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Chongqing–Wanzhou intercity railway

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Chongqing–Wanzhou Intercity Railway
渝万城际铁路
Overview
StatusOperating
LocaleChongqing
Termini
Stations7
Service
TypeHigh-speed rail
Operator(s)China Railway Chengdu Group
History
Opened28 November 2016 (2016-11-28)
Technical
Line length248 km (154 mi)
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Operating speed250 km/h (155 mph)
Route map

km
Wanzhou North yard
Left arrow Chengkou–Wanzhou branch of the
Chongqing–Xi'an HSR from Chengkou
818.2
Wanzhou North
Liangping South
Yunlong (reserved)
Dianjiang
Changshouhu
Changshou North
Left arrow
Chongqing hub east ring line
to Chongqing North, Moxinpo
Fusheng
Fuling Yangtze river bridge
Chongqing hub east ring line to Luohuang SouthRight arrow
Shuangxi
Tangjiatuo
Yuhuai Railway
Chongqing North yard
1065.7
Chongqing North
Down arrow
Chongqing–Lichuan freight line
to Tuanjiecun, Xinglongchang
Chongqing–Wanzhou intercity railway
Simplified Chinese渝万城际铁路
Traditional Chinese渝萬城際鐵路
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinYú-Wàn chéngjì tiělù
Chongqing–Wanzhou passenger dedicated line
Simplified Chinese渝万客运专线
Traditional Chinese渝萬客運專線
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinYú-Wàn kèyùn zhuānxiàn

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

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The 248 km (154 mi)-long Chongqing–Wanzhou railway is designed to run at a speed of 250 km/h (155 mph) 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 10,617 m (34,833 ft) and the shortest tunnel at 84 m (276 ft).
  • The length of the line built at grade, on ground level is 29.66%
  • The length of the roadbed within the stations is 1.9 km (1.2 mi).

Operations

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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

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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.

References

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  1. ^ Zhou, Kuang (8 November 2012). "Yuwan Railway (Chongqing-Wanzhou) to start construction in Dec". The China Times. Retrieved 23 January 2021.