Pudong railway

Pudong Railway
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese	浦东铁路
Traditional Chinese	浦東鐵路
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Pǔdōng Tiělù
Train at Haiwan railway station on the Pudong railway
Overview
Status	Operational (freight only)
Locale	Jinshan, Fengxian, Pudong Shanghai
Termini	Jinshan Industrial Park Luchaogang
Stations	5
Service
Type	Freight rail
Services	1
Operator(s)	China Railway Shanghai Group Shanghai Pudong Railway Development Co., Ltd. Shanghai Railway Container Central Station Development Co., Ltd.
History
Commenced	November 2004 (2004-11)
Opened	December 9, 2005 (2005-12-09) (freight service) September 1, 2008 (2008-09-01) (passenger service)
Closed	August 27, 2015 (2015-08-27) (passenger service)
Technical
Line length	42.87 km (26.64 mi)
Number of tracks	1
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Electrification	No
Operating speed	120 km/h (74.56 mph)
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The Pudong railway (simplified Chinese: 浦东铁路; traditional Chinese: 浦東鐵路; pinyin: Pǔdōng Tiělù) is a railway line operated by China Railway. Located entirely in Shanghai, China, the 42.87-kilometre-long (26.64 mi) railway line is used solely for freight services, although passenger services did operate along the line until 2015. At its western terminus, it branches off from the Jinshan railway at Jinshan Industrial Park in the city's Jinshan District and runs eastward to Luchaogang in Pudong, with three intermediate stations.

Construction of the railway line was completed on 9 December 2005. Passenger service on the line started on 1 September 2008, with trains travelling between Shanghai South and Luchaogang, with an intermediate stop at Haiwan. These trains would use the Jinshan railway between Shanghai South and Jinshan Industrial Park, before switching to the Pudong railway and travelling the entire length of the line.

Passenger service on the line was suspended on 27 August 2015, due to the presence of a hazardous chemicals storage yard near Luchaogang station. This safety measure was taken in response to the 2015 Tianjin explosions.

History

• It was the first suburban line in Shanghai.
• The investment for the line was 1.951 billion yuan.
• The first phase of Pudong Railway was completed on 9 December 2005.
• Passenger trains 5051-5052 and 5053/5054 officially opened on 1 September 2008.
• The passenger train was renamed K8351/8352, K8353/8354 times on 1 April 2009.
• Passenger trains increased two-way stops at Haiwan Station on 15 September.
• The number of individual passengers per train is roughly 50; about 200 people per day (4 trains) which led to a daily occupancy rate of only 35%.
• Passenger trains suspended on 27 August 2015.

Stations

At the time when it was operating, it took 1 hour and 10 minutes for a train trip between Luchaogang Station and Shanghai South Railway Station, and the fare was 17 yuan.

Service routes

Pudong railway service routes
Currently no passenger services run on the Pudong railway September 1, 2008 - April 1, 2009: 5051/5052, 5053/5054 passenger trains April 1, 2009 - August 27, 2015: K8351/8352, K8353/8354 passenger trains
Routes			Station name			Connections	Distance km		Location
			№	English	Chinese
			UCH	Luchaogang	芦潮港		0	0	Pudong
			STH	Situan	四团		10	10	Fengxian
			RWH	Haiwan	海湾		20	30
			CPH	Caojing	漕泾		15	45	Jinshan
			REH	Jinshan Yuanqu (Jinshan Industry Park)	金山园区	Through operations on  Jinshan  to SNH	6	51

Station name change

• On September 28, 2012, Ruanxiang railway station was renamed Jinshan Yuanqu railway station.

Technology

Rolling stock

There were eight China Railway 25Z passenger cars (body marked 25K) on the bottom of the double-decker passenger train, all of which are soft seats. The K8351/8352 and K8353/8354 trains use a set of bottoms, using 4 square Bombardier RZ25T plus a KD25G / KD25K generator car.