Xi'an–Huyi railway

Xi'an–Huyi railway
Huxian station (户县站) in Huyi District, Xi'an
Overview
StatusOperational
LocaleXi'an, Shaanxi Province, China
Termini
Service
Operator(s)China Railway Xi'an Group / Xi'an Rail Transit Group (since November 2022)
Technical
Line length41.3 km (25.7 mi)
Track gaugeStandard Gauge
Minimum radius300 m

Xi'an–Huyi railway (西户铁路),[1] also known as Xi'an–Yuxia railway (西余铁路) is a railway branch line of the Longhai railway. It runs from Sanmincun railway station in Lianhu District in central Xi'an to Yuxia railway station in Huyi District in southwestern Xi'an.[2] The line was about 41 km (25 mi) long and was used for freight traffic.[3]

Commuter rail service

Commuter rail service operated by Xi'an Rail Transit Group started on 1 November 2022.[1]

Commuter train at Huxian railway station
Station Name[4] Connections Distance
km 		Location
English Chinese
Epanggongnan 阿房宫南  5  Weiyang
Kunmingchi (U/C) 昆明池 Chang'an
Mawang (reserved) 马王
Wuzhu (reserved) 五竹 Huyi
Huxian 户县

History

The Xi'an–Huyi railway was surveyed and designed by the Southwest Railway Design Bureau in 1954 and constructed by the Sixth Railway Engineering Bureau on May 1, 1955.[3] The line officially opened to traffic on February 20, 1956.[5] Due to low passenger volume, the Xi'an–Huyi railway stopped operating passenger services in 2000. Construction of the renovation project started on July 21, 2022.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b "好消息！西户铁路将于11月1日起载客试运营（内含时刻表）". 2022-10-31. Archived from the original on 2022-10-31.
  2. ^ 西安地图出版社 (2017). 西安市地图册. 西安: 西安地图出版社. p. 39. ISBN 978-7-80748-903-0.
  3. ^ a b "《陕西省志·铁路志》第九章第二节". Archived from the original on 2014-02-01. Retrieved 2014-01-20.
  4. ^ "建设项目环境影响报告表（送审稿） 西户铁路改造提升" (PDF).
  5. ^ "这么美的一条铁路，就藏在西安_【快资讯】". sh.qihoo.com. Archived from the original on 2018-02-27. Retrieved 2018-02-27.
  6. ^ "西户铁路改造提升项目今日开工 建成后可换乘地铁5号线". Archived from the original on 2022-07-27.