Baoji–Chengdu Railway

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Baoji–Chengdu Railway 
Legend
to Longhai Railway
0 km Baoji
to Longhai Railway
Wei River
Baoji South
45 km Qinling
67 km Honghuapu
91 km Fengzhou
103 km Feng County
    entering Gansu Province
    120 km Hongqing
    125 km Lijiahe
    135 km Liangdang
    151 km Hui County
    re-entering Shaanxi Province
    174 km Baishuijiang
    182 km Hongweiba
    190 km Matiwang
    199 km Xujiaping
    208 km Hengxianhe
    215 km Lueyang County
    237 km Lesuhe
    247 km Gaotanzi
    259 km Juting
    to Yangpingguan–Ankang Railway
    271 km Yangpingguan
    283 km Yanziban
    entering Sichuan Province
    302 km Datan
    323 km Chaotian District
    341 km Ranjiahe
    350 km Guangyuan
    to Guangyuan–Wangcang Railway
    Guangyuan South
    Zoumaling
    Zhaohua
    Shaxiba
    415 km Zhuyuan
    Banzhuyuan
    Majiaoba
    Erlang Temple
    Houba
    Xiaoxiba
    Shuanghekou
    512 km Jiangyou
    Sanhechang
    Shimaba
    554 km Mianyang
    Zaojiaopu
    Tanjiaba
    584 km Luojiang
    Huangxu
    608 km Deyang
    Shifang
    631 km Guanghan
    to Chengdu–Wenchuan Railway
    to Dazhou–Chengdu Railway
    Xindu District
    to Chengdu–Pujiang Railway
    669 km Chengdu
    to Chengdu–Kunming Railway

    The Baoji–Chengdu Railway or Baocheng Railway (simplified Chinese: 宝成铁路; traditional Chinese: 寶成鐵路; pinyin: bǎochéng tiělù), is a mixed single- and double-track, electrified, railroad in China between Baoji in Shaanxi province and Chengdu in Sichuan province. The Baocheng Line is the main railway connection between the northern/northwestern and southwestern China. The line has a total length of 668.2 km and passes through mostly mountainous terrain in southern Shaanxi, eastern Gansu and northern Sichuan.[1] It opened in 1961 as the first rail outlet from Sichuan, and in 1975 became the first railway in China to be electrified.[1] Other cities along route include Mianyang, Guangyuan, Guanghan and Lueyang.

    Line Description

    The Baocheng Line runs from the plains of the Sichuan Basin to the Wei River Valley. It traverses the Qin Mountains, the east-west range that divides northern from southern China. The line has 304 tunnels and 1,001 bridges, which collectively account for 17% of the total track length.[1]

    In Baoji, the line meets the Longhai Railway, on which trains can travel east to Xian and the Central Plains or west to Lanzhou and the northwest. At Yangpingguan, the line intersects with the Yangpingguan–Ankang Railway which branches eastward along the Han River Valley. In Chengdu, the line connects with the Chengyu Line to Chongqing, Chengqian Line to Guizhou, and Chengkun Line to Kunming.

    History

    The Baocheng Line was originally proposed in Sun Yat-sen's 1913 China National Railway Plan as part of the Datong-Chengdu Railway. Construction began in Chengdu on July 1, 1952 and from Baoji in January 1954.[1] The line opened on August 15, 1961. It was electrified in 1975, becoming the first railway to be electrified in the country.[1] Construction of a second track between Chengdu and Yangpingguan began in 1993 and was completed in 1999. From Yangpingguan to Baoji, the line remains single-track.

    The Baoji–Chengdu Railway, together with the Xi'an-Baoji section of the Longhai Railway, presently forms the main railway route between Xi'an and Chengdu (and, in general, between North China and Sichuan). However, the Xi'an–Chengdu High-Speed Railway, now under construction between these two cities (work started in 2010-2012), is expected to take over much of the passenger traffic on this route.

    The opening of the first electrified railway in China on August 15, 1961. (Baocheng Railway, Baoji - Fengzhou section).
    Baocheng Railway near Yangpingguan.
    Baocheng Railway near the Jialing River.

    See also

    • List of railways in China

    References

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