Hainan eastern ring high-speed railway

Hainan Eastern Ring HSR
CR300AF and CRH1A-A on the Hainan Eastern Ring HSR
Overview
Native name	海南东环高速铁路 (海南东环铁路, 海南东环高铁)
Status	Operational
Owner	China Railway
Locale	Eastern Hainan
Termini	Haikou Sanya
Stations	15
Service
Type	High-speed railway, Loop line
System	China Railway High-speed
Services	2
Operator(s)	Hainan Railway Company Limited of China Railway Guangzhou Group
Rolling stock	CRH1A-A CRH6F-A CR300-AF[1]
History
Commenced	29 September 2007 (2007-09-29)
Opened	30 December 2010 (2010-12-30)
Technical
Line length	308 km (191 mi)
Character	Elevated
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Minimum radius	5,500 m (18,000 ft)
Electrification	25 kV 50 Hz AC (Overhead line)
Operating speed	250 km/h (160 mph)
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese	海南东环铁路
Traditional Chinese	海南東環鐵路
Literal meaning	Hainan eastern ring railway
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Hǎinán dōnghuán tiělù
Route map Legend km 0 Haikou 10 Changliu 15 Xiuying 20 Chengxi 24 Haikou East 38 Meilan 89 Wenchang 139 Qionghai 147 Bo'ao 152 Hele 193 Wanning 215 Shenzhou 242 Lingshui 296 Yalongwan 308 Sanya This diagram: view talk edit

The Hainan eastern ring high-speed railway is a high-speed railway on Hainan Island. It is operated by China Railway Guangzhou Group. Opened in December 2010, the railway links the capital Haikou at the northern end of the province, and goes alongside the eastern coastline to reach the resort city of Sanya in the southernmost region of the island. The railway share the end points with the Hainan western ring high-speed railway, which together creates a closed loop spanning 653 kms, as well as the world’s first circular high-speed railway, and allows passengers to travel around Hainan island (roughly same distance as circling Belgium) in about 3 hours.^[2][3][4]