Suining–Chengdu railway

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Suining–Chengdu railway
Suining-Chengdu section of the Shanghai–Wuhan–Chengdu passenger railway corridor
Overview
Native name遂成铁路
StatusOperational
OwnerChina Railway CR Chengdu
Termini
Service
TypeHeavy rail
High-speed rail
Freight rail
SystemChina Railway High-speed China Railway High-speed
Operator(s)China Railway CR Chengdu
Technical
Line length146 km (91 mi)
Number of tracks2
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Electrification25 kV 50 Hz AC (Overhead line)
Operating speed200 km/h (124 mph)
Route map

km
0
Suining
Xinqiao passing loop
27
Daying East
Jijin South
Huaikou South
Tiantaisi tunnel (3,006 m)
Tuo River (Jiulongtan bridge)→
Yunding tunnel (7,858 m)
129
Shibantan
146
Chengdu East
Chengdu Western Ring railway,
Chengdu–Kunming railway to Kunming
km

The Suining–Chengdu railway or Suicheng railway (simplified Chinese: 遂成铁路; traditional Chinese: 遂成鐵路; pinyin: Suì chéng tiělù) is a double-track, electrified railway in Sichuan Province of southwest China. The railway is named after its two terminal cities, Suining and Chengdu, and forms a segment of the Shanghai–Wuhan–Chengdu passenger railway. It was built as part of the Dazhou–Chengdu Railway. A second, more direct track was opened on the Chengdu–Suining section of that line on 1 April 2006 that allows trains to reach a top speed of 200 km/h (124 mph).[1] On 7 July 2009, the high-speed track was duplicated and these two tracks were subsequently designated as the Suining–Chengdu railway. The original low-speed, single track line between Chengdu and Suining remains as part of the Dazhou–Chengdu railway and is now mainly used for freight traffic.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "达成铁路西段扩能改造工程建成开通" [Dacheng Railway West Section Expansion Project Completed and Opened]. Sichuan Daily (in Chinese). 2 July 2020. Retrieved 25 September 2020.