Chongqing–Guizhou High-Speed Railway

Chongqing-Guiyang High Speed Railway

Overview

Native name

渝贵高速铁路

Status

Under Construction

Locale

Chongqing
Guiyang

Termini

Chongqing
Guiyang East

Services

Operation

Operator(s)

China Railway High-speed

Technical

Line length

345 km (214 mi)

Track gauge

1,435 mm (4 ft 8 ¹⁄₂ in)

Operating speed

250 km/h (160 mph)

Route map

Legend

Chongqing-Lanzhou HSR

Chongqing West

Chengdu–Chongqing ICR

Qijiang

Chongqing / Guizhou border

Tongzi

Zunyi

Xifeng

Chengdu-Guiyang HSR

Guiyang North

Guiyang-Guangzhou HSR

Chongqing-Guiyang High Speed Railway is a major trunk high speed railway selected for construction under the 11th Five Year Plan set by the Chinese Government. Construction started on December 22, 2010. Early on, it was expected to be completed by 2014,^[1] but now the expected completion date has been pushed back to the end of 2017.^[2]

Profile

The railway extends from Chongqing to Guizhou for a total length of 345 km (214 mi). Of this, 112 km are within Chongqing, 233 km within Guizhou Province. The total investment is expected to be around 44.92 billion RMB. The design corresponds to national level I railway standards, the line is electrified and double-track. The design speed is 250 km/h, the foreseen operational speed is 200 km/h. The main function of this railway will be passenger, express freight and container transport.

Route

Starting in Chongqing's Shapingba District at the newly refurbished Chongqing West Railway Station followed by Qijiang, Tongzi, Zunyi, Xifeng and terminating at Guiyang North Railway Station.

The Chongqing–Guizhou High-Speed Railway will follow a route generally similar to that of the older Sichuan–Guizhou Railway, constructed in 1956-65; however due to the more extensive use of tunnels (145 of them^[2]), the new rail line will be significantly shorter (345 km instead of 423 km). There will be the total of 12 stations along the line:

Chongqing West (重庆西)
Luohuang South (珞璜南),
Qijiang East (綦江东),
Ganshui East (赶水东)
Yelang (夜郎镇),
Tongzi East (桐梓东),
Loushanguan South (娄山关南),
Zunyi East (遵义东),
Goujiang (苟江),
Xifeng (息烽),
Zhazuoe East (扎佐东),
Guiyang North (贵阳北)^[2]

Future developments

After the completion of the railway, it will form part of a larger network of railways such as the Lanzhou-Chongqing HSR and the Guiyang–Guangzhou HSR, fast becoming another important access route to the sea. From Chongqing to Guiyang in just two hours. Chongqing to Guangzhou in just six hours. It can improve the north-south movement of passengers and fast freight along the railway transport corridor, while also relieving pressures and increasing capacities on existing conventional railway lines in the region. It is seen as a potential catalyst for economic development in several impoverished areas, especially in Guizhou, one of the poorest provinces of China.

References

↑ "Chongqing Selects New High-speed Railway Route". CRI. September 24, 2010.
1 2 3 "渝黔铁路预计2017年底建成.重庆7小时到香港" [Construction of the Yu-Qin Railway is anticipated to be completed by the end of 2017. Chongqing to Hong Kong in 7 hours]. CQNews. January 5, 2015.

High-speed rail in China

Maglev

Shanghai Maglev Train

Conventional high-speed railways (list)

National 8 × 8 Corridors	North–south Coastal Beijing-Shanghai Beijing-Hong Kong (Taipei) Beijing-Harbin, Beijing-Hong Kong (Macau) Hohhot-Nanning Beijing-Kunming Baotou (Yinchuan)-Hainan Lanzhou (Xining)-Guangzhou East–west Suifenhe-Manzhouli Beijing-Lanzhou Qingdao-Yinchuan Europe-Asia Yangtze River Shanghai-Kunming Xiamen-Chongqing Guangzhou-Kunming

National 4 × 4 Corridors (defunct)	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 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 China Standardized EMU

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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