Chongqing–Wanzhou intercity railway is a

high speed railway High-speed rail (HSR) is a type of rail system that runs significantly faster than traditional rail, using an integrated system of specialised rolling stock and dedicated tracks. While there is no single standard that applies worldwide, lines ...

between urban Chongqing and its satellite district of

Wanzhou Wanzhou District () is Chongqing's second most populated urban core area on the upper reaches of the Three Gorges of the Yangtze River in China. It is currently governed as a district of Chongqing Municipality, bordering Sichuan to the northwest ...

. 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. It was completed on 29 November 2016 and takes passengers from

Chongqing North Railway Station Chongqing North railway station is a railway station located in Yubei District, Chongqing, China. It is served by the Yuhuai Railway, Suining–Chongqing Railway and Yuli Railway, and operated by the China Railway Chengdu Group. Name Prior to ...

Wanzhou North railway station Wanzhou North railway station () is a railway station in Wanzhou District, Chongqing, China. It is served by the Zhengzhou–Wanzhou high-speed railway and the Chongqing–Wanzhou intercity railway. It is one of two passenger railway stations ...

in one hour. This railway forms a smaller section of two larger railway projects, the

Chongqing–Xi'an high-speed railway The Chongqing–Xi'an high speed railway is a planned railway line in China. It is long and has a design speed of . It will be part of the Baotou (Yinchuan)–Hainan corridor. History Work on the section between Xi'an and Ankang began on 29 Jun ...

and the

Zhengzhou–Wanzhou high-speed railway Zhengzhou–Wanzhou high-speed railway () is a high-speed railway connecting Zhengzhou, the capital of Henan province, and Wanzhou District in Chongqing. The section between Zhengzhou East and Xiangyang East started operation on 1 December 20 ...

, extending north and northeast from Wanzhou respectively. It was opened on 28 November 2016.

Route Description

The -long Chongqing–Wanzhou railway is designed to run at a speed of 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

. * It has been built to the heavy rail standard with continuous welded track on ballastless track * The length of the line supported on

bridges A bridge is a structure built to span a physical obstacle (such as a body of water, valley, road, or rail) without blocking the way underneath. It is constructed for the purpose of providing passage over the obstacle, which is usually someth ...

viaducts A viaduct is a specific type of bridge that consists of a series of arches, piers or columns supporting a long elevated railway or road. Typically a viaduct connects two points of roughly equal elevation, allowing direct overpass across a wide va ...

is 39.67% of the total railway length. * The length of the line through

tunnels A tunnel is an underground passageway, dug through surrounding soil, earth or rock, and enclosed except for the entrance and exit, commonly at each end. A Pipeline transport, pipeline is not a tunnel, though some recent tunnels have used ...

is 31.77% of total railway length. The longest at and the shortest tunnel at . * The length of the line built at grade, on ground level is 29.66% * The length of the roadbed within the stations is .

Operations

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

A second route between Chongqing and Wanzhou, the Chongqing–Wanzhou high-speed railway, on a faster alignment, is expected to open in 2025.

References

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