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The Xi'an-Chongqing High-speed Railway is a high-speed railway connecting Xi'an and Chongqing. It is constructed in two sections: Xi'an to Ankang and Ankang to Chongqing. The section from Xi'an to Ankang is opened this time.
The reporter learned from the China Railway Group that the Xi'an to Ankang section of the Xi'an-Chongqing High-speed Railway will be opened for operation on September 28. The fastest train ride from Xi'an East Station to Ankang West Station is 45 minutes, which will inject new momentum into the coordinated development of the regional economy and society.
The Xi'an-Chongqing High-speed Railway starts from Xi'an East Station, passes through Shangluo, Ankang, Dazhou, Guang'an and other places, and connects to Chongqing West Station. It is divided into two sections from Xi'an to Ankang and Ankang to Chongqing. Currently, the Ankang to Chongqing section is under construction. The Xi'an to Ankang section that was opened this time starts from Xi'an East Station, passes through Xi'an City, Shangluo City, and Ankang City in Shaanxi Province, and connects to Ankang West Station. The total length of the line is 171 kilometers, with a design speed of 350 kilometers per hour. The entire line has five stations: Xi'an East, Niubeiliang, Zhashui West, Zhen'an West, and Ankang West.
After the Xikang section of the Xiyu High-speed Railway is completed and opened to traffic, the maximum operating speed will be 350 kilometers per hour. In the initial stage of operation, the railway department will arrange to operate up to 20 EMU trains every day, including 10 cross-line EMU trains. The railway running time from Xi'an to Zhashui, Zhen'an and Ankang is as fast as 28 minutes, 40 minutes and 45 minutes respectively, realizing rapid access from Guanzhong area to southern Shaanxi area. In order to meet the different travel needs of passengers, the railway department has implemented a flexible discount and differentiated market-based fare mechanism on the Xikang section of the Xi-Chongqing High-speed Railway to provide passengers with more choices for travel. Specific fares can be inquired through Railway 12306.
After the opening of the Xikang section of the Xi-Chongqing High-speed Railway, counties and cities such as Zhashui, Zhenan, and Ankang will enter the high-speed rail era, further enhancing the radiating role of the Xi'an high-speed rail hub, closely connecting the Guanzhong area with southern Shaanxi, greatly facilitating the travel of people along the line, and releasing the existing Xikang railway transportation potential. It is of great significance for serving rural revitalization in the Qinba mountainous area, promoting regional economic and social development, and assisting the development of the western region in the new era to form a new pattern.
(CCTV reporter Zheng Liankai)
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
The Ankang-Chongqing section of the west-Chongqing High-speed Railway will be completed and opened to traffic in the next few years.
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