Chongqing–Wanzhou intercity railway

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Chongqing–Wanzhou Intercity Railway 渝万城际铁路
Overview
Status	Operating
Locale	Chongqing
Termini	Chongqing North Wanzhou North
Stations	7
Service
Type	High-speed rail
Operator(s)	China Railway High-speed
History
Opened	28 November 2016 (2016-11-28)
Technical
Line length	248 km (154 mi)
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Operating speed	250 km/h (155 mph)
Route map Legend km elev Zhengzhou–Wanzhou HSR from Zhengzhou East Wanzhou North yard Chengkou–Wanzhou branch of the Chongqing–Xi'an HSR from Chengkou 818.2 Wanzhou North Chengdu–Wanzhou HSR to Chengdu East Chongqing–Wanzhou HSR to - Wanzhou Liangping South Dianjiang Changshouhu Chongqing–Lichuan railway from Lichuan Changshou North Chongqing–Huaihua railway from Huaihua Chongqing hub east ring line to Chongqing North, Fusheng Fuling Yangtze river bridge Chongqing hub east ring line to Shuangxi Tangjiatuo Yuhuai Railway Chongqing North yard 1065.7 Chongqing North Chongqing–Lanzhou railway to Guangyuan, Lanzhou Suining–Chongqing railway to Suining, Chengdu East Chongqing–Lichuan freight line to Tuanjiecun, Xinglongchang Chongqing–Huaihua railway to Jingkou This diagram: view talk

Chongqing–Wanzhou intercity railway is a high speed railway between urban Chongqing and its satellite district of Wanzhou. It is also known at the Yu-Wan Railway, which are abbreviations for Chongqing and Wanzhou. Construction started in December 2012, according to the summarizing and commending meeting of the phase II of "100-day Battle" in Chongqing Liangjiang New Area.^[1] It was completed on 29 November 2016 and takes passengers from Chongqing North Railway Station to Wanzhou North railway station in one hour. This railway forms a smaller section of two larger railway projects, the Chongqing–Xi'an high-speed railway and the Zhengzhou–Wanzhou high-speed railway, extending north and northeast from Wanzhou respectively. It was opened on 28 November 2016.

Route Description[]

The 248-km-long Chongqing–Wanzhou railway is designed to run at a speed of 250 km/hour connecting Chongqing North Railway, Fusheng, Changshou, Changshou Lake, Dianjiang County, Liangping and Wanzhou, according to the approval from The Ministry of Railways of PRC.

• It has been built as a double tracked electrified high speed railway.
• It has been built to the heavy rail standard with continuous welded track on ballastless track
• The length of the line supported on bridges or viaducts is 39.67% of the total railway length.
• The length of the line through tunnels is 31.77% of total railway length. The longest at 10,617m and the shortest tunnel at 84m.
• The length of the line built at grade, on ground level is 29.66%
• The length of the roadbed within the stations is 1.9km.

Operations[]

The train can take passengers from Wanzhou North or Dianjiang County to urban Chongqing in 90 or 30 minutes respectively. High speed services extend to Chengdu with a travel time of 3 and a half hours.

Future[]

A second route between Chongqing and Wanzhou, the Chongqing–Wanzhou high-speed railway, on a faster 350 kilometres per hour (220 mph) alignment, is expected to open in 2025.

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