Type: | Higher-speed rail |
Status: | Operational |
Locale: | Guanshanhu and Wudang districts; Kaiyang County Guiyang, Guizhou |
Start: | Guiyang North |
End: | Kaiyang |
Stations: | 6 |
Open: | May 1, 2015 |
Operator: | China Railway Chengdu Group |
Linelength: | 620NaN0 |
Speed: | [1] |
Map State: | collapsed |
Guiyang–Kaiyang intercity railway | |
S: | 贵开城际铁路 |
T: | 貴開城際鐵路 |
P: | Guì-Kāi Chéngjì Tiělù |
Order: | st |
The Guiyang–Kaiyang intercity railway is a higher-speed railway within Guizhou province, connecting the provincial capital of Guiyang to Kaiyang. It starts at Guiyang North station, travelling 62km (39miles) north-east to Kaiyang station.
Works on this project started on September 20, 2010, with construction completed by October 28, 2014.[2] A feature of this new line is the Nanjiang Bridge (South River Bridge), as one of the world's highest bridges at 2300NaN0 high with a span of 1760NaN0. December 16, 2014, saw commencement of testing and safety checks on the line. On May 1, 2015, the project was opened to the public and revenue operations commenced.[3]