Chongqing−Lichuan Railway

Chongqing-Lichuan Railway 渝利铁路

Overview
Type	High-speed rail
Status	Under construction
Locale	People's Republic of China
Termini	Chongqing North Lichuan
Stations	9
Operation
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	250 km/h (155 mph)
Maximum incline	9%

Chongqing-Lichuan Railway

Simplified Chinese

渝利铁路

Traditional Chinese

渝利鐵路

Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Yúlì Kèyùn Zhuānxiàn

Chongqing-Lichuan Railway

Line length:

259.5 km (161 mi)

Track gauge:

1,435 mm (4 ft 8 ¹⁄₂ in)

Maximum speed:

250 km/h (155 mph)

Legend

To Yichang East via Yiwan Railway

Lichuan

Liangwu

To Wanzhou via Yiwan Railway

Shaziguan

Shizu

Fengdu

Hanjiatuo Bridge

Fuling North

To Wanzhou via Yuwan Railway

Changshou North

Fusheng

To Wanzhou via Dazhou

Chongqing North

To Chengdu East via Suiyu Railway

The railway crossing the Yangtze over the Hanjiatuo Bridge.

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]

References

1 2 "渝利铁路今天开工今后重庆八小时可达上海" [Construction Work on the Yuli Railway starts today. After [completion], one will be able to get from Chongqing to Shanghai in 8 hours.]. December 29, 2008.
↑ "韩家沱大桥合龙　两年后主城坐火车1小时到石柱". June 27, 2011.
1 2 Chongqing North schedule, as of May 2015 (Chinese)
1 2 3 渝利铁路139米世界最高成都到上海时间缩短 [Yu-Li Railway's world's highest 139 m [pillar]; will shorten Chengdu-Shanghai travel time] (in Chinese). August 26, 2012.
↑ "Yuli Railway operates CRH trains". December 13, 2013.
↑ "Chongqing-Wuhan CRH trains to be put into service". February 20, 2014.

Shanghai–Wuhan–Chengdu High-Speed Railway

Shanghai–Nanjing	Hongqiao Shanghai Shanghaixi Nanxiangbei Antingbei Huaqiao Kunshannan Yangcheng Lake Weitingxi Suzhou Industrial Park Suzhou Suzhou New District Wangtingdong Wuxi New Area Wuxi Huishan Henglin Qishuyan Changzhou Xinzhadong Benniudong Lyucheng Linkou Danyang Dantu Zhenjiang Gaozinan Xiashu Baohuashan Qixia Xianlin Nanjing (Nanjingnan)

Nanjing–Hefei	Nanjingnan Tingzishan Quanjiao Huang'an Chaobei Feidong Sanshilipu Hefeinan Hefei

Hefei–Wuhan	Hefeinan Hefei Taohuadian Hefeixi Chang'anji Liu'an Dushan Jinzhai Tiantangzhai Dunyitang Sanhe Machengbei Hong'anxi Hengdiandong Wuhan-Hankou

Wuhan–Yichang	Wuhan-Hankou Hanchuan Tianmen Xiantao Qianjiang Jingzhou Zhijiang Yichangdong

Yichang–Lichuan	Yichangdong Yichangnan Chexi Changyang Langping Badong Gaoping Luoshuidong Jianshi Baiyangping Baiguo Enshi^P - Qingkou Lichuan

Lichuan-Chongqing	Lichuan Liangwu Shaziguan Shizhu County Fengdu Fulingbei Changshoubei Fusheng Chongqingbei

Chongqing–Suining	Chongqingbei Jingkou Huilongba Beibei Shizishan Hechuan Taihezhen Tongnan Sanxing Suining

Suining–Chengdu	Suining Daying Zitong Jingtang Longtansi Bali Chengdu

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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Chongqing−Lichuan Railway

Services

Construction history

See also

References