The Hangzhou-Huangshan section runs 265 km (165 mi) through northwestern Zhejiang and southern Anhui and accommodates trains traveling at speeds up to 250 km/h (160 mph).

[1] The line is the first rail link between the two cities and brings counties in mountainous southern Anhui closer to the Yangtze River Delta region.

Cities and counties along the route include Hangzhou, Xiaoshan, Fuyang, Tonglu, Jiande, Chun'an in Zhejiang, and Jixi, She County, Huangshan,[2] Yixian, Qimen, Fuliang, Jingdezhen, Leping, Poyang, Yugan, Jinxian and Nanchang.

Scenic sites along route include Huangshan (Yellow Mountain), the "Porcelain Capital" of Jingdezhen, the ancient villages in southern Anhui, Qiandao Lake, and Hangzhou.

[1] The Hangzhou South-to-Jiande and Jixi-to-Huangshan sections would have rail laid on conventional gravel beds.

[8] On 13 July 2016, the national government issued a notice on the issuance of the "Medium and Long-Term Railway Network Plan".

On 21 June 2018, the Second Public Notice and Simplified Version of the Environmental Impact Assessment of the New Nanchang–Jingdezhen–Huangshan Railway was published.

[9] On 9 July, the Full Public Notice of the Environmental Impact Report of the New Nanchang-Jingdezhen-Huangshan Railway was published.