Eurasia Continental Bridge corridor | |
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Overview | |
Native name | éꔄéé |
Status | Operational |
Owner | China Railway |
Locale | |
Termini | |
Service | |
Type | High-speed rail |
System | China Railway High-speed |
Operator(s) | |
Technical | |
Line length | 3,422 km (2,126 mi) [1] |
Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge |
Electrification | 25 kV 50 Hz AC ( Overhead line) |
Operating speed | 200 to 350 km/h (124 to 217 mph) |
The Eurasia Continental Bridge corridor ( simplified Chinese: éꔄéé; traditional Chinese: éøę©éé; pinyin: LĆ¹qiĆ”o TÅngdĆ o) is a high-speed rail corridor connecting Lianyungang, a port in northern Jiangsu province, to ĆrĆ¼mqi, the regional capital of Xinjiang. The corridor passes through the cities of Xuzhou (Jiangsu), Zhengzhou ( Henan), Xi'an ( Shaanxi), Lanzhou ( Gansu), and Xining ( Qinghai) en route. Announced in 2016 as part of China's "Eight Vertical and Eight Horizontal" network, the rail corridor is an extension of the existing XuzhouāLanzhou high-speed railway.
The railway may be considered to be part of the New Eurasian Land Bridge.
Section Railway line |
Description | Designed speed (km/h) |
Length (km) |
Construction start date |
Open date |
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LianyungangāXuzhou LianyungangāXuzhou high-speed railway |
HSR connecting Lianyungang and Xuzhou. | 350 | 180 [2] | 2017-08-30 [3] | 2021-02-08 [2] |
XuzhouāZhengzhou ZhengzhouāXuzhou high-speed railway |
HSR connecting Xuzhou & Zhengzhou | 350 | 357 | 2012-12-26 [4] | 2016-09-10 |
ZhengzhouāXi'an ZhengzhouāXi'an high-speed railway |
HSR connecting Zhengzhou & Xian | 350 | 455 | 2005-09-01 | 2010-02-06 |
Xi'anāBaoji Xi'anāBaoji high-speed railway |
HSR connecting Xi'an & Baoji | 350 | 148 | 2009-11-22 | 2013-12-28 [5] |
BaojiāLanzhou BaojiāLanzhou high-speed railway |
HSR connecting Baoji & Lanzhou | 200 to 250 | 403 | 2012-10 [6] [7] [8] | 2017-07-09 |
Lanzhou-Xinjiang LanzhouāXinjiang high-speed railway |
HSR connecting Xinjiang with Lanzhou. | 200 to 250 | 1776 | 2009-11-04 | 2014-12-26 |
Urumqi- Khorgas |
Eurasia Continental Bridge corridor | |
---|---|
Overview | |
Native name | éꔄéé |
Status | Operational |
Owner | China Railway |
Locale | |
Termini | |
Service | |
Type | High-speed rail |
System | China Railway High-speed |
Operator(s) | |
Technical | |
Line length | 3,422 km (2,126 mi) [1] |
Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge |
Electrification | 25 kV 50 Hz AC ( Overhead line) |
Operating speed | 200 to 350 km/h (124 to 217 mph) |
The Eurasia Continental Bridge corridor ( simplified Chinese: éꔄéé; traditional Chinese: éøę©éé; pinyin: LĆ¹qiĆ”o TÅngdĆ o) is a high-speed rail corridor connecting Lianyungang, a port in northern Jiangsu province, to ĆrĆ¼mqi, the regional capital of Xinjiang. The corridor passes through the cities of Xuzhou (Jiangsu), Zhengzhou ( Henan), Xi'an ( Shaanxi), Lanzhou ( Gansu), and Xining ( Qinghai) en route. Announced in 2016 as part of China's "Eight Vertical and Eight Horizontal" network, the rail corridor is an extension of the existing XuzhouāLanzhou high-speed railway.
The railway may be considered to be part of the New Eurasian Land Bridge.
Section Railway line |
Description | Designed speed (km/h) |
Length (km) |
Construction start date |
Open date |
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LianyungangāXuzhou LianyungangāXuzhou high-speed railway |
HSR connecting Lianyungang and Xuzhou. | 350 | 180 [2] | 2017-08-30 [3] | 2021-02-08 [2] |
XuzhouāZhengzhou ZhengzhouāXuzhou high-speed railway |
HSR connecting Xuzhou & Zhengzhou | 350 | 357 | 2012-12-26 [4] | 2016-09-10 |
ZhengzhouāXi'an ZhengzhouāXi'an high-speed railway |
HSR connecting Zhengzhou & Xian | 350 | 455 | 2005-09-01 | 2010-02-06 |
Xi'anāBaoji Xi'anāBaoji high-speed railway |
HSR connecting Xi'an & Baoji | 350 | 148 | 2009-11-22 | 2013-12-28 [5] |
BaojiāLanzhou BaojiāLanzhou high-speed railway |
HSR connecting Baoji & Lanzhou | 200 to 250 | 403 | 2012-10 [6] [7] [8] | 2017-07-09 |
Lanzhou-Xinjiang LanzhouāXinjiang high-speed railway |
HSR connecting Xinjiang with Lanzhou. | 200 to 250 | 1776 | 2009-11-04 | 2014-12-26 |
Urumqi- Khorgas |