Native name 渝贵高速铁路 Services 1 Locale Chongqing, Guiyang | Status Under Construction Line length 345 km (214 mi) | |
Operator(s) China Railway High-speed Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 ⁄2 in) Terminis Guiyang East Railway Station, Chongqing Railway Station | ||
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, but now the expected completion date has been pushed back to the end of 2017.
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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), 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:
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.