The Xi'an–Chongqing high speed railway[1] is a planned railway line in China. It is 653 kilometres (406 mi) long and has a design speed of 350 kilometres per hour (220 mph).[2] It will be part of the Baotou (Yinchuan)–Hainan corridor.[3]
History
Work on the 170.42 km (106 mi) section between Xi'an and Ankang began on 29 June 2021.[4] It is expected to be completed by June 2026.[5] Construction on the remaining section between Ankang and Chongqing is expected to begin in the second half of 2022.[6]
^"关于新建国家高速铁路网包海通道西安至安康高速铁路项目环境影响报告书的批复" [Approval of the environmental impact report of the Xi'an-Ankang high-speed railway project for the Baotou-Hainan Corridor of new national high-speed railway network] (in Chinese). Ministry of Ecology and Environment of the People's Republic of China. 2019-02-21. Retrieved 2021-05-12.
^"西安至安康高速铁路开工建设" [Construction on the Xi'an-Ankang high-speed railway began]. China News (in Chinese). 2021-06-29. Archived from the original on 2021-06-29. Retrieved 2021-06-29.
^"西康高铁计划于7月1日正式开工" [The Xi'an–Ankang high-speed railway project will officially start construction on 1 July] (in Chinese). 西康新闻网. 2021-05-12. Retrieved 2021-05-12.
