Changsha-Zhuzhou-Xiangtan Intercity Railway 长株潭城际铁路

The Changsha-Zhuzhou-Xiangtan Intercity Railway is an intercity railway that connects the cities of Changsha, Zhuzhou, and Xiangtan within Hunan Province, China. Running in a north-south direction, it serves as the backbone of the intercity rail network for the Changsha-Zhuzhou-Xiangtan city cluster. The railway is 105 kilometers long and features 24 stations. It is designed for a speed of 200 kilometers per hour, with the initial operating speed being 160 kilometers per hour. The construction of the Changsha-Zhuzhou-Xiangtan Intercity Railway began on June 30, 2010. The segment south of Changsha Station was completed and started operating on December 26, 2016, and the section west of Changsha Station opened on December 26, 2017.

The railway’s layout is “Y”-shaped. Starting from the southern end of Changsha Station, it branches off south towards Muyun, where it splits into two lines leading to Zhuzhou and Xiangtan respectively; and west across the Xiang River to Lei Feng Avenue. The westward line within Changsha’s urban area extends north from Changsha Station, running parallel to the Beijing-Guangzhou Railway, and enters a tunnel before De Ya Road, continuing underground to the west beneath Dongfeng Road and Furong North Road, then along Kaifu Temple Road towards the west, crossing the Xiang River and passing north of the Changsha Municipal Government to reach Lei Feng Avenue Station. The southward line from Changsha Station enters underground near Shumu Ling, passing through a 12.64-kilometer tunnel and emerging near the South Bus Station, continuing on an elevated bridge along the old National Highway 107 and Furong South Road to Muyun Station. From Muyun Station, the line splits again: one branch follows the east side of the Beijing-Guangzhou Railway on an elevated bridge via Baima Ridge, along Red Flag Road in Zhuzhou to Baishigang, goes under Xinhua West Road, and enters the existing Zhuzhou Station, then extends at grade towards Qidouchong; the other branch crosses to the west of the Beijing-Guangzhou Railway on an elevated bridge over Zhaoshan, along the east side of Furong Avenue through Hetang and across the board pond, spans the Xiang River to connect to Xiangtan Station.

长株潭城际铁路（Changsha-Zhuzhou-Xiangtan Intercity Railway）是中国湖南省境内一条连接长沙市、株洲市和湘潭市的城际铁路，呈南北走向，为长株潭城际轨道交通网的主干线路。长株潭城际铁路全长105千米，共设24座车站；设计速度200千米/小时，列车初期运营速度160千米/小时。长株潭城际铁路于2010年6月30日动工建设；长沙站以南段于2016年12月26日竣工运营；长沙站以西段于2017年12月26日建成通车。 长株潭城际铁路走向为“人”字形，从长沙站南端引出后，向南经暮云分岔，分别接入株洲、湘潭站；向西过湘江至雷锋大道。西向线路在长沙城区内由长沙站北段引出后并行京广铁路，于德雅路前以隧道方式进入地下，向西下穿东风路、芙蓉北路，沿开福寺路西行，穿过湘江后沿杜鹃路经长沙市政府北侧至雷锋大道站。南向线路由长沙站南段引出后，向南在树木岭附近以隧道方式进入地下，穿行12.64千米后从汽车南站附近出隧道，以高架桥形式沿老107国道、芙蓉南路引入暮云站。线路从暮云站向南引出后分岔：一条沿京广铁路东侧以高架桥形式经白马垄，沿株洲市红旗路至白石港，下穿新华西路引入既有株洲站后向南走地面延伸至七斗冲；另一条向西跨京广铁路，以高架桥形式过昭山，沿芙蓉大道东侧经荷塘，过板塘，跨湘江接入湘潭站。