Baoji–Chengdu Railway

Baocheng Railway near Yangpingguan.
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

    Baocheng Railway near the Jialing River.

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

    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 January 1, 1958.[2] The Baoji-Fengzhou section electrified in 1961, becoming the first railway to be electrified in the country.[2] The entire line was electrified in 1971.[2] 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 railway was badly damaged by the 2008 Sichuan earthquake.[2]

    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.

    Rail junctions

    Sichuan Province

    Shaanxi Province

    See also

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    References

    1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 (Chinese) "第八期 宝成铁路" 中国制造之科技" Accessed 2010-05-22
    2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 (Chinese) 宝成铁路建成通车 腾讯大秦网 2013-05-28