Wanzhou railway station explained

Wanzhou
Native Name:万州
Native Name Lang:zh-Hans
Symbol Location:cn
Symbol:rail
Symbol Location2:cn
Symbol2:crh
Address:Wanzhou District, Chongqing
Country:China
Coordinates:30.8653°N 108.3619°W
Operator:China Railway Corporation
Line:Yichang–Wanzhou railway

Wanzhou railway station is the western terminus of the Yichang–Wanzhou railway in Wanzhou District, Chongqing. This is a branch off the Shanghai–Wuhan–Chengdu High-Speed Railway, with most services divert south to Chongqing on the Yuli Railway at Lichuan. High-speed rail services are available to eastern destinations in neighbouring Hebei province and beyond. Major destinations being Wuhan and Yichang. Conventional rail connections extend to the west, to Dazhou and beyond to Chengdu and other Sichuan cities via the Dacheng Railway and Chongqing via the Xiangyu Railway. The station was opened to high-speed traffic on December 22, 2010.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 我国施工难度最大的山区铁路"宜万铁路"正式通车. www.gov.cn.