Chongqing–Guizhou High-Speed Railway
| Chongqing-Guiyang High Speed Railway 渝贵高速铁路 | |
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| Status | Under Construction |
| Locale |
Chongqing Guiyang |
| Termini |
Chongqing Guiyang East |
| Services | 1 |
| Operation | |
| Operator(s) | China Railway High-speed |
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| Line length | 345 km (214 mi) |
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) |
| Operating speed | 250Km/h |
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Chongqing-Guiyang High Speed Railway is a major trunk high speed railway selected for construction under the 11th Five Year Plan set by the Chinese Government. Construction started in 2010 and is expected to be completed by 2014.[1]
Profile
With a total length of 345 km (214 mi) railway, from Chongqing to Guizhou. There is 112 km of trackage within Chongqing, 233 kilometers within Guizhou Province. The total investment is expected to be around 44.92 billion RMB. It is being built as national level Ⅰ railway with electrified double tracks. The planning and design speed is 250Kph with an operational speed of 200Kph. The main function of this railway will be passenger, express frieght and container transport. Chongqing section on December 22, 2010 started, plan opened to traffic in 2015.
Route
Starting in Chongqing's Shapingba District at the newly refurbished Chongqing West Railway Station followed by Qijiang, Tongzi, Zunyi, Xifeng and terminating at Guiyang North Railway Station.
Future developments
After the completion of the railway, it will form part of a larger network of railways such as the Lanzhou-Chongqing HSR and the Guiyang–Guangzhou HSR, fast becoming another important access route to the sea. From Chongqing to Guiyang in just two hours. Chongqing to Guangzhou in just six hours. It can improve the north-south movement of passengers and fast freight along the railway transport corridor, while also relieving pressures and increasing capacities on existing conventional railway lines in the region. It is seen as a potatnial catalyst for economic development in several impoverished areas, especially in Guizhou, one of the poorest provinces of China.