Pudong railway

Pudong railway
Train at Haiwan station on the Pudong railway
Overview
Native name	浦东铁路
Status	Operational (freight only)
Locale	Shanghai
Termini	Template:CR stations Template:CR stations
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
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

The Pudong railway (simplified Chinese: 浦东铁路; traditional Chinese: 浦東鐵路; pinyin: Pǔdōng Tiělù) is a railway line in 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 Template:CR stations in the city's Jinshan District and runs eastward to Template:CR stations 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 Template:CR stations and Luchaogang, with an intermediate stop at Template:CR stations. 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.

Stations

• Template:CR stations
• Caojing
• Haiwan
• Situan
• Luchaogang

History

• 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 Bay Station on 15 September.
• Passenger trains suspended on 27 August 2015.