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Chengdu–Pujiang Intercity Railway

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Native name
  
成蒲铁路

Status
  
Under Construction

Stations
  
12

Type
  
High-speed rail

Locale
  
Sichuan, China

Operator
  
China Railway High-speed

Termini
  
Chengdu West Chaoyang Lake

Chengdu–Pujiang Intercity Railway, also known as the Cheng-Pu Express Railway, is a high-speed railway within Sichuan province, China. It will connect the provincial capital of Chengdu with south-western cities along the western edge of the Sichuan Basin to Pujiang. It will start at Chengdu West Railway Station and will terminate and connect with the planned Chengdu-Ya'an Intercity Railway at Chaoyang Lake Railway Station. It will be built as a National Railways Class I, double tracked electrified line with a design speed of 200 km/h and a total length of 99 km. Construction and management of this line has been conducted by a joint venture limited liability company between Chengdu Metro and Chengdu Railway Bureau.

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Chengdu–Pujiang Intercity Railway begins in Chengdu at Chengdu West Station, branching off the Chengdu Ring Railway to travel westwards via Wenjiang, Chongzhou, Dayi County, Qionglai and Pujiang County. Preliminary land acquisition and demolition work was carried out by the end of 2012, allowing for construction to begin. There is a total of 12 railway stations, Chengdu West, Shuangliu North, Wenjiang (elevated), Yangma, Chongzhou (elevated), Longxing, Dayi (elevated), Wangsizhen, Qionglai (elevated), Xilai, Pujiang and Chaoyang Lake.

Chaoyang Lake will also be served by the planned Chengdu-Ya'an Intercity Railway.

References

Chengdu–Pujiang Intercity Railway Wikipedia


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