Nanning–Kunming high-speed railway

Nanning–Kunming high-speed railway (formerly known as the Yunnan–Guangxi high-speed railway[1]) is a high-speed railway connecting Nanning and Kunming, respectively the capitals of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region and Yunnan Province. It will have a total length of 715.8 km (444.8 mi) of electrified double-track railways, built to the Grade 1 standard. Positioned as part of China's "long-term railway network plan", to improve the layout and the development of South-Western China with critical infrastructure, it will be Yunnan Province's first high-speed transport corridor to the sea. With future Pan-Asian railways to Laos, Thailand and Vietnam planned or under construction, this railway will be seen as a crucial link between the economic powerhouse of the Pearl River Delta Economic Zone and Indochina under the One Belt-One Road initiative.

Nanning–Kunming high-speed railway 南昆客运专线
Overview
Type	High-speed rail
Status	Operating
Locale	Guangxi and Yunnan
Termini	Nanning Kunming South
Stations	22
Operation
Opened	(Nanning-Baise) December 11, 2015 (Baise-Kunming) December 28, 2016
Operator(s)	China Railway High-speed
Technical
Line length	709.518 km (441 mi)
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8 ^1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Minimum radius	4500 m
Electrification	50 Hz, 25,000 V
Operating speed	250 km/h (155 mph)
Maximum incline	(Nanning-Baise) 12% (Baise-Kunming) 9%
Route map   Shanghai–Kunming HSR to Shanghai Hongqiao Kunming South   Kunming–Yuxi Railway to Yuxi Jingkai Yangzong Shilin Banqiao Mile Xinshao Hongshiyan Puzhehei Zhulin Guangnan Bailazhai Funing Bo'ai Yangwei Baise Tianyang Tiandong North Pingguo Long'an East Nanning West Nanning   Nanning–Guangzhou HSR to Guangzhou South   Liuzhou–Nanning ICR to Liuzhou

Nanning–Kunming high-speed railway
Simplified Chinese	南昆客运专线
Traditional Chinese	南昆客運專線
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Nán Kūn Kèyùn Zhuānxiàn

History

• December 27, 2009 – Construction of the Nanning–Kunming high-speed railway started.
• June 20, 2011 – Xiaotuanshan tunnel breaks through.[2]
• October 2015 – Phase 1 from Nanning to Baise completes construction and testing begins.[3]
• December 11, 2015 – Phase 1 opens and operations from Nanning to Baise section commences, with CRH2A trains.[4]
• December 28, 2016, Phase 2 opens and operations from Baise to Kunming section commences.[5]

Route

Construction started on December 27, 2009, with the first phase from Nanning to Baise opening on December 11, 2015. It will see 17 new stations constructed, with three more stations being renovated. Bridges and tunnels account for total length of 500 kilometres. Built with a total investment of nearly 90 billion RMB, it is expected that the construction period will have a duration of six years.[6] Total length of the project is 709.518 km (441 mi), of which 274.83 km (171 mi) will be in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, 432.183 km (269 mi) within Yunnan territory.

Starting at Nanning's Xixiangtang District the railway travels north-west through Long'an County to Baise's Pingguo County, Tiandong County and Tianyang County before reaching Baise urban Youjiang District itself. After this, the second phase of the route will go westward across Youjiang District into Yunnan Province's Funing County, Guangnan County and Qiubei County in Wenshan. Turning north-west again, the line crosses Mile City in Honghe. Now progressing northwards, the line enters Kunming's Shilin Yi Autonomous County before cutting across Yuxi's Chengjiang County before re-entering Kunming through Yiliang County. Chenggong District and terminating in the Guandu District.

Nanning–Baise section

• Railroad Grade: Ⅰ level
• The number of main lines: Double
• Limiting gradient: 12 ‰
• Maximum speed: 250 km / h
• Minimum curve radius: Usually 5500m, 4500m difficult regions
• Type of traction: Electrical
• Rolling Stock: EMU
• Traction Quality: 4000t
• Effective platform length: 650m
• Block Type: Automatic Block

Baise–Kunming section

• Railroad Grade: Ⅰ level
• The number of main lines: Double
• Limiting gradient: Baise to Kunming 9 ‰, afterburner slope 18.5 ‰; Kunming South to Shilin Banqiao partial 23.5 ‰
• Maximum speed: 200 km / h (reserved 250 km / h)
• Minimum curve radius: Usually 5500m, 4500m difficult regions
• Type of traction: Electrical
• Rolling Stock: EMU
• Traction Quality: 4000t
• Effective platform length: Baise to Shilin Banqiao 880m, 650m Shilin Banqiao to Kunming South
• Block Type: Automatic Block

Stations

Kunming South, Jingkai, Yangzong, Shilin Banqiao, Mile, Xinshao, Hongshiyan, Puzhehei, Zhulin, Guangnan, Bailazhai, Funing, Bo'ai, Yangwei, Baise, Tianyang, Tiandong North, Pingguo, Long'an East, Nanning West and Nanning

References

1. 为满足大南宁发展需要申请铁路站点更名坛洛站将更名为南宁西站. Guangxi News. 2015-08-21.
2. "云桂铁路小团山隧道贯通". 2011-06-20. Archived from the original on 2015-12-22. Retrieved 2015-12-14.
3. "南昆客专10月1日起联调联试 南宁至百色运行时间将缩短至一个半小时". 2015-08-21.
4. "南昆客专南百段开通 南宁-百色动车二等票82.5元". 广西新闻网. 2015-12-11. Retrieved 2015-12-11.
5. "云南至广西铁路昆明至百色段将开通运营". China News Service. 2016-12-25.
6. "云桂铁路开工建设". 2009-12-27.