Chongqing–Lichuan railway
| Chongqing-Lichuan Railway 渝利铁路 | |
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| Overview | |
| Status | Operational |
| Locale | People's Republic of China |
| Termini | |
| Stations | 9 |
| Service | |
| Type | High-speed rail/Heavy rail |
| Operator(s) | China Railway High-speed |
| Technical | |
| Line length | 259.5 km (161 mi) |
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge |
| Electrification | 50Hz 25,000V |
| Operating speed | 200 km/h (124 mph) |
| Maximum incline | 9% |
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| Simplified Chinese | 渝利铁路 | ||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 渝利鐵路 | ||||||
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| Line length | 259.5 km (161 mi) |
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) |
| Operating speed | 200 km/h (124 mph) max. |
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The Chongqing-Lichuan Railway, or the Yuli Railway (simplified Chinese: 渝利铁路; traditional Chinese: 渝利鐵路; pinyin: Yú-Lì Tiělù) is a railwayin the Chinese province of Hubei and the municipality of Chongqing. The 244-km long railway, connecting Chongqing North Railway Station with the Lichuan Station on the Yiwan Railway, is a section of the Huhanrong Passenger Dedicated Line, which extends to Wuhan, Nanjing, and Shanghai.[1]
Services
Together with the Hankou-Yichang and Yichang-Lichuan sections of the Huhanrong mainline, the Chongqing-Lichuan line forms what presently (2015) is the only high-speed rail connection between the Sichuan Basin and the rest of China. It carries numerous high-speed trains running between the cities of the Sichuan Basin (Chengdu and Chongqing) and various destinations in the central and eastern China.
The trains are traveling on the Yuli line with the speed up to 200 km/h. It was said that when the Yuli Railway and the relevant sections of the Huhanrong mainline are completed, one would be able to travel from Chongqing to Shanghai in just 10 hours.[2] As of mid-2015, no service this fast seem to exist yet (there is no G-series train directly to Shanghai), but several D-series trains do make it from Chongqing to Shanghai in 13–15 hours.[3] There are also G-series trains running from Chongqing to Beijing (2078 km) in 12.5 hours (G309).[3]
Construction history
Construction work started in the late 2008; the plans were for it to be completed within four years.[1] As of August 2012, it was expected that the railway will be completed by the end of 2013.[4]
A 139-meter tall pier of the railway's Caijiagou Bridge (蔡家沟特大桥), located in Fuling District, is said to be the world's tallest railway bridge pier.[4] The railway's Hanjiatuo Bridge over the Yangtze is said to have the longest main span (432 m) among the world's double-track railway cable-stayed bridges.[4]
Two sets of CRH2A high speed train-sets commenced testing of the completed Yuli railway line on December 11, 2013, from Chengdu to Chongqing. It was expected for the line to be opened by the end of December 2013.[5]
The Chongqing-Lichuan line was opened to conventional rail traffic at the end of December 2013, and full high speed services were expected to commence by the end of June 2014.[6]
See also
References
- ^ a b "渝利铁路今天开工 今后重庆八小时可达上海". December 29, 2008.
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- ^ a b Chongqing North schedule, as of May 2015 Template:Zh icon
- ^ a b c 渝利铁路139米世界最高 成都到上海时间缩短 (in Chinese). August 26, 2012.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - ^ "Yuli Railway operates CRH trains". December 13, 2013.
- ^ "Chongqing-Wuhan CRH trains to be put into service". February 20, 2014.