsp;hours and 49&nbsp;minutes on the fastest trains running on the parallel conventional railway.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thebeijingnews.com/news/beijing/2008/11-25/008@021053.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090516184827/http://www.thebeijingnews.com/news/beijing/2008/11-25/008@021053.htm|title=京沪京杭动车下月开行卧铺|url-status=dead|date=2008-11-25|archive-date=2009-05-16|work=[[The Beijing News]]}}</ref> At first trains were limited to a maximum speed of {{convert|350|km/h|mph|0|abbr=on}}, with the fastest train taking 4&nbsp;hours and 48&nbsp;minutes to travel from Beijing South to Shanghai Hongqiao, with one stop at [[Nanjing South Railway Station|Nanjing South]].<ref>{{in lang|zh}} {{cite web|url=http://finance.ifeng.com/news/pic/detail_2011_05/11/6316829_0.shtml |script-title=zh:京沪高铁列车开始试跑 最快4小时48分跑完全程_财经频道_凤凰网 |publisher=Finance.ifeng.com |access-date=30 June 2011| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110720014050/http://finance.ifeng.com/news/pic/detail_2011_05/11/6316829_0.shtml| archive-date= July 20, 2011 |url-status= live}}</ref> On September 21, 2017, {{Cvt|350|km/h|4=0}} operation was restored with the introduction of [[China Standardized EMU]]. This reduced travel times between Beijing and Shanghai to about 4 hours 18 minutes on the fastest scheduled trains, attaining an average speed of {{convert|291.9|km/h|mph|abbr=on}} over a journey of {{convert|1302|km|mi|abbr=on}} making those services the fastest in the world.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://companies.caixin.com/2017-09-20/101147957.html|access-date=9 October 2017|script-title=zh:京沪高铁明提速 "复兴号"将在中途超车"和谐号"}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2017-09/21/c_136626740.htm|title=China Focus: Beijing-Shanghai railway speed rises to 350 kph - Xinhua {{!}} English.news.cn|website=www.xinhuanet.com|access-date=2018-06-29|archive-date=June 29, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180629131140/http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2017-09/21/c_136626740.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref>