Shanghai–Nantong_railway
Shanghai–Suzhou–Nantong railway
Railway line in China
Shanghai–Suzhou–Nantong railway, abbreviated as Husutong railway[1] (Chinese: 沪苏通铁路; pinyin: Hù-Sū-Tōng tiělù, "Hu", "Su" and "Tong" being the abbreviations for Shanghai, Suzhou and Nantong, respectively) is a higher-speed railway in China's Yangtze River Delta area, connecting Shanghai, the region's main city located south of the Yangtze, with Nantong in Jiangsu province, north of the river.
The railway is 143 kilometres (89 mi) in length and traverses several county-level cities in Suzhou Municipality of Jiangsu along the south bank of the Yangtze including Zhangjiagang, Changshu and Taicang.[2][3] The railway is also called the Shanghai–Suzhou–Nantong railway or the Husutong railway. The railway is designed to accommodate maximum train speeds of 200 km/h (120 mph),[4] the operation of electric traction hauled double-stack container trains[5][6][7] and has reduced train travel time from Nantong to Shanghai to just over one hour.[4]