Chongqing–Wanzhou Intercity Railway

Chongqing-Wanzhou Intercity Railway
逾万客运专线
Overview
Type High-speed rail
Status Under construction
Locale People's Republic of China
Termini Chongqing North
Wanzhou
Stations 7
Operation
Operator(s) China Railway High-speed
Technical
Line length 248 km (154 mi)
Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 12 in) standard gauge
Operating speed 250 km/h (155 mph)
Chongqing-Wanzhou Intercity Railway
Simplified Chinese 逾万客运专线
Traditional Chinese 逾萬客運專線
Chongqing-Wanhou Intercity Railway
Line length:248 km (154 mi)
Track gauge:1,435 mm (4 ft 8 12 in)
Maximum speed:250 km/h (155 mph)
Stations and structures
Legend
 Yichang−Wanzhou Railway 
Wanzhou
Liangping South
Dianjiang County
Changshou Lake
 Chongqing-Lichuan Railway 
Changshou North
Fusheng
Chongqing North
 Chongqing-Suining Railway 

Chongqing–Wanzhou Intercity Railway is a high speed railway currently under construction between 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.[1] It is expected to be completed in 2016 and take passengers from Chongqing North Railway Station to Wanzhou Railway Station in one hour.

The 248-km-long Chongqing-Wanzhou Railway is designed to run at a speed of 250 km/hour connecting Chongqing North Railway, Fusheng, Changshou, Changshou Lake, Dianjiang County, Liangping and Wanzhou, according to the approval from The Ministry of Railways of PRC.

After completion, the train could take passengers from Dianjiang County to urban Chongqing in 30 minutes.

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