The New Chengdu-Kunming Railway is open for operation on all lines

CHENGDU,China,Dec. 27,2022 --At 8:05 on December 26,the C57 "Hulk" revival train started slowly fromChengdu South Railway Station and headed for Xichang,marking the opening ofthe last section of the new Chengdu-Kunming Railway (Chengdu-Kunming Railwayexpansion and renovation project) - the Emei to Coronation section. At thispoint,the new 915-kilometer-long Chengdu-Kunming Railway has been put intooperation.

The New Chengdu-Kunming Railway is constructed under the auspices of ChinaRailway Chengdu Bureau Group Co.,Ltd. with 30 new stations and 18 alteredstations. Railroad departments along the line are fully cooperating with theopening operation and running passenger trains and cargo trains. Later,according to the operation and market demand,the train operation plan will becontinuously optimized. Meanwhile,the optimized and upgraded CR200Jpower-concentrated locomotive set will be put into operation in the newChengdu-Kunming Railway.

"Welcome to the train,Cimogeni (good luck)!" Next to the brand-new train,wearing a Yi pleated skirt,29-year-old Yi conductor Ayi Buka led the traincrew to say blessings to the passengers. She comes from Ganluo County,Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture,Sichuan Province,once an extremelyimpoverished area. "My home is right next to Ganluo Railway Station. It used totake five hours to get home from Chengdu,but now it only takes two hours andthere are more trains," Ayi Buka said with a smile. Including the large andsmall Liang Shan,the Sichuan-Yunnan junction of the Hengduan Mountains,highmountains and deep valleys,geological structure is extremely complex,known asthe "geological museum",once asserted by foreign experts as "railroadforbidden area".

Since the completion of the Chengdu-Kunming Railway,it provides a strongtransport guarantee for economic and social development. At the same time,withthe increasing transport demand,Chengdu-Kunming Railway capacity is becomingsaturated. For this reason,the railroad department decided to build a newChengdu-Kunming Railway in the area along the existing Chengdu-Kunming Railway.

Wang Wei,the general director in charge of the new Chengdu-Kunming Railway ofthe Second Institute of China Railway,the designer,introduced that accordingto the engineering difficulty and transport capacity demand,the newChengdu-Kunming Railway adopts segmented construction and segmented operationmode to promote. "Compared with the single-line operation of the oldChengdu-Kunming Railway,the new Chengdu-Kunming Railway is a two-lineoperation,the design speed is increased from 80 kilometers per hour to 160kilometers per hour,and the transport capacity is significantly increased,which will greatly drive the development of resources and economic developmentin the areas along the line."

"The new Chengdu-Kunming Railway is connected to the Chengdu railroad hub withthe China-European train Chengyu in the north,and to the Sino-Lao railroadthrough the Kunming railroad hub in the south." Tang Jiqiang,professor ofSouthwest University of Finance and Economics,said that the full line of thenew Chengdu-Kunming Railway will strongly promote the great connection betweenChina's southwest region,including the twin-city economic circle in theChengdu-Chongqing region,and the international corridor,and help open up thecountry at a high level.

As a transportation artery connecting Chengdu,Xichang and Kunming,the newChengdu-Kunming Railway is a key project for the development of the westernpart of the country and an important channel connecting South Asia andSoutheast Asia in the construction of "The Belt and Road",which has animportant role in promoting the economic quality development of the areas alongthe route.

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