Table 2.
Major HSR Services Operated during 2001–2014.
| ID | HSR | Max speed (km/h) | Distance (km) | Opening date | Major impacted cities |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Qinhuangdao-Shenyang North | 200 | 404 | 10/12/2003 | Shenyang |
| 2 | Hefei South-Nanjing South | 250 | 166 | 4/18/2008 | Hefei, Nanjing |
| 3 | Beijing South-Tianjin | 350 | 119 | 8/1/2008 | Beijing, Tianjin |
| 4 | Qingdao-Jinan | 250 | 363 | 12/20/2008 | Qingdao, Jinan |
| 5 | Shijiazhuang-Taiyuan | 250 | 225 | 4/1/2009 | Shijiazhuang, Taiyuan |
| 6 | Hefei-Wuhan | 250 | 357 | 4/1/2009 | Hefei, Wuhan |
| 7 | Dazhou-Chengdu | 200 | 374 | 7/7/2009 | Chengdu |
| 8 | Ningbo-Taizhou-Wenzhou | 250 | 283 | 9/28/2009 | Ningbo, Taizhou, Wenzhou |
| 9 | Wenzhou-Fuzhou | 250 | 298 | 9/28/2009 | Fuzhou, Wenzhou |
| 10 | Wuhan-Guangzhou | 350 | 1069 | 12/26/2009 | Wuhan, Changsha, Guangzhou |
| 11 | Zhengzhou-Xi'an | 350 | 485 | 12/26/2009 | Zhengzhou, Xi'an |
| 12 | Fuzhou-Xiamen | 250 | 273 | 4/26/2010 | Fuzhou, Xiamen |
| 13 | Shanghai-Nanjing | 350 | 301 | 7/1/2010 | Shanghai, Nanjing |
| 14 | Shanghai-Hangzhou | 350 | 160 | 10/26/2010 | Shanghai, Hangzhou |
| 15 | Beijing-Shanghai | 350 | 1318 | 6/30/2011 | Beijing, Tianjin, Jinan, Nanjing, Shanghai |
| 16 | Zhengzhou-Wuhan | 350 | 536 | 9/28/2012 | Zhengzhou, Wuhan |
| 17 | Harbin-Dalian | 350 | 921 | 12/1/2012 | Harbin, Changchun, Shenyang, Dalian |
| 18 | Beijing-Shijiazhuang | 350 | 693 | 12/26/2012 | Beijing, Shijiazhuang |
| 19 | Xiamen-Shenzhen | 250 | 502 | 12/28/2013 | Xiamen, Shenzhen |
| 20 | Taiyuan-Xi'an | 250 | 570 | 7/1/2014 | Taiyuan, Xi'an |
| 21 | Hangzhou-Changsha | 350 | 933 | 12/10/2014 | Hangzhou, Changsha |
Source: data is collected from http://www.rail-transit.com/.