Chongqing-Wanzhou Intercity Railway 渝万客运专线 |
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Overview | |
Type | High-speed rail |
Status | Operating |
Locale | People's Republic of China |
Termini |
Chongqing North Wanzhou |
Stations | 7 |
Operation | |
Opened | November 29, 2016 |
Operator(s) | China Railway High-speed |
Technical | |
Line length | 248 km (154 mi) |
Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) |
Operating speed | 350 km/h (217 mph) |
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Simplified Chinese | 渝万客运专线 | ||||||
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Traditional Chinese | 渝萬客運專線 | ||||||
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Standard Mandarin | |
Hanyu Pinyin | Yúwàn Kèyùn Zhuānxiàn |
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Line length: | 248 km (154 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Track gauge: | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Maximum speed: | 250 km/h (155 mph) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Chongqing–Wanzhou Intercity Railway is a high speed railway 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. It was completed on November 29, 2016 and takes 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.
The train can take passengers from Dianjiang County to urban Chongqing in 30 minutes.