The Xiangyang–Chongqing railway or Xiangyu railway (襄渝铁路), also known as the Xiangfan-Chongqing railway and Xiangyu line (襄渝线), is a single-track electrifiedrailroad in central China between the cities of Xiangyang, formerly known as Xiangfan, and Chongqing. The short form name for Chongqing is Yu (渝) and the railway is named after the two cities. It has a total length of 895.3 km and passes through Hubei, Shaanxi and Sichuan province, and Chongqing municipality. Major cities along route include Shiyan, Ankang, Dazhou and Guang'an.
Bashan railway station in Daba Mountains near the Sichuan-Shaanxi border
The Xiangyu railway is a major transportation route that connects the Sichuan Basin with the Central Plains. It was built from 1964 to 1979, and electrified in three phases from 1980 to 1998. Trains running on the Xiangyu line can reach top speeds of 100–120 km/h. Construction of a second track began in 2005 and was completed in 2009.
The second Xiangfan–Chongqing railway (襄渝二线) is a dual-track electrified railroad line that runs parallel to the Xiangyu line. This line is only 507 km in length and connects the same cities as the original Xiangyu line. It takes a more direct route through the mountainous terrain with bridges and tunnels, and accommodates faster trains (up to 160 km/h) and a greater carrying capacity. Construction began on August 13, 2005.[1] and was scheduled to be completed by July 2008, but work was slowed by difficulties in bridge and tunnel work which pushed the project 30% over budget.[2] The New Iron Mountain Tunnel (新铁山隧道), 3,347 m length, was completed on April 20, 2007 after 20 months of difficult work, overcoming interior rockslides and carbon monoxide build-up inside the tunnel.[3]
The second Xiangyu line opened on October 31, 2009.[4]
The Xiangyu line is the subject of an enormous landscape scroll painting that is 1.6 m wide and 128 m long.[5] It was completed by Yang Migui in May 2008 who was a worker on the line's construction in the 1970s, and began working on the painting in 1998. It is reportedly the world's longest painting created by a single artist.[6]
xiangyang, chongqing, railway, xiangyu, railway, 襄渝铁路, also, known, xiangfan, chongqing, railway, xiangyu, line, 襄渝线, single, track, electrified, railroad, central, china, between, cities, xiangyang, formerly, known, xiangfan, chongqing, short, form, name, cho. The Xiangyang Chongqing railway or Xiangyu railway 襄渝铁路 also known as the Xiangfan Chongqing railway and Xiangyu line 襄渝线 is a single track electrified railroad in central China between the cities of Xiangyang formerly known as Xiangfan and Chongqing The short form name for Chongqing is Yu 渝 and the railway is named after the two cities It has a total length of 895 3 km and passes through Hubei Shaanxi and Sichuan province and Chongqing municipality Major cities along route include Shiyan Ankang Dazhou and Guang an Bashan railway station in Daba Mountains near the Sichuan Shaanxi border The Xiangyu railway is a major transportation route that connects the Sichuan Basin with the Central Plains It was built from 1964 to 1979 and electrified in three phases from 1980 to 1998 Trains running on the Xiangyu line can reach top speeds of 100 120 km h Construction of a second track began in 2005 and was completed in 2009 Contents 1 Second Xiangyu line 2 Rail junctions 3 Painting of the Xiangyu line 4 See also 5 NotesSecond Xiangyu line EditThe second Xiangfan Chongqing railway 襄渝二线 is a dual track electrified railroad line that runs parallel to the Xiangyu line This line is only 507 km in length and connects the same cities as the original Xiangyu line It takes a more direct route through the mountainous terrain with bridges and tunnels and accommodates faster trains up to 160 km h and a greater carrying capacity Construction began on August 13 2005 1 and was scheduled to be completed by July 2008 but work was slowed by difficulties in bridge and tunnel work which pushed the project 30 over budget 2 The New Iron Mountain Tunnel 新铁山隧道 3 347 m length was completed on April 20 2007 after 20 months of difficult work overcoming interior rockslides and carbon monoxide build up inside the tunnel 3 The second Xiangyu line opened on October 31 2009 4 Rail junctions EditXiangyang Jiaozuo Liuzhou railway Hankou Danjiangkou railway Ankang Xi an Ankang railway Yangpingguan Ankang railway Dazhou Dazhou Chengdu railway Bazhong Dazhou railway Chongqing Chengdu Chongqing railway Chongqing Huaihua railway Sichuan Guizhou railway Suining Chongqing railwayPainting of the Xiangyu line EditThe Xiangyu line is the subject of an enormous landscape scroll painting that is 1 6 m wide and 128 m long 5 It was completed by Yang Migui in May 2008 who was a worker on the line s construction in the 1970s and began working on the painting in 1998 It is reportedly the world s longest painting created by a single artist 6 See also Edit Railways portalList of railways in ChinaNotes Edit 挺进 挺进 襄渝二线工程建设见闻 Archived October 5 2011 at the Wayback Machine May 9 2006 襄渝铁路二线明年七月通车 火车8小时到西安 重庆晚报 Oct 9 2007 中国铁道建筑总公司 中铁二十三局襄渝二线新铁山隧道贯通 May 8 2007 Chinese 襄渝二线铁路正式运营 四川在线 四川日报 成都 Nov 11 2009 For a picture of 情系襄渝线 see情系襄渝线 油画局部 图 工人日报 Oct 11 2008 Yi Hu 世界最长个人油画完成 汉中画家记录襄渝铁路巨变 西安晚报 Oct 20 2008 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Xiangyang Chongqing railway amp oldid 1058705147, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
