Chengdu–Chongqing intercity railway

Chengdu–Chongqing intercity railway
Simplified Chinese	成渝客运专线
Traditional Chinese	成渝客運專線
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Chéngyú Kèyùn Zhuānxiàn

Chengdu–Chongqing intercity railway; 成渝客运专线
	A CRH380D train on Chengdu–Chongqing HSR, taken in Jianyang, Sichuan
Overview
Status	Operating
Locale	Sichuan and Chongqing
Termini	Chengdu East; Chongqing
Stations	12
Service
Type	High-speed rail
Train number(s)	G8xxx
Operator(s)	China Railway High-speed
Rolling stock	CRH380D CR400AF
History
Opened	December 26, 2015
Technical
Line length	307 km (191 mi); 307 km (191 mi) (main line)
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Operating speed	350 km/h (217 mph)
Route map
	Chengdu–Kunming railway,
	Chengdu–Chongqing railway
	Dazhou–Chengdu railway to Dazhou,
	Chengdu–Chongqing railway to Chongqing
	Chengdu–Kunming railway
	to Kunming
	Mianyang–Suining–Neijiang railway
	from Suining, Mianyang
	Southern Sichuan ICR to Zigong East,
	New Yibin, Luzhou

The Chengdu–Chongqing intercity railway (simplified Chinese: 成渝客运专线; traditional Chinese: 成渝客運專線) is a 307-kilometre (191 mi) long high-speed railway that connects the cities of Chengdu (Sichuan) and Chongqing in southwestern China, with a maximum speed of 350 km/h (220 mph). The route passes through most of the same cities that the older Chengdu–Chongqing Railway does, but is significantly shorter due to the greater use of elevated sections and tunnels. The line includes four major elevated sections and two tunnels.

History

Construction on the Chongqing section began on 22 March 2010 while work on the Sichuan section began on 11 November. The final tunnel achieved breakthrough on 16 December 2013 and a single track line was expected to open in first half of 2014. The complete double track configuration was due to be completed by the end of 2014.[1] The line started operation on 26 December 2015,[2] initially to Chongqing North until renovations were completed at Shapingba on the 25th of January, 2018.[3]

Journey time

The railway reduced travel time between Chengdu and Chongqing to 75 minutes, 45 minutes quicker than the previous fastest route via Suining.[4] Travel time was reduced further to only one hour on December 24, 2020 with the introduction of Fuxing trains and 350 km/h (220 mph) operations on the line.[5][6]

An additional line is planned which will offer a faster journey time when complete, the Chengdu–Chongqing high-speed railway.

Railway stations

There are 12 stations along the line:[7]

Sichuan section

Chengdu East railway station
Jianyang South railway station
Ziyang North railway station
Zizhong North railway station
Neijiang North railway station
Longchang North railway station

Chongqing section

Rongchang North railway station
Dazu railway station
Yongchuan East railway station
Bishan railway station
Shapingba railway station
Chongqing railway station

References

Chengyu Passenger Line achieves breakthrough
"成渝高铁成都首发_四川在线". sichuan.scol.com.cn. Retrieved 2021-01-06.
"重庆西站成渝高铁枢纽段沙坪坝站渝贵铁路开通_大渝网_腾讯网". cq.qq.com. Retrieved 2021-01-06.
成渝客运专线最快2014年通车. 2012-07-31. Archived from the original on 2013-12-17. Retrieved 2012-10-22., luzhouol.cn, 2012-07-31
"成渝高铁达标提速提质首发班组亮相".
澎湃新闻 (2020-10-25). "成渝高铁年内将开复兴号动车组，两地1小时可达". finance.sina.com.cn. Retrieved 2020-10-25.
"成都至重庆铁路客运重庆段开工形成1小时交通圈_新闻中心_新浪网". news.sina.com.cn. Retrieved 2021-01-06.

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[1] Chengyu Passenger Line achieves breakthrough

[2] "成渝高铁成都首发_四川在线". sichuan.scol.com.cn. Retrieved 2021-01-06.

[3] "重庆西站成渝高铁枢纽段沙坪坝站渝贵铁路开通_大渝网_腾讯网". cq.qq.com. Retrieved 2021-01-06.

[4] 成渝客运专线最快2014年通车. 2012-07-31. Archived from the original on 2013-12-17. Retrieved 2012-10-22., luzhouol.cn, 2012-07-31

[5] "成渝高铁达标提速提质首发班组亮相".

[6] 澎湃新闻 (2020-10-25). "成渝高铁年内将开复兴号动车组，两地1小时可达". finance.sina.com.cn. Retrieved 2020-10-25.

[7] "成都至重庆铁路客运重庆段开工形成1小时交通圈_新闻中心_新浪网". news.sina.com.cn. Retrieved 2021-01-06.