The Chengdu–Chongqing intercity railway () is a long
high-speed rail
High-speed rail (HSR) is a type of rail transport network utilising trains that run significantly faster than those of traditional rail, using an integrated system of specialised rolling stock and dedicated railway track, tracks. While there is ...
way that connects the cities of
Chengdu
Chengdu; Sichuanese dialects, Sichuanese pronunciation: , Standard Chinese pronunciation: ; Chinese postal romanization, previously Romanization of Chinese, romanized as Chengtu. is the capital city of the Chinese province of Sichuan. With a ...
(Sichuan) and
Chongqing
ChongqingPostal Romanization, Previously romanized as Chungking ();. is a direct-administered municipality in Southwestern China. Chongqing is one of the four direct-administered municipalities under the State Council of the People's Republi ...
in southwestern China, with a maximum speed of . The route passes through most of the same cities that the older
Chengdu–Chongqing Railway
Chengdu–Chongqing railway or Chengyu railway ( zh, s=成渝铁路, t=成渝鐵路, p=chéngyú tiělù), is a single-track electrified railroad in the Sichuan Basin of Southwest China between the cities Chengdu and Chongqing. Chongqing's short ...
does, but is significantly shorter due to the greater use of elevated sections and tunnels. The line includes four major elevated sections and two tunnels.
History
Construction on the Chongqing section began on 22 March 2010 while work on the Sichuan section began on 11 November. The final tunnel achieved breakthrough on 16 December 2013 and a single track line was expected to open in first half of 2014. The complete double track configuration was due to be completed by the end of 2014. The line started operation on 26 December 2015, initially to
Chongqing North until renovations were completed at
Shapingba on 25 January 2018.
Journey time
The railway reduced travel time between Chengdu and Chongqing to 75 minutes, 45 minutes quicker than the previous fastest route via
Suining
Suining ( zh, s=遂宁 , t=遂寧; Sichuanese Pinyin: Xu4nin2; Sichuanese pronunciation: ; zh, p=Sùiníng , w=Sui-ning) is a prefecture-level city of eastern Sichuan province in Southwest China. According to the 2020 census, Suining had a p ...
. Travel time was reduced further to only one hour on 24 December 2020, with the introduction of
Fuxing trains and operations on the line.
An additional line is planned which will offer a faster journey time when complete, the
Chengdu–Chongqing Central line high-speed railway.
Railway stations
There are 12 stations along the line:
Sichuan section
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Chengdu East railway station
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Jianyang South railway station
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Ziyang North railway station
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Zizhong North railway station
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Neijiang North railway station
Neijiang North railway station () is a railway station in Dongxing District, Neijiang, Sichuan, China. It is one of three operational railway stations in Neijiang and the first to be served by high-speed services.
Neijiang railway station is se ...
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Longchang North railway station
Chongqing section
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Rongchang North railway station
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Dazu South railway station
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Yongchuan East railway station
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Bishan railway station
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Shapingba railway station
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Chongqing railway station
References
External links
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High-speed railway lines in China
Rail transport in Chongqing
Rail transport in Sichuan