Status: | Operational |
Locale: | Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, China |
Operator: | China Railway Xi'an Group / Xi'an Rail Transit Group (since November 2022) |
Linelength Km: | 41.3 |
Gauge: | Standard Gauge |
Minradius: | 300 m |
Xi'an–Huyi railway (西户铁路), also known as Xi'an–Yuxia railway (西余铁路) is a railway branch line of the Longhai railway. It runs from Sanmincun railway station in Lianhu District in central Xi'an to Yuxia railway station in Huyi District in southwestern Xi'an.[1] The line was about long and was used for freight traffic.[2]
Commuter rail service operated by Xi'an Rail Transit Group started on 1 November 2022.[3]
Station Name[4] | Connections | Distance | Location | |||||
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Weiyang | ||||||||
(U/C) | Chang'an | |||||||
(reserved) | ||||||||
(reserved) | Huyi | |||||||
The Xi'an–Huyi railway was surveyed and designed by the Southwest Railway Design Bureau in 1954 and constructed by the Sixth Railway Engineering Bureau on May 1, 1955. The line officially opened to traffic on February 20, 1956.[5] Due to low passenger volume, the Xi'an–Huyi railway stopped operating passenger services in 2000. Construction of the renovation project started on July 21, 2022.[6]