Status Under Construction Line length 519 km (322 mi) Locale Chengdu, Guiyang | Services 1 Operating speed | |
Operator(s) China Railway High-speed Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 ⁄2 in) Terminis Guiyang East Railway Station, Chengdu East Railway Station | ||
Chengdu-Guiyang High Speed Railway is a major trunk high speed railway between the provincial capitals of Chengdu, Sichuan and Guiyang, Guizhou via a small section traversing north east Yunnan province. It was selected for construction under the 11th Five Year Plan set by the Chinese Government. Construction started in 2010 and is expected to be completed by 2014. The northern section of this line between Chengdu and Leshan forms the southern part of the operational Chengdu–Mianyang–Leshan Intercity Railway.
Route
The 519 km (322 mi) route commences at Chengdu East, the line will proceed south to Leshan and Yibin with in Sichuan before crossing the border into north east Yunnan at Zhaotong, Yiliang County, Zhenxiong County. Once into Guizhou, it travels through Bijie before arriving at Guiyang East. There is a 31 km (19 mi) branch from this route at Leshan to serve the large tourist demands at Emei Shan.