The Kunming–Yuxi–Hekou railway is a standard-gauge railway in Yunnan Province of China, linking the provincial capital Kunming with the town of Hekou on the Vietnamese border. Constructed in several stages between 1989 and 2014, the Kunming–Yuxi–Hekou railway has largely replaced the Chinese section of the old metre-gauge Kunming–Haiphong railway for normal passenger and cargo transportation. The line is electrified, but single-tracked over most of its length.
Although the new line roughly parallels the Kunming–Hekou section of the old narrow-gauge Kunming–Hai Phong railway, the two lines' routes are significantly different. The new rail line, passing through Tonghai and Jianshui, is about 30 km (19 mi) west of the old metre-gauge railway (which runs via Yiliang and Kaiyuan).[5]
The major upgrade project of Kunming–Yuxi railway started in 2010, and completed in 2016. The EMU train entered into operation from December 29, 2016.[2]
The line runs 141 km (88 mi) from Yuxi in central Yunnan to Mengzi City in southern Yunnan.[8] Construction began on December 15, 2005, and was completed in mid-August 2012[9] and the line opened to commercial service on February 23, 2013.[10][4]
The Mengzi–Hekou rail line runs 141 km (88 mi) from Mengzi City in southern Yunnan to the Hekou Yao Autonomous County on the border with Vietnam.[11] Construction began in December 2008 and the line entered operation in December 2014, with two trains running daily from Kunming to Hekou and the travel time of 6 hours.[12][13][14][15] Regular passenger service operates between Hekou North and Kunming, with some trains continuing to Dali.[16]
A key element of the Mengzi–Hekou railway is the Taiyangzhai Tunnel (太阳寨隧道). The 7,414 metre-long tunnel is located in Yaoshan Township (瑶山乡) of Hekou County. Construction workers' working conditions in this tunnel have been reported as particularly difficult: with the temperature in the tunnel reaching 43 °C and relative humidity 98%, it was nicknamed the "sauna tunnel" by the workers. Drilling of this tunnel was completed in September 2013, making it possible for the entire railway project to stay on time for the completion by the end of 2014.[17]
^ abLu, Hua (陆华); Guo, Weina (郭薇娜) (2015-04-24), 昆明铁路局：国际铁路联运开启云南货运新篇章 (Kunming Railway Bureau: An international railway link opens a new chapter in Yunnan's freight transportation)
^ ("Passenger railway opened from Kunming by train can reach the Sino-Vietnam border"), 2014-12-09 (in Chinese)
^泛亚铁路东线蒙河铁路桑拿隧道贯通. 明年建成通车 ("Boring completed on the 'sauna tunnel' of the Mengzi–Hekou railway, the eastern section of the Trans-Asian Railway. Trains to start running by the end of the next year"), 2013-09-12
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The Kunming Yuxi Hekou railway is a standard gauge railway in Yunnan Province of China linking the provincial capital Kunming with the town of Hekou on the Vietnamese border Constructed in several stages between 1989 and 2014 the Kunming Yuxi Hekou railway has largely replaced the Chinese section of the old metre gauge Kunming Haiphong railway for normal passenger and cargo transportation The line is electrified but single tracked over most of its length Kunming Yuxi Hekou railwayA railway section in Jianshui County north of Lihaozhai OverviewOther name s Kunming Yuxi railwayKunming Hekou railwayStatusOperationalOwnerChina RailwayLocaleYunnan ProvinceTerminiKunming South railway stationHekou North railway stationContinues asYuxi Mohan railwayHanoi Lao Cai railwayStations41ServiceTypeInter city railFreight railOperator s China Railway Kunming GroupRolling stockCRH2 CR200J HXD3C HXD3DHistoryOpenedDecember 1993Last extension1 December 2014 2014 12 01 1 Upgraded29 December 2016 2016 12 29 2 TechnicalLine length388 km 241 mi Number of tracks2 1Track gauge1 435 mm 4 ft 8 1 2 in standard gaugeElectrification25 kV 50 Hz AC overhead lineOperating speedKunming Yuxi 200 kilometres per hour 120 mph passengers Yuxi Hekou 140 kilometres per hour 87 mph passengers Kunming Hekou 120 kilometres per hour 75 mph cargo 3 Route mapLegend km elev Shanghai Kunming HSR from Shanghai Hongqiao Chongqing Kunming HSR from Chongqing West and Chongqing East Shanghai Kunming railway from Shanghai Kunming East Kunming South link Kunming East Nanning Kunming railway to Nanning Kunming Kunming West Kunming South Dushupu Nanning Kunming HSR to Nanning Chengdu Kunming railway to Chengdu Taohuacun Huacheng Baitacun Jinning East Zhongtan branch line to Baoxingcun Zhongyicun Qudong Kunyang old Kunming Yuxi line on the left Dagucheng Baofeng Lianchi Yuxi Yuxi West Yuxi Mohan railway to Mohan and Vientiane Yuxi South Dianjuba Tonghai Shihuashu Qujiang Lihaozhai Jianshui Yanzidong Shiyanzhai Gejiu Mengzi North Mengzi North Zhangqiaohai Mengzi Langchangzhai Xinxian Pingbian Lianhuatan Yaoshan Madubai Hekou North Hekou ChinaVietnam border Hanoi Lao Cai railway to Lao Cai and Hanoi km elev This diagram viewtalkedit The line consists of three segments Kunming Yuxi railway length 106 km 66 mi opened in December 1993 upgraded in 2016 Yuxi Mengzi railway length 141 km 88 mi opened in February 23 2013 4 Mengzi Hekou railway length 141 km 88 mi opened in December 1 2014 1 Contents 1 Route 1 1 Kunming Yuxi 1 2 Yuxi Mengzi 1 3 Mengzi Hekou 2 Connections to the narrow gauge network 3 Gallery 4 ReferencesRoute editAlthough the new line roughly parallels the Kunming Hekou section of the old narrow gauge Kunming Hai Phong railway the two lines routes are significantly different The new rail line passing through Tonghai and Jianshui is about 30 km 19 mi west of the old metre gauge railway which runs via Yiliang and Kaiyuan 5 Kunming Yuxi edit The Kunming Yuxi railway or Kunyu railway simplified Chinese 昆玉铁路 traditional Chinese 昆玉鐵路 pinyin kunyu tielu is a single track railroad in Yunnan Province of Southwest China The line runs 106 km 66 mi from Kunming to Yuxi and was built from 1989 to 1993 6 Bridges and tunnels account for 22 of the total length of the line The major upgrade project of Kunming Yuxi railway started in 2010 and completed in 2016 The EMU train entered into operation from December 29 2016 2 A branch line the Yuxi Mohan railway opened in December 2021 7 It leads from Yuxi to Mohan where it connects to the Boten Vientiane railway at the Chinese Laotian border Yuxi Mengzi edit The line runs 141 km 88 mi from Yuxi in central Yunnan to Mengzi City in southern Yunnan 8 Construction began on December 15 2005 and was completed in mid August 2012 9 and the line opened to commercial service on February 23 2013 10 4 Cities and towns along route include Yuxi Tonghai County Jianshui County and Mengzi 10 Mengzi Hekou edit The Mengzi Hekou rail line runs 141 km 88 mi from Mengzi City in southern Yunnan to the Hekou Yao Autonomous County on the border with Vietnam 11 Construction began in December 2008 and the line entered operation in December 2014 with two trains running daily from Kunming to Hekou and the travel time of 6 hours 12 13 14 15 Regular passenger service operates between Hekou North and Kunming with some trains continuing to Dali 16 A key element of the Mengzi Hekou railway is the Taiyangzhai Tunnel 太阳寨隧道 The 7 414 metre long tunnel is located in Yaoshan Township 瑶山乡 of Hekou County Construction workers working conditions in this tunnel have been reported as particularly difficult with the temperature in the tunnel reaching 43 C and relative humidity 98 it was nicknamed the sauna tunnel by the workers Drilling of this tunnel was completed in September 2013 making it possible for the entire railway project to stay on time for the completion by the end of 2014 17 Connections to the narrow gauge network editA short metre gauge connector line operates at Hekou North railway station to facilitate transfers of passengers and cargo to the Vietnamese metre gauge section of the Kunming Haiphong railway in both directions 14 Gallery edit nbsp Entrance to Xiaoxingzhai Tunnel between Yuxi and Tonghai nbsp An elevated section between two tunnel sections between Tonghai and Jianshui nbsp Kunming Yuxi railway in Haikou Subdistrict Xishan District Kunming nbsp Yuxi South Yuxinan station the southern end point of the Kunming Yuxi railway is a freight station serving an important industrial area nbsp Southern terminus of the standard gauge Kunming Hekou railway with a metre gauge at the Hekou North railway station before towards to Vietnam References edit a b 中国连接越南边境的蒙河铁路正式通车运营 China News Network December 1 2014 a b 要买北京 上海 深圳还需再等等 yunnan cn 2016 12 26 Archived from the original on 2016 12 26 Retrieved 2016 12 26 Laos China railway brings changes to Laos China Daily 7 August 2017 a b 玉蒙铁路昨日通车运营 今年5月开通客运 Internet Archive WayBack Machine February 24 2013 Archived from the original on 6 March 2016 Matthew Hartzell Yuxi Mengzi China s newest railway 中老铁路12月3日全线开通运营 昆明至万象约10小时可达 中国新闻网 in Chinese 2 December 2021 Archived from the original on 3 December 2021 玉磨铁路正线铺轨已到宁洱 预计2021年12月实现通车 2021 04 02 云南在建铁路项目简介 昆明铁路局宣传部 in Chinese January 18 2011 Archived from the original on November 6 2012 Retrieved May 8 2019 China finishes railway linking ASEAN China Daily August 15 2012 a b 泛亚铁路东线玉蒙铁路正式开通运营 in Chinese February 23 2013 Archived from the original on February 27 2013 Chinese 云南在建铁路项目简介 昆明铁路局宣传部 Archived 2012 06 12 at the Wayback Machine 2011 1 18 Chinese 泛亚铁路东线蒙河铁路铺架开工 中国日报网 2013 01 01 蒙河铁路昨日正式开通运营 8天后或可坐火车去河口 2014 12 02 a b Lu Hua 陆华 Guo Weina 郭薇娜 2015 04 24 昆明铁路局 国际铁路联运开启云南货运新篇章 Kunming Railway Bureau An international railway link opens a new chapter in Yunnan s freight transportation 蒙河铁路客运开通在即 从昆明乘火车可直达中越边境 Passenger railway opened from Kunming by train can reach the Sino Vietnam border 2014 12 09 in Chinese Hekou North schedule in Chinese 泛亚铁路东线蒙河铁路桑拿隧道贯通 明年建成通车 Boring completed on the sauna tunnel of the Mengzi Hekou railway the eastern section of the Trans Asian Railway Trains to start running by the end of the next year 2013 09 12 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Kunming Yuxi Hekou railway amp oldid 1121633499, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
