Chengdu–Chongqing intercity railway

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. It reduces travel time between Chengdu and Chongqing to 75 minutes, 45 minutes quicker than the current CRH route via Suining. The line includes four major elevated sections and two tunnels.[1]

Chengdu–Chongqing intercity railway 成渝客运专线
A CRH380D train on Chengdu–Chongqing HSR, taken in Jianyang, Sichuan
Overview
Type	High-speed rail
Status	Operating
Locale	Sichuan and Chongqing
Termini	Chengdu East Chongqing
Stations	12
Train number(s)	G8xxx
Operation
Opened	December 26, 2015
Operator(s)	China Railway High-speed
Rolling stock	CRH380D
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	300 km/h (186 mph)

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

Stations and structures
Chengdu–Mianyang–Leshan intercity railway Chengdu–Kunming Railway Chengdu–Chongqing Railway Dazhou–Chengdu Railway Chengdu–Chongqing Railway Chengdu East Chengdu South Chengdu–Kunming Railway Chengdu–Mianyang–Leshan Intercity Railway Jianyang South Chengdu–Chongqing Railway Ziyang North Zizhong North Neijiang North Longchang North Rongchang North Dazu Yongchuan East Bishan Suining–Chongqing Railway Chongqing West Chengdu–Chongqing Railway Xiangyang–Chongqing Railway Shapingba Chongqing North Chongqing Chongqing−Lichuan Railway

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.[2] The line started operation on 26 December 2015, initially to Chongqing North until renovations were completed at Shapingba on the 25th of January, 2018.

Railway stations

There are 12 stations along the line:

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

1. 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
2. Chengyu Passenger Line achieves breakthrough

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