New Chengdu-Kunming railway in full operation

2022-December-30 18:05 By: GMW.cn

In Dec. 26, 2022, completion and opening of the Emei to Mianning section of the new Chengdu-Kunming railway means that the full line of the railway is in operation. From here on, travel time from Sichuan to Xichang, Panzhihua, and Kunming will reduce significantly, where the fastest speed of 3 hours, 5 hours, and 7.5 hours will be reached respectively.

The new railway line starts from Chengdu South Station and ends at Kunming Station, with a running mileage of 915km and a design speed of 160km/h. Compared with the original speed trains on the old Chengdu-Kunming railway, the running time of the whole line will be shortened from 19 hours to about 7 hours.

The new Chengdu-Kunming railway is a key engineering and construction project for the development of the Western part of the country. Ccompletion of the entire line will greatly facilitate the travel of people and transportation of goods along the line, and is of great importance in supporting the accelerated development of minority areas and consolidating the achievements of rural revitalization.

新成昆铁路全线贯通运营

Photo taken on Dec. 26, 2022 shows the C57 “Green Giant” Fuxing Hao high-speed train running in the Dongpo District of Meishan City, southwest China’s Sichuan Province, on the new Chengdu-Kunming railway line. (Yao Yongliang/Guangming Picture)

新成昆铁路全线贯通运营

Photo taken on Dec. 26, 2022 shows the new Chengdu-Kunming railway is open for operation with a moving train running at Yuexi Railway Station in in Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China’s Sichuan Province. (Liu Guoxing/Guangming Picture)

新成昆铁路全线贯通运营

Photo taken on Dec. 26, 2022 shows the entire line of the Chengdu-Kunming double track is open for operation, as a train runs in the section from Emei to Mianning on the railway line. (Yang Fei/Guangming Picture)

新成昆铁路全线贯通运营

Photo taken on Dec. 26, 2022 shows the Xichang section drivers of the new Chengdu-Kunming railway line carefully checking the traffic plan. (Hu Zhigang/Guangming Picture)

新成昆铁路全线贯通运营

Photo taken on Dec. 26, 2022 shows Tibetan girls take pictures at the Yuexi Railway Station in Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China’s Sichuan Province, as the new Chengdu-Kunming railway line is up and running. (Liu Guoxing/Guangming Picture)

新成昆铁路全线贯通运营

Photo taken on Dec. 26, 2022 shows the C57 train with more than 700 passengers departed from Chengdu South Station and travels to Xichang West Station along the new Chengdu-Kunming railway line. The Chengdu section jointly prepared thematic activities with relevant departments, and passengers sang and laughed all the way along the journey. (Hu Zhigang/Guangming Picture)

Editor: JYZ
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