Xi'an–Yan'an high-speed railway

Xi'an–Yan'an high-speed railway 西延高铁
Overview
Status	Under construction
Locale	Shaanxi
Termini	Xi'an North
Service
Operator(s)	China Railway High-speed
Technical
Line length	304 km (189 mi)
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Electrification	25 kV/50 Hz AC overhead catenary
Operating speed	350 km/h (220 mph)

The Xi'an–Yan'an high-speed railway is a railway line currently under construction in Shaanxi, China. It has a length of 299.8 kilometres (186.3 mi) and a maximum speed of 350 kilometres per hour (220 mph).^[1] It is expected to reduce the journey time between Yan'an and Xi'an from 2.5 hours to approximately one hour.

The line is expected to open in 2025.^[2] It will parallel the existing Xi'an–Yan'an railway, but take a more direct route.

History[]

Construction on a 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) long tunnel south of Yan'an began on 9 January 2020.^[3]

In 2020, the route of the railway was altered, shortening it from 304 kilometres (189 mi) to 300 kilometres (190 mi).

Stations[]

Station Name^[4]	Chinese

Xi'an North	西安北
	富平南
	铜川
	铜川北
	宜君
	黄陵西
	洛川
	富县北
	甘泉北
	延安
	港务区

References[]

^ "新建铁路西安至延安线变更环境影响评价信息第二次公示" [The environmental impact assessment information of the new railway Xi'an to Yan'an line is published for the second time]. China Railway First Survey And Design Institute Group Co.,Ltd. (in Chinese). 27 September 2020. Retrieved 25 January 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
^ "西延高铁将于5月开工铜川站（不含）至延安段共设车站7处" [The Xiyan high-speed railway will start construction in May with a total of 7 stations from Copper River Station (excluding) to Yan'an]. cnwest (in Chinese). 10 March 2021. Retrieved 10 March 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
^ "西延高铁全线首个重点控制性工程新延安隧道恢复施工" [Xiyan high-speed rail line firstFocusControlled work to resume construction of the Xin'an Yan'an tunnel]. gov.cn (in Chinese). 18 March 2020. Retrieved 25 January 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
^ "变更环境影响报告书" (PDF). September 2020. p. 315. Retrieved 25 January 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

High-speed rail in China

High-speed demonstrative maglev
Shanghai maglev train Xianning–Changsha maglev test line (Planned)

National 8+8 high-speed corridors

Coastal

Dandong–Dalian –Shenyang –Qinhuangdao –Tianjin–Dongying–Weifang–Qingdao –Rongcheng
Qingdao–Lianyungang–Yancheng –Nantong –Shanghai –Hangzhou –Ningbo–Wenzhou –Fuzhou –Xiamen –Shenzhen–Maoming–Hepu–Qinzhou–Dongxing

Beijing–Shanghai

Main line	Beijing–Shanghai Nanjing–Hangzhou Bengbu–Hefei –Hangzhou
East branch	Beijing–Tianjin–Dongying–Weifang–Linyi–Huai'an–Yangzhou–Nantong –Shanghai

Beijing–Hong Kong (Taipei)§

Fengtai–Xiong'an–Shangqiu–Fuyang–Hefei –Jiujiang –Nanchang

To Hong Kong	Nanchang–Ganzhou –Shenzhen –Hong Kong
To Taipei	Hefei–Fuzhou Nanchang–Fuzhou Fuzhou–Pingtan

Harbin–Hong Kong (Macau)§

Hohhot–Nanning

Hohhot–Jining–Datong–Taiyuan–Jiaozuo–Zhengzhou/branch:–Luoyang––Xiangyang–Yichang–Changde–Yiyang–Loudi–Shaoyang–Yongzhou–Guilin –Liuzhou –Nanning

Beijing–Kunming

Beijing–Xiong'an –Xinzhou–Xi'an –Chengdu

Branch lines	Beijing–Zhangjiakou–Datong –Taiyuan Chongqing–Kunming

Baotou (Yinchuan)–Hainan

Yinchuan–Xi'an
–Xi'an –Chongqing–Guiyang–Nanning–Qinzhou–Beihai–Zhanjiang–Haikou
Hainan eastern ring
Hainan western ring

Lanzhou (Xining)–Guangzhou

Lanzhou–Chengdu–Guiyang–Guangzhou

Suifenhe–Manzhouli

–Harbin –Qiqihar

Beijing–Lanzhou

Beijing–Zhangjiakou –Hohhot–Baotou–Lanzhou

Qingdao–Yinchuan

Qingdao–Jinan –Shijiazhuang –Taiyuan–Yinchuan

Eurasia Continental

Lianyungang–Xuzhou –Zhengzhou –Xi'an –Baoji –Lanzhou –Ürümqi–Khorgas

Yangtze River

Old line	Shanghai–Wuxi–Nanjing –Hefei –Wuhan –Yichang –Lichuan –Chongqing –Suining –Chengdu
Other sections	Shanghai–Nantong –Yangzhou–Nanjing–Anqing–Jiujiang–Wuhan–Xiangyang –Wanzhou–Chongqing –Neijiang–Chengdu

Shanghai–Kunming

Shanghai–Hangzhou –Changsha –Guiyang–Kunming–Ruili

Xiamen–Chongqing

Kaohsiung§–Xiamen–Longyan –Ganzhou–Changsha –Changde–Qianjiang

Guangzhou–Kunming

Guangzhou–Nanning –Kunming

Other conventional high-speed railways (list)

Intercity and long-distance	300–350 km/h Beijing–Tangshan Beijing–Tianjin Chengdu–Chongqing Chongqing–Wanzhou Nanjing–Hangzhou Shanghai–Nanjing 200–250 km/h Beijing–Zhangjiakou Changchun–Jilin Chongqing–Lanzhou Dandong–Dalian Guangzhou–Foshan–Zhaoqing Harbin–Jiamusi Harbin–Mudanjiang Harbin–Qiqihar Hengyang–Liuzhou Jilin–Hunchun Liuzhou–Nanning Nanchang–Jiujiang Nanjing–Anqing Qingdao–Rongcheng Shenyang–Dandong Tianjin–Baoding Xi'an–Chengdu Zhangjiakou–Hohhot Chengdu–Mianyang–Leshan Guangzhou–Zhuhai Zhengzhou–Jiaozuo
Regional intercity	300–350 km/h Tianjin–Binhai 200–250 km/h Changsha–Zhuzhou–Xiangtan Chengdu–Dujiangyan Chengdu–Pujiang Dongguan–Huizhou Foshan–Dongguan Guangzhou–Qingyuan Guiyang–Kaiyang Hainan eastern ring Hainan western ring Lanzhou–Zhongchuan Airport Wuhan Metropolitan Area Zhengzhou–Kaifeng Zhengzhou–Xinzheng Airport
Upgraded old lines	Beijing–Guangzhou Beijing–Harbin Beijing–Shanghai Guangzhou–Shenzhen Hangzhou–Ningbo Hankou–Danjiangkou Kunming–Yuxi Lianyungang–Lanzhou Litang–Zhanjiang Nanjing–Nantong Shanghai–Kunming
Rolling stock	X 2000 Blue Arrow China Star Hexie (CRH1/CRH2/CRH3/CRH5/CRH6/CRH380A/CRH380B/CRH380C/CRH380D) Vibrant Express (MTR CRH380A)§ CIT Trains Fuxing (CR200J/CR300AF/CR300BF/CR400AF/CR400BF)

Italics: under construction or currently not operational
(-), Place A-: section under construction or currently not operational
§: in/related to Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan
(Place A–Place B): share tracks with other lines