Yinchuan–Xi'an high-speed railway

Yinchuan–Xi'an high-speed railway, is a dual-track, electrified, high-speed rail line in Northwest China between Yinchuan and Xi'an. The line is the first railway to connect Qingyang to the Chinese railway network, and also the first railway to connect Ningxia and Yinchuan to the high-speed railway network.^[2]

Yinchuan-Xi'an high-speed railway
Viaduct under construction near Xi'an
Overview
Native name	银西客运专线
Status	Operating
Stations	20
Service
Operator(s)	China Railway High-speed
History
Opened	26 December 2020
Technical
Line length	616.55 km (383.11 mi)
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Operating speed	250 km/h (160 mph)
Route map Legend km Xi'an–Yan'an HSR from Yan'an left：Datong–Xi'an HSR from Yuanping West, Datong South right：Zhengzhou–Xi'an HSR from Zhengzhou 0 Xi'an North Xi'an–Chengdu high-speed railway to Chengdu East Xi'an–Baoji HSR to Baoji South Wei River from Xi'an West Shiheyang (signal station) TongchuanXianyang–Tongchuan railwayXianyang Yanliang–Xianyang Airport ICR to Xianyang Airport T5, Fuping South XinfengzhenXi'an Freight North Ring railwayMaoling 28 Xianyang North Xi'an–Pingliang railway from Maoling, Xi'an Nanshi Huwang (signal station)[1] 53 Liquan South Liquan 66 Qianxian Baoji–Qianxian intercity railway to Baoji 95 Yongshou West 133 Binzhou East Xi'an–Pingliang railway to Pingliang South 192 Níngxian Shaanxi Gansu 233 Qingyang 283 Qingcheng 322 Quzi 346 Huanxian 435 Tianshuibao Gansu Ningxia Taiyuan SouthTaiyuan–Zhongwei–Yinchuan railwayZhongwei 475 Huianbao Yinchuan–Lanzhou HSR from Zhongwei South, Lanzhou New Area 543 Wuzhong from Zhongwei, Lanzhou Ningdong Railway to Meihuajing 562 Lingwu North Dingbian–Yinchuan branch of Taiyuan–Zhongwei–Yinchuan railway from Dingbian 584 Hedong Airport Yellow River 601 Yinchuan East construction not started Baotou–Lanzhou railway Dingbian–Yinchuan branch of Taiyuan–Zhongwei–Yinchuan railway 617 Yinchuan Baotou–Lanzhou railway to Baotou This diagram: view talk edit

Yinxi Passenger Dedicated Line
Simplified Chinese	银西客运专线
Traditional Chinese	銀西客運專線
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Yínxī Kèyùn Zhuānxiàn

Construction

Construction began in December 2015.^[3] The longest bridge on the line measures 1,318 m (4,324 ft),^{[citation needed]} and the longest tunnel is 14,251 metres (46,755 ft) long.^[4] The first full-length test run was carried out in October 2020.^[5] The line opened on 26 December 2020^[5][6] as planned.^[7]

Route

The line has 20 stations in Ningxia, Gansu and Shaanxi.^[8]

Between Yinchuan and Wuzhong, the route is shared with the Yinchuan–Lanzhou high-speed railway. This section opened on December 19, 2019.^[9]

Stations

Station Name	Chinese	Transfers/connections
Yinchuan		Yinchuan–Lanzhou high-speed railway Baotou–Yinchuan high-speed railway Baotou–Lanzhou railway Taiyuan–Zhongwei–Yinchuan railway
Yinchuan East
Hedong Airport
Lingwu North
Wuzhong
Huianbao
Tianshuibao
Huanxian
Quzi
Qingcheng
Qingyang
Ningxian
Binzhou East
Yongshou West
Qianxian		Xi'an–Pingliang railway
Liquan South
Xianyang North
Xi'an North		Zhengzhou–Xi'an High-Speed Railway Xi'an–Baoji High-Speed Railway Datong–Xi'an Passenger Railway Xi'an–Chengdu high-speed railway Xi'an–Yan'an high-speed railway (under construction) Xi'an Metro:  2   4   14

References

1. Li, Yiming. "银西铁路礼泉站改工程进入攻坚冲刺阶段" [The reconstruction of Liquan Station on the Yinxi Railway enters the stage of tackling tough problems]. China Railway Construction Electrification Bureau Group (in Chinese). Retrieved 24 March 2021.
2. "银西高铁宁夏段大桥线下结构全部完工-新华网" [Gansu-Ningxia section of Yinchuan-Xi'an high-speed railway is completed]. xinhuanet.com (in Chinese). 2018-08-26. Archived from the original on February 17, 2019. Retrieved 2019-06-08.
3. 陈子琰. "Ningxia joins nation's high-speed railway network". www.chinadaily.com.cn. Retrieved 2021-01-13.
4. "银西高铁全线最长隧道顺利贯通_滚动新闻_中国政府网".
5. "西银高铁进入全线拉通试验阶段 年底通车后西安至银川仅需3小时_央广网". news.cnr.cn. Retrieved 2020-10-20.
6. "银西高铁今日开通 全程仅需3小时". Retrieved 26 December 2020.
7. Li Xia (2018-06-24). "Gansu-Ningxia section of Yinchuan-Xi'an high-speed railway under construction". xinhuanet.com. Archived from the original on June 24, 2018. Retrieved 2019-06-08.
8. "银西高铁最新建设进度来啦，2020年通车_西安" [Construction of Yinchuan-Xi'an high-speed railway continues, open to traffic in 2020]. Sohu (in Chinese). 2019-03-03. Retrieved 2019-06-08.
9. "宁夏首条高铁银中高铁29日正式开通，系银兰高铁重要部分_中国政库_澎湃新闻-The Paper". www.thepaper.cn. Retrieved 2020-09-06.