The Neijiang–Kunming railway or Neikun railway (), is a single-track
railroad
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between
Neijiang
Neijiang ( zh, s=内江 , t=內江; Sichuanese Pinyin: Nui4jiang1; Sichuanese Mandarin, Sichuanese pronunciation: ; zh, p=Nèijiāng , w=Nei-chiang) is a prefecture-level city in the southeast of Sichuan province, People's Republic of China. It ...
and
Kunming
Kunming is the capital and largest city of the province of Yunnan in China. The political, economic, communications and cultural centre of the province, Kunming is also the seat of the provincial government. During World War II, Kunming was a Ch ...
in
Southwest
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China
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. The line runs from
Neijiang
Neijiang ( zh, s=内江 , t=內江; Sichuanese Pinyin: Nui4jiang1; Sichuanese Mandarin, Sichuanese pronunciation: ; zh, p=Nèijiāng , w=Nei-chiang) is a prefecture-level city in the southeast of Sichuan province, People's Republic of China. It ...
in
Sichuan province to
Kunming
Kunming is the capital and largest city of the province of Yunnan in China. The political, economic, communications and cultural centre of the province, Kunming is also the seat of the provincial government. During World War II, Kunming was a Ch ...
in
Yunnan province through western
Guizhou province. The Neikun Line was built in three sections. The northern section, from Neijiang to Anbian township of
Yibin and in length, was built from 1956 to 1960. The southern section from Kunming to Meihuashan station, near
Liupanshui in Guizhou, and in length, was built from 1960 to 1965 and became the westernmost segment of the
Guiyang-Kunming railway. The middle section between Anbian and Meihuashan through
Zhaotong and in length was built from 1998 to 2001.
Major cities and towns along route include Neijiang,
Zigong,
Yibin,
Shuifu, Zhaotong,
Weining County,
Xuanwei,
Qujing and
Kunming
Kunming is the capital and largest city of the province of Yunnan in China. The political, economic, communications and cultural centre of the province, Kunming is also the seat of the provincial government. During World War II, Kunming was a Ch ...
.
Rail connections
*
Neijiang
Neijiang ( zh, s=内江 , t=內江; Sichuanese Pinyin: Nui4jiang1; Sichuanese Mandarin, Sichuanese pronunciation: ; zh, p=Nèijiāng , w=Nei-chiang) is a prefecture-level city in the southeast of Sichuan province, People's Republic of China. It ...
:
Chengdu–Chongqing railway
* Meihuashan station:
Shanghai–Kunming railway (Guizhou–Kunming railway)
High-speed passenger railways
The line between the Liupanshui area and Kunming has been paralleled by the
Shanghai–Kunming high-speed railway since 2016. The proposed
Chongqing–Kunming high-speed railway will parallel the line between Chongqing and Zhaotong and the proposed
Liupanshui–Zhaotong intercity railway will parallel the line between Liupanshui and Zhaotong.
See also
*
List of railways in China
References
Railway lines in China
Rail transport in Sichuan
Rail transport in Guizhou
Rail transport in Yunnan
Railway lines opened in 1960
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