New railway forms high-speed network in Southern Sichuan Province

A new section of the Mianyang-Luzhou high-speed railway opened to traffic in Luzhou, Sichuan Province on June 28, 2021. (Photo: Liu Zhongjun)

The new section runs through Neijiang, Zigong, and Luzhou, forming a 30 minute traffic route in Southern Sichuan Province.

The Mianyang-Luzhou high-speed railway and other railways made up an intercity railway network and formed a one-hour traffic circle by linking Chengdu and Chongqing municipality.

Neijiang-Zigong-Luzhou section is also the first ballast track rail in Sichuan Province that runs at maximum of 250 kilometers per hour.

A new section that runs through Neijiang, Zigong, and Luzhou on the Mianyang-Luzhou high-speed rail opens to traffic in Sichuan Province on June 28, 2021. (Photo provided by China Railway Eryuan Engineering Group Co.Ltd)

A train stops at Luzhou railway station. (Photo/ Mou Ke)

A new section of the Mianyang-Luzhou high-speed railway opened to traffic in Luzhou, Sichuan Province on June 28, 2021. (Photo/ Liu Zhongjun)

A train arrives at Zigong railway station in Sichuan Province on June 28, 2021. (Photo/ Liu Zhongjun)