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Chongqing–Wanzhou intercity railway
Chongqing–Wanzhou intercity railway
Simplified Chinese	渝万城际铁路
Traditional Chinese	渝萬城際鐵路
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Yú-Wàn chéngjì tiělù
Chongqing–Wanzhou passenger dedicated line
Simplified Chinese	渝万客运专线
Traditional Chinese	渝萬客運專線
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Yú-Wàn kèyùn zhuānxiàn

Chongqing–Wanzhou Intercity Railway
渝万城际铁路
Chongqing–Wanzhou Intercity Railway; 渝万城际铁路
Overview
Status	Operating
Locale	Chongqing
Termini	Chongqing North; Wanzhou North;
Stations	7
Service
Type	High-speed rail
Operator(s)	China Railway Chengdu Group
History
Opened	28 November 2016
Technical
Line length	248 km (154 mi)
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Operating speed	250 km/h (155 mph)
Route map
Route map
	Legend
	Chengkou–Wanzhou branch of the
	Chongqing–Xi'an HSR from Chengkou
	Chongqing hub east ring line
	to Chongqing North, Moxinpo
	Tangjiatuo
	Yuhuai Railway
	Chongqing–Lanzhou railway to Guangyuan, Lanzhou
	Suining–Chongqing railway to Suining, Chengdu East
	Chongqing–Lichuan freight line
	to Tuanjiecun, Xinglongchang
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Chongqing–Wanzhou intercity railway is a high speed railway between urban Chongqing and its satellite district of Wanzhou. It is also known at the Yu-Wan Railway, which are abbreviations for Chongqing and Wanzhou. Construction started in December 2012, according to the summarizing and commending meeting of the phase II of "100-day Battle" in Chongqing Liangjiang New Area.^[1] It was completed on 29 November 2016 and takes passengers from Chongqing North Railway Station to Wanzhou North railway station in one hour.

This railway forms a smaller section of two larger railway projects, the Chongqing–Xi'an high-speed railway and the Zhengzhou–Wanzhou high-speed railway, extending north and northeast from Wanzhou respectively.

Route Description

The 248 km (154 mi)-long Chongqing–Wanzhou railway is designed to run at a speed of 250 km/h (155 mph) connecting Chongqing North Railway, Fusheng, Changshou, Changshou Lake, Dianjiang County, Liangping and Wanzhou, according to the approval from The Ministry of Railways of PRC.

It has been built as a double tracked electrified high speed railway.
It has been built to the heavy rail standard with continuous welded track on ballastless track
The length of the line supported on bridges or viaducts is 39.67% of the total railway length.
The length of the line through tunnels is 31.77% of total railway length. The longest at 10,617 m (34,833 ft) and the shortest tunnel at 84 m (276 ft).
The length of the line built at grade, on ground level is 29.66%
The length of the roadbed within the stations is 1.9 km (1.2 mi).

Operations

The train can take passengers from Wanzhou North or Dianjiang County to urban Chongqing in 90 or 30 minutes respectively. High speed services extend to Chengdu with a travel time of 3 and a half hours.

Future

A second route between Chongqing and Wanzhou, the Chongqing–Wanzhou high-speed railway, on a faster 350 kilometres per hour (220 mph) alignment, is expected to open in 2025.