The Xi'an–Baoji high-speed railway, or Xibao Passenger Dedicated Line is a
high-speed railway
High-speed rail (HSR) is a type of rail system that runs significantly faster than traditional rail, using an integrated system of specialised rolling stock and dedicated tracks. While there is no single standard that applies worldwide, lines ...
operated by
China Railway High-speed
China Railway High-speed (CRH) is a high-speed rail service operated by China Railway.
The introduction of CRH series was a major part of the sixth national railway speedup, implemented on April 18, 2007. By the end of 2020, China Railway ...
between
Xi'an
Xi'an ( , ; ; Chinese: ), frequently spelled as Xian and also known by other names, is the capital of Shaanxi Province. A sub-provincial city on the Guanzhong Plain, the city is the third most populous city in Western China, after Chongqi ...
and
Baoji
() is a prefecture-level city in western Shaanxi province, People's Republic of China. Since the early 1990s, Baoji has been the second largest city in Shaanxi.
Geography
The prefecture-level city of Baoji had a population of 3,321,853 accor ...
, in
Shaanxi
Shaanxi (alternatively Shensi, see § Name) is a landlocked province of China. Officially part of Northwest China, it borders the province-level divisions of Shanxi (NE, E), Henan (E), Hubei (SE), Chongqing (S), Sichuan (SW), Gansu (W), N ...
province. It is a section of the
Xuzhou–Lanzhou high-speed railway
The Eurasia Continental Bridge corridor () is a high-speed rail corridor connecting Lianyungang, a port in northern Jiangsu province, to Ürümqi, the regional capital of Xinjiang. The corridor passes through the cities of Xuzhou (Jiangsu), Z ...
, and largely parallels the Xi'an–Baoji section of the
Longhai Railway.
Construction work on the Xi'an–Baoji high-speed railway started on December 11, 2009. The opening date was 28th Dec, 2013. The total investment of the project is estimated to be CN¥17.967 billion.
[http://www.xiancn.com/gb/news/2009-12/12/content_1515110.htm ]
References
High-speed railway lines in China
Rail transport in Shaanxi
Standard gauge railways in China
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