- Chengdu–Chongqing Railway
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Chengdu-Chongqing Railway or Chengyu Railway (simplified Chinese: 成渝铁路; traditional Chinese: 成渝鐵路; pinyin: chéngyú tiělù), also known as the Chengyu Line, is a single-track, electrified, railroad in the Sichuan Basin of Southwest China between the cities of Chengdu and Chongqing. Chongqing's short form name is Yu (渝) and the railway is named after the two cities. The line has a total length of 505 km.[1]
It opened in 1952 and was the first railway to be built after the founding of the People's Republic of China. Other cities along route include Jianyang, Ziyang, Zizhong, Neijiang, and Longchang and Yongchuan.
A second railway line between the two cities, the Chengdu-Chongqing Passenger Dedicated Line, is now under construction, and will accommodate high-speed trains traveling at up to 350 km.
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History
A locomotive adorned with a portrait of Mao Zedong at the opening ceremony of the Chengdu-Chongqing Railway on July 1, 1952.
He Long cuts the ribbon at the.opening ceremony.A railway line between Chengdu and Chongqing, the two biggest cities in Sichuan, was proposed in 1903 by Huguang Viceroy Zhang Zhidong as part of a railway from Sichuan to Wuhan. Construction on this line began in 1909 and halted in 1911. Attempts to resume construction in1936 and 1947 ended with the outbreak of the Sino-Japanese War and the Chinese Civil War. On December 31, 1949, shortly after the Chinese Communists captured Sichuan from the Nationalists, Secretary of the Southwest Bureau Deng Xiaoping proposed the building of the railway. Work began on June 15, 1950 and involved 30,000 People's Liberation Army troops and 10,000 civilian laborers.[1] More than 400 private steel mills in Chongqing supplied steel for the line.[2] The line was completed on June 13, 1952, and entered into trial operation on July 1. It was the first railway line to be built in the history of the People's Republic of China.[1]
In 1987, the Chengyu Line was fully electrified, raising annual carrying capacity from 6.1 million tons to 13 million. By 2008, the line was transporting 90 million tons of cargo and 70 million passengers per year.[1]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d "新中国档案：成渝铁路--新中国的第一条铁路" 2009-08-11
- ^ (Chinese)"成渝铁路：中国铁路史的奇迹" 2009-09-11
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Categories:- Railway lines in the People's Republic of China
- Rail transport in Sichuan
- Rail transport in Chongqing
- Rail transport in Chengdu
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