High-speed rail corridor in China
The Eurasia Continental Bridge corridor (simplified Chinese: 陆桥通道; traditional Chinese: 陸橋通道; pinyin: Lùqiáo Tōngdào) is a high-speed rail corridor connecting Lianyungang, a port in northern Jiangsu province, to Ürümqi, the regional capital of Xinjiang. The corridor passes through the cities of Xuzhou (Jiangsu), Zhengzhou (Henan), Xi'an (Shaanxi), Lanzhou (Gansu), and Xining (Qinghai) en route. Announced in 2016 as part of China's "Eight Vertical and Eight Horizontal" network, the rail corridor is an extension of the existing Xuzhou–Lanzhou high-speed railway.
The railway may be considered to be part of the New Eurasian Land Bridge.
Sections
Section Railway line
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Description
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Designed speed (km/h)
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Length (km)
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Construction start date
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Open date
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Lianyungang–Xuzhou Lianyungang–Xuzhou high-speed railway
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HSR connecting Lianyungang and Xuzhou.
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350
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180[2]
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2017-08-30 [3]
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2021-02-08[2]
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Xuzhou–Zhengzhou Zhengzhou–Xuzhou high-speed railway
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HSR connecting Xuzhou & Zhengzhou
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350
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357
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2012-12-26[4]
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2016-09-10
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Zhengzhou–Xi'an Zhengzhou–Xi'an high-speed railway
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HSR connecting Zhengzhou & Xian
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350
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455
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2005-09-01
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2010-02-06
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Xi'an–Baoji Xi'an–Baoji high-speed railway
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HSR connecting Xi'an & Baoji
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350
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148
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2009-11-22
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2013-12-28[5]
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Baoji–Lanzhou Baoji–Lanzhou high-speed railway
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HSR connecting Baoji & Lanzhou
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200 to 250
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403
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2012-10[6][7][8]
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2017-07-09
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Lanzhou-Xinjiang Lanzhou–Xinjiang high-speed railway
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HSR connecting Xinjiang with Lanzhou.
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200 to 250
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1776
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2009-11-04
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2014-12-26
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Urumqi-Khorgas
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References
See also
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- Italics: under construction or currently not operational
- (-), Place A-: section under construction or currently not operational
- §: in/related to Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan
- (Place A–Place B): share tracks with other lines
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