Xi'an–Chengdu High-Speed Railway

Xicheng Passenger Dedicated Line
Simplified Chinese 西成客运专线
Traditional Chinese 西成客運專線
Xihancheng (Xi'an–Hanzhong–Chengdu) Passenger Dedicated Line
Simplified Chinese 西汉成客运专线
Traditional Chinese 西漢成客運專線

Xi'an–Chengdu High-Speed Railway or Xicheng Passenger Dedicated Line or Xihancheng Passenger Dedicated Line, is a dual-track, electrified, high-speed rail line, under construction in Western China between Xi'an and Chengdu. It will run 510 km through Shaanxi and Sichuan provinces and will accommodate trains traveling at speeds up to 250 km/h.[1] Travel time between the two provincial capitals will be reduced from 13 to less than three hours.[2]

The project was approved by the State Development and Planning Commission in October 2010.[1] Construction have begun on November 10, 2010[3] and it is scheduled to be completed by 2015.[2] The line will traverse the rugged Qinling and Daba Mountains and connect the Guanzhong Plains and the Sichuan Basin.

Route

The high speed rail line will connect Xian, in the Wei River Valley, Hanzhong, in the Han River Valley, and Guangyuan, Jiangyou and Chengdu in the Sichuan Basin. In the Qinling Mountains, it will have 127 km of tunnels, including six over 10 km in length.[2] The railway will pass through ecologically-sensitive areas including the Taibaishan and Hanzhong Crested Ibis National Nature Reserves, which are home to the endangered giant panda, golden snub-nosed monkey, takin and Crested Ibis.[2]

History

Notes

  1. ^ a b c "China plans high speed rail link for Chengdu-Xi'an" A.P. 2010-11-02
  2. ^ a b c d e (Chinese) "中国首条穿越秦岭高铁年底开工 绕避生态敏感区" 中国新闻网 2010-11-03
  3. ^ http://www.gov.cn/gzdt/2010-11/12/content_1744203.htm
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