The Changshou Bridge over the Yangtze River

Chongqing–Huaihua railway or Yuhuai railway (), is a single-track,

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Chongqing Municipality Chongqing ( or ; ; Sichuanese pronunciation: , Standard Mandarin pronunciation: ), alternately romanized as Chungking (), is a municipality in Southwest China. The official abbreviation of the city, "" (), was approved by the State Coun ...

and

Huaihua Huaihua () is a prefecture-level city in the southwest of Hunan province, China. It covers and is bordered by Xiangxi to the northwest, Zhangjiajie and Changde to the north, Yiyang, Loudi and Shaoyang to the east, Guilin and Liuzhou of Guang ...

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. The line is long and was built between 2000 and 2005. Cities and towns along route include Changshou,

Fuling Fuling District () is a district in central Chongqing, China. The area is known for ''zha cai'', a hot pickled mustard tuber, as well as serving as the location of former U.S. Peace Corps teacher Peter Hessler's best-selling memoir '' River Town: ...

, Wulong, Pengshui, Qianjiang,

Youyang Tujia and Miao Autonomous County Youyang Tujia and Miao Autonomous County, or Youyang County for short () is located in southeast Chongqing Municipality, China, bordering the provinces of Hunan to the east and Guizhou to the southwest. The county spans an area of , and has a popu ...

Xiushan Xiushan Tujia and Miao Autonomous County (), or Xiushan County for short, is located in the southeast of Chongqing Municipality, China. It is the municipality's southernmost county-level division. * Area: * Population Population typically ...

Songtao Songtao Miao Autonomous County () is an autonomous county in the northeast of Guizhou province, China, bordering Chongqing to the north and Hunan province to the east. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Tongren Tongre ...

in Chongqing Municipality,

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and

in Hunan Province. The Chongqing–Huaihua railway was one of the 10 major projects in the Chinese government's campaign to develop western regions in 2000. The completion of the line shortened railway travel time from Chongqing to Zhangjiajie from 16 hours to 8 hours.

History

In September 2009, construction began on a second track for the Yuhuai railway between Fuling and Chongqing. This work was completed and put into use on 28 December 2013. Double-tracking of the entire line was completed in December 2020.

Rail junctions

Chongqing Chongqing ( or ; ; Sichuanese pronunciation: , Standard Mandarin pronunciation: ), alternately romanized as Chungking (), is a municipality in Southwest China. The official abbreviation of the city, "" (), was approved by the State Co ...

: Xiangfan–Chongqing railway,

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, Sichuan–Guizhou railway *

: Nanchuan–Fuling railway *

Qianjiang District Qianjiang District (), formerly Qianjiang Tujia and Miao Autonomous County, is a district (formerly an autonomous county), in the southeastern part of Chongqing, China, bordering Hubei province to the east and northeast. While it is governed as a d ...

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, Jiaozuo–Liuzhou railway

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History

Rail junctions

See also

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