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 ¹⁄₂ 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

Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Yúwàn Kèyùn Zhuānxiàn

Chongqing-Wanhou Intercity Railway

Line length:

248 km (154 mi)

Track gauge:

1,435 mm (4 ft 8 ¹⁄₂ 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.

References

↑ http://www.thechinatimes.com/online/2012/11/5735.html

High-speed rail in China

Maglev

Shanghai Maglev Train

Conventional high-speed railways

National 4 × 4 Corridors	North–south Beijing–Guangzhou–Shenzhen–Hong Kong Beijing–Harbin Beijing–Shanghai Hangzhou–Fuzhou–Shenzhen East–west Shanghai–Kunming Shanghai–Wuhan–Chengdu Qingdao–Taiyuan Xuzhou–Lanzhou

Long-distance major corridors	Chengdu–Guangzhou Chongqing–Guizhou Chongqing–Lanzhou Datong–Xi'an Ganzhou–Shenzhen Hengyang–Liuzhou Hefei–Fuzhou Lanzhou–Urumqi Nanchang–Shenzhen Nanning-Kunming Nanning–Guangzhou Qinhuangdao–Shenyang Tianjin–Qinhuangdao Xi'an–Chengdu Xi'an–Chongqing

Intercity and long-distance	300–350 km/h Beijing–Tianjin Beijing–Tangshan Chengdu–Chongqing Chongqing–Wanzhou Nanjing–Hangzhou Shanghai–Nanjing 200–250 km/h Chengdu–Mianyang–Leshan Changchun–Jilin Dandong–Dalian Beijing–Zhangjiakou Harbin–Jiamusi Harbin–Mudanjiang Harbin–Qiqihar Guangzhou–Foshan–Zhaoqing Liuzhou–Nanning Jilin–Hunchun Nanjing–Anqing Nanchang–Jiujiang Shenzhen–Maoming Tianjin–Baoding Qingdao–Rongcheng Shenyang–Dandong Xi'an–Chengdu Zhangjiakou–Hohot

Regional intercity	300–350 km/h Chengdu–Ya'an Tianjin–Binhai New Area 200–250 km/h Changsha–Zhuzhou–Xiangtan Chengdu–Dujiangyan Chengdu–Pujiang Dongguan–Huizhou Foshan–Dongguan Fuzhou–Changle Airport Guangzhou–Dongguan–Shenzhen Guangzhou–Qingyuan Guangzhou–Zhuhai Guiyang-Kaiyang Hainan Eastern Ring Hainan Western Ring Lanzhou–Zhongchuan Airport Mianyang–Suining–Ziyang–Neijiang–Zigong–Yibin Suzhou–Jiaxing Wuhan Metropolitan Area Zhengzhou–Jiaozuo Zhengzhou–Kaifeng Zhengzhou–Xuchang

Upgraded old lines	Beijing–Guangzhou Beijing–Harbin Beijing–Shanghai Guangzhou–Shenzhen Hunan–Guangxi Lianyungang–Lanzhou Lianyungang–Lanzhou Nanjing–Qidong Shanghai–Kunming Wuchang–Jiujiang Hankou–Danjiangkou Hangzhou–Ningbo

Rolling stock	Blue Arrow China Star CIT Trains CRH1 CRH2 CRH3 CRH5 CRH6 CRH380A SJ 2000 Zefiro 380

Italics – under construction or currently not operational
(-), Place A- – section under construction or currently not operational
§ – in/related to Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan
(Place A-Place B) – share tracks with other lines

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