Chongqing-Kunming high-speed rail completes track laying
Briefing by News4U · First published
The final 500-metre rail was laid on 24 October, completing track work on the 700 km Chongqing-Kunming line.
On 24 October the final pair of 500-metre rails was placed at the entrance of the Junlian tunnel, completing track laying on the Chongqing-Kunming high-speed railway. [1] [2]
The 700 km line, part of the Beijing-Kunming corridor, runs from Chongqing West via Sichuan and Guizhou to Kunming South at a design speed of 350 km/h. The Chongqing-Yibin section opened in September 2024; the Yibin-Kunming section is still under construction. [2]
With track work finished, static acceptance and joint commissioning will begin; the line is expected to open in the first half of 2027, cutting Chongqing-Kunming travel to about two-and-a-half hours. [2]
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- 快讯
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