Chongqing–Guiyang high-speed railway

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Chongqing–Guiyang high-speed railway
201908 CRH380D on Chongqing-Guiyang Railway in Banqiao, Zunyi
Overview
Native name	渝贵高速铁路
Status	Operating
Locale	Chongqing Guiyang
Termini	Chongqing Guiyang East
Service
Services	1
Operator(s)	China Railway High-speed
History
Opened	January 25, 2018
Technical
Line length	345 km (214 mi)
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Operating speed	200 km/h (120 mph)
Route map Legend Suining–Chongqing railway to Chengdu East Tongjiaxi passing loop Suining–Chongqing railway to Chongqing North Chongqing West New Baishatuo Yangtze River Railway Bridge (upper level) Sichuan–Guizhou railway to Chongqing Sichuan–Guizhou railway Sichuan–Guizhou railway Sichuan–Guizhou railway Sichuan–Guizhou railway to Guiyang Zhangtianwan passing loop Shanghai–Kunming HSR & Guiyang–Kaiyang ICR to Guiyang East   Guiyang North Shanghai–Kunming HSR to Kunming South This diagram: view talk

Chongqing–Guiyang high-speed railway is a major trunk high speed railway selected for construction under the 11th Five Year Plan set by the Chinese Government. Construction started on December 22, 2010, and opened on January 25, 2018.^[1]

Profile[]

The railway extends from Chongqing to Guizhou for a total length of 345 km (214 mi). Of this, 112 km are within Chongqing, 233 km within Guizhou Province. The total investment is expected to be around 44.92 billion RMB. The design corresponds to national level I railway standards, the line is electrified and double-track. The design speed is 250 km/h, the foreseen operational speed is 200 km/h. The main function of this railway will be passenger, express freight and container transport.

The line forms part of the Baotou (Yinchuan)–Hainan corridor.

Route[]

Starting in Chongqing's Shapingba District at the newly refurbished Chongqing West Railway Station followed by Qijiang, Tongzi, Zunyi, Xifeng and terminating at Guiyang North Railway Station.

The Chongqing–Guizhou high-speed railway will follow a route generally similar to that of the older Sichuan–Guizhou Railway, constructed in 1956–65; however due to the more extensive use of tunnels (145 of them^[2]), the new rail line will be significantly shorter (345 km instead of 423 km). There will be the total of 12 stations along the line:

• Chongqing West (重庆西)
• Luohuang South (珞璜南),
• Qijiang East (綦江东),
• Ganshui East (赶水东)
• Yelang (夜郎镇),
• Tongzi East (桐梓东),
• Loushanguan South (娄山关南),
• Zunyi East (遵义东),
• Goujiang (苟江),
• Xifeng (息烽),
• Zhazuoe East (扎佐东),
• Guiyang North (贵阳北).^[2]

Future developments[]

After the completion of the railway, it will form part of a larger network of railways such as the Lanzhou-Chongqing HSR and the Guiyang–Guangzhou HSR, fast becoming another important access route to the sea. From Chongqing to Guiyang in just two hours. Chongqing to Guangzhou in just six hours. It can improve the north–south movement of passengers and fast freight along the railway transport corridor, while also relieving pressures and increasing capacities on existing conventional railway lines in the region. It is seen as a potential catalyst for economic development in several impoverished areas, especially in Guizhou, one of the poorest provinces of China.

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