Nanning–Kunming high-speed railway

Nanning–Kunming high-speed railway
Nanning–Kunming high-speed railway
Simplified Chinese	南昆客运专线
Traditional Chinese	南昆客運專線
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Nán Kūn Kèyùn Zhuānxiàn

Nanning–Kunming high-speed railway
南昆客运专线
Nanning–Kunming high-speed railway; 南昆客运专线
Overview
Status	Operating
Locale	Guangxi and Yunnan
Termini	Nanning; Kunming South;
Stations	22
Service
Type	High-speed rail
Operator(s)	China Railway High-speed
History
Opened	(Nanning-Baise) December 11, 2015; (Baise-Kunming) December 28, 2016
Technical
Line length	709.518 km (441 mi)
Number of tracks	2
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Minimum radius	4500 m
Electrification	50 Hz, 25,000 V
Operating speed	250 km/h (155 mph)
Maximum incline	(Nanning-Baise) 12‰; (Baise-Kunming) 9‰
Route map
Route map
	Legend
	Shanghai–Kunming HSR
	to Shanghai Hongqiao
	Kunming–Yuxi Railway
	to Yuxi
	Nanning–Guangzhou HSR
	to Guangzhou South
	Liuzhou–Nanning ICR
	to Liuzhou

Nanning–Kunming high-speed railway (formerly known as the Yunnan–Guangxi high-speed railway^[1]) is a high-speed railway connecting Nanning and Kunming, respectively the capitals of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region and Yunnan Province. It has a total length of 715.8 km (444.8 mi) of electrified double-track railway, built to the Grade 1 standard. Positioned as part of China's "long-term railway network plan", to improve the layout and the development of South-Western China with critical infrastructure, it was Yunnan Province's first high-speed transport corridor to the sea. With future Pan-Asian railways to Laos, Thailand and Vietnam planned or under construction, this railway will be seen as a crucial link between the economic powerhouse of the Pearl River Delta Economic Zone and Indochina under the One Belt-One Road initiative.

History

December 27, 2009 – Construction of the Nanning–Kunming high-speed railway started.
June 20, 2011 – Xiaotuanshan tunnel breakthrough.^[2]
October 2015 – Phase 1 from Nanning to Baise completed construction and testing began.^[3]
December 11, 2015 – Phase 1 opened and operations from Nanning to Baise section commenced, with CRH2A trains.^[4]
December 28, 2016, Phase 2 opened and operations from Baise to Kunming section commenced.^[5]

Route

Construction started on December 27, 2009, with the first phase from Nanning to Baise opening on December 11, 2015. It saw 17 new stations constructed, with three more stations being renovated. Bridges and tunnels account for total length of 500 kilometres (310 mi). Built with a total investment of nearly 90 billion RMB, it was expected that the construction period would have a duration of six years.^[6] Total length of the project was 709.518 km (440.874 mi), of which 274.83 km (170.77 mi) was in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, and 432.183 km (268.546 mi) within Yunnan Province.

Starting at Nanning's Xixiangtang District the railway travels north-west through Long'an County to Baise's Pingguo County, Tiandong County and Tianyang County before reaching Baise urban Youjiang District itself. After this, the second phase of the route goes westward across Youjiang District into Yunnan Province's Funing County, Guangnan County and Qiubei County in Wenshan. Turning north-west again, the line crosses Mile City in Honghe. Now progressing northwards, the line enters Kunming's Shilin Yi Autonomous County before cutting across Yuxi's Chengjiang County before re-entering Kunming through Yiliang County. Chenggong District and terminating in the Guandu District.

Nanning–Baise section

Railroad Grade: I level
The number of main lines: Double
Limiting gradient: 12‰
Maximum speed: 250 km/h
Minimum curve radius: Usually 5500 m, 4500 m difficult regions
Type of traction: Electrical
Rolling Stock: EMU
Traction Quality: 4000 t
Effective platform length: 650 m
Block Type: Automatic Block

Baise–Kunming section

Railroad Grade: I level
The number of main lines: Double
Limiting gradient: Baise to Kunming 9‰, afterburner slope 18.5‰; Kunming South to Shilin Banqiao partial 23.5‰
Maximum speed: 200 km/h (reserved 250 km/h)
Minimum curve radius: Usually 5500 m, 4500 m difficult regions
Type of traction: Electrical
Rolling Stock: EMU
Traction Quality: 4000 t
Effective platform length: Baise to Shilin Banqiao 880 m, 650 m Shilin Banqiao to Kunming South
Block Type: Automatic Block

Stations

Kunming South, Jingkai, Yangzong, Shilin West, Mile, Xinshao, Hongshiyan, Puzhehei, Zhulin, Guangnan, Bailazhai, Funing, Bo'ai, Yangwei, Baise, Tianyang, Tiandong North, Pingguo, Long'an East, Nanning West and Nanning

References

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^ "云桂铁路小团山隧道贯通". 2011-06-20. Archived from the original on 2015-12-22. Retrieved 2015-12-14.
^ "南昆客专10月1日起联调联试南宁至百色运行时间将缩短至一个半小时". 2015-08-21. Archived from the original on 2015-12-22. Retrieved 2015-12-14.
^ "南昆客专南百段开通南宁-百色动车二等票82.5元". 广西新闻网. 2015-12-11. Archived from the original on 2017-11-07. Retrieved 2015-12-11.
^ "云南至广西铁路昆明至百色段将开通运营". China News Service. 2016-12-25. Archived from the original on 2016-12-26. Retrieved 2016-12-28.
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[1] 为满足大南宁发展需要申请铁路站点更名坛洛站将更名为南宁西站. Guangxi News. 2015-08-21.^{[permanent dead link]}

[2] "云桂铁路小团山隧道贯通". 2011-06-20. Archived from the original on 2015-12-22. Retrieved 2015-12-14.

[3] "南昆客专10月1日起联调联试南宁至百色运行时间将缩短至一个半小时". 2015-08-21. Archived from the original on 2015-12-22. Retrieved 2015-12-14.

[4] "南昆客专南百段开通南宁-百色动车二等票82.5元". 广西新闻网. 2015-12-11. Archived from the original on 2017-11-07. Retrieved 2015-12-11.

[5] "云南至广西铁路昆明至百色段将开通运营". China News Service. 2016-12-25. Archived from the original on 2016-12-26. Retrieved 2016-12-28.

[6] "云桂铁路开工建设". 2009-12-27.

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