How long is China’s Beijing–Shanghai high-speed railway?

China’s Beijing–Shanghai high-speed railway is 1,318 kilometres long.

The line links Beijing in northern China with Shanghai on the country’s eastern coast. It passes through major regions and cities including Tianjin, Jinan, Xuzhou, Nanjing, and Suzhou, making it both a long-distance route and a major transport spine.

Construction began in 2008, and the railway opened to commercial service on 30 June 2011. It was built as a dedicated passenger high-speed line, separate from many existing conventional rail routes. The project used extensive bridges and elevated sections because of the flat, densely populated terrain.

The line is often confused with the broader Beijing–Shanghai rail corridor or with individual train services operating on it. Its length refers to the railway infrastructure between the two cities, not the distance covered by every particular service or the route length of connecting trains.