Suining–Chengdu railway explained

Suining–Chengdu railway----
Native Name:Chinese: 遂成铁路
Native Name Lang:zh-hans
Status:Operational
Linelength Km:146
Tracks:2
Electrification: (Overhead line)
Map State:collapsed

The Suining–Chengdu railway or Suicheng railway is a double-track, electrified railway in Sichuan Province of southwest China. The railway is named after its two terminal cities, Suining and Chengdu, and forms a segment of the Shanghai–Wuhan–Chengdu passenger railway. It was built as part of the Dazhou–Chengdu Railway. A second, more direct track was opened on the Chengdu–Suining section of that line on 1 April 2006 that allows trains to reach a top speed of .[1] On 7 July 2009, the high-speed track was duplicated and these two tracks were subsequently designated as the Suining–Chengdu railway. The original low-speed, single track line between Chengdu and Suining remains as part of the Dazhou–Chengdu railway and is now mainly used for freight traffic.

Notes and References

  1. News: 达成铁路西段扩能改造工程建成开通. Dacheng Railway West Section Expansion Project Completed and Opened. Sichuan Daily. 2 July 2020. zh. 25 September 2020.