Shanghai–Wuhan–Chengdu High-Speed Railway
The quick route Shanghai - Wuhan - Chengdu or Huhanrong PDL (Chinese沪 汉 蓉 快速 客运 通道, Pinyin Hùhànróng Kuàisù Keyun Tongdao, English Huhanrong PDL, HU Hàn - rong high-speed corridor for passenger trains, where the abbreviations Hu Shanghai, Han Wuhan and Rong for hibiscus city the nickname of Chengdu, are - in English high-speed corridor for passenger trains with Passenger Dedicated Line, abbreviated PDL translated ') is a running from east to west partially completed high-speed railway in China, which and the eastern Chinese port city of Shanghai with the cities of Wuhan. Chengdu connects inland. Other large cities at the junction are Nanjing, Hefei and Chongqing.
The 2078 km long stretch is the longest of the four proposed rail network development plan from 2004 East-West corridors. It is almost twice as long at its completion, when the previously opened high-speed Beijing- Shanghai, but can be on the most part only at 200 km / h to 250 km / h cruise. In addition to high-speed trains, the route will be used by passenger trains and freight trains. The high-speed trains will need after the opening of the seven sections for the whole route ten hours, which means a saving of over twenty hours compared to the existing line. Since January 2011 are high-speed trains with sleeping cars in use, which cover the connection Chengdu -Shanghai in 15 hours and 35 minutes. The completion of the entire route is planned for 2013. With the construction of Chengyu PDL between Chengdu and Chongqing in 2014 the route and journey time is further shortened.
Route description
The route is divided into seven sections, which in the table. are shown below together with the stage of construction. The sections are listed in the order in which they will sail from Shanghai to Wuhan to Chengdu to opening the entire route. At the end, follow the information on Chengyu PDL.
In the following the individual tracks are described. Since, in the name of the lifts the name of the major city is mentioned first, it may be that the name opposite to the direction Shanghai - Wuhan - Chengdu is.
Shanghai -Nanjing
On the Shanghai -Nanjing high-speed railway section, the Shanghai - Wuhan - Chengdu has no own tracks. The high-speed trains use either the tracks of the Huning Intercity Line or the high-speed Beijing- Shanghai, freight trains and passenger trains to use the route of the Jinghu Railway.
Hefei -Nanjing ( Hening PDL)
The 166 km long Hening PDL (Chinese合 宁 客运 专线, Pinyin Hé - Ning Tielu, He Ning passenger line, where the abbreviation Hey Hefei and Nanjing Ning stand for ') connects Hefei with Nanjing. Construction began in July 2005 and the opening for freight on 18 April 2008 and 1 August 2008 for high-speed traffic. The construction costs amounted to 43.1 billion yen ( € 5.05 billion ). The track is built for a top speed of 250 km / h during test drives, but the then Chinese speeds of 282 km / h have been established. The track is the first, which was equipped with ETCS level 2 command and had a high-speed catenary developed in China after a design.
Thirty kilometers from Nanjing crossed the line together with the high-speed Beijing- Shanghai on the Dashengguan bridge the Yangtze River. The lines run from the bridge to the Nanjing South Railway Station in parallel.
Hefei - Wuhan ( Hewu railway)
The name of the Hewu Railway (Chinese合 武 铁路, Pinyin Hé - Wǔ Tielu, He- Ning railroad ') is derived from the abbreviation of Hefei (合, Hé ) and Wuhan (武, Wǔ ) from. The construction of the 356 km long stretch began in September 2005, opening for freight was on 31 December 2008, for high-speed traffic on April 1, 2009.
Wuhan - Yichang ( Hanyi railway)
The name of the Hanyi Railway (Chinese汉 宜 铁路, Pinyin Hàn - Yi Tielu, Han - Yi Railway ') is derived from the abbreviation of Hankou (汉, Hàn ) - from a district of Wuhan and Yichang (宜, yi). The web is therefore also called Hankou - Yichang Railway.
The construction of the 291 km route began on 17 August 2008, the opening was scheduled for May 2012, but was delayed because on 9 March 2012 collapsed about a three hundred meter section of the elevated track. The collapse was probably due to subsidence after starkten rains. The opening took place on 1 July 2012.
( Whanzou ) Yichang Lichuan ( Yiwan Railway, Railway Whanzou )
The connection Yichang Lichuan is a section of the Yiwan Railway (Chinese宜 万 铁路, Pinyin Yi -Wan Tielu, Yi -Wan Railway '). which leads from Yichang on Lichuan after Wanzhou. The name Yiwan Railway is derived from the abbreviation of Yichang (宜, yi) and Whanzou (万, wan). The route is also called Wanzhou Railway.
Construction began on 1 December 2003, a partial opening took place on 22 December 2010, the full operations began on January 11, 2011. The construction cost 22:57 billions yen ( € 2.65 billion ).
The Yiwan railway is 377 km long and passes through very difficult terrain. It has 253 bridges and 159 tunnels, which are 278 km long together, so that 73 % of the route is on engineering structures. From the tunnel are 34 pieces in geologically difficult karst area. Due to the topography of the top speed to 160 km / h limited.
The first project for a railway between Yichang and Whanzou is from 1909. The building was abandoned again due to technical difficulties.
Chongqing Lichuan ( Yuli Railway )
For the 264 km link of Lichuan to Chongqing since 2008, the Chongqing - Lichuan railway or Yuli Railway under construction. The name of Yuli Railway (Chinese渝 利 铁路, Pinyin Yu- Lì Tielu, Yu- Li Railway ' ) is derived from Yu (渝), the old name for Chongqing, and Li (利), the abbreviation for Lichuan from. The course is designed for 200 km / h and is scheduled to open in late 2013.
The track has several large bridges. This includes the Chenab River Viaduct, which is one of the largest in the world. The bridge is 2050 meters long and has 41 to 139 meters high pillar on. it is among the ten highest railway bridges in the world. To the east of this bridge is a two- kilometer long tunnel connects, it is followed by another 2550 -meter-long bridge, which is but slightly less high.
Chengdu - Chongqing
The connection Chengdu - Chongqing is created by the Chongqing Railway, which branches in Suining of the Dacheng Railway. A shorter direct connection, the Chengdu - Chongqing intercity railway is under construction.
Chongqing Railway
The 128 km long railway or Suiyu Chongqing Railway (Chinese遂 渝 铁路, Pinyin Sui - Yu Tielu, Sui - Yu Railway, where the abbreviation for Suining Sui Yu and the ancient name of Chongqing ') connects the station to the Suining Dacheng Railway with Chongqing. Construction of the track was February 23, 2003, opening on 1 April 2006. It was the first track in the west of China, which was released for the high-speed traffic at 200 km / hr.
Dacheng Railway
The 368 km long Dacheng Railway (Chinese达成 铁路, Pinyin Dá - Chén Tielu, Da - Chen railway, where the abbreviation Since Dazhou and Chengdu Chen stand ') connects the capital of Sichuan province with the Dazhou in the northeast of the province. The section of Chengdu - Suining belongs to the high-speed railway Shanghai - Wuhan - Chengdu.
In June 1992, work began on construction of the first railway line between Dazhou and Chengdu, which was put into operation on 25 December 1997. This route largely followed the terrain, had many curves and therefore only allowed a maximum speed of 80 km / h.
To the transport capacity of the Dacheng Railway to Increase was from June 2005 to July 2009 and electrified the route for 11 billion yen ( € 1.29 billion ). In the east part of the station Suining a second track for 160 km / h was placed in the west of the station Suining this was extended to four tracks, wherein two dGleise exclusively reserved for passenger trains and can be driven at 200 km / hr.
Chengdu - Chongqing HGV ( Chengyu PDL)
The 308 km long Chengdu - Chongqing high-speed line or Chengyu PDL (Chinese成渝 铁路 客运 专线, Pinyin Chén -yu Tielu, Chen- Yu -train line, where the abbreviation Chen Chengdu and Yu the old name of Chongqing ') is the provincial capital of Sichuan to Chongqing, one of China's biggest cities, connect. The track is under construction since March 22, 2009, is 350 km / h and designed to ¥ 39.89 billion cost ( € 4.68 billion ). The opening is planned for April 2014.