If you like traveling, going by train from Chengdu to Kunming might be a good choice for you. From Sichuan Basin to Hengduan Mountains, passing through Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau, the scenery is showing slowly like a beautiful picture scroll as the train roaring on.
Now, it takes about 18 hours by train from Chengdu to Kunming. While 4 years later, this journey will be shorted to 7 hours.
On April 28th, reporters learned from relevant railway departments that Chengdu-Kunming railway expansion project (Chengdu-Kunming Double Line Railway) construction has been achieved new progress. On April 26th, the longest section with the most difficulties in construction, namely Emei-Miyi Section expansion project, has been officially initiated to construct.
Chengdu-Kunming Double Line Railway, which is expected to be completed and opened in 2020, will greatly shorted the distance between Sichuan and Yunnan. By 2020, it will only take 3 hours by train from Chengdu to Panzhihua, reduced by 10 hours. While it will only take about 7 hours from Chengdu to Kunming by train. Traveling experience will be more comfortable.
Most difficult: Bridges and channels accounting for 70% by passing through faults and valleys
Chengdu-Kunming railway expansion project aims to construct new railways and expand current railways on the basis of current Chengdu-Kunming Railway. It links Chengdu and Kunming together with the total length of about 900 km. There is 632 km in Sichuan.
The whole section is divided into Chengdu-Emei section, Emei-Miyi section, Miyi-Panzhihua section, Yongren-Guangtong section, and Guangtong-Kunming section (completed). After opening, it will enhance the passenger capacity of Chengdu-Kunming Railway as an important corridor and channel linking Sichuan and Southwest China, linking Chengdu Plain Economic Zone, Panxi Economic Zone, Daliangshan Yi Minority Zone and Xiaoliang Yi Minority Zone.
Emei-Miyi section, 386 km in total, is the most difficult and the longest section in constructing Chengdu-Kunming Double Line Railway. “We have to pass through several geographical faults. The section pass through mountainside, valleys with terrible geographical and meteorological conditions. Therefore, we are faced with severe construction difficulties.” Relevant responsible officials from No. 2 Engineering Company of China Railway No.8 Engineering Group Co., Ltd introduced, “There will be about 140 bridges and 40 channels to be constructed in Emei-Miyi section with the percentage of channel and bridges of 73%. That is to say, over 70% of Emei-Miyi section is either bridge or channel.”
Fastest speed: 3 hours from Chengdu to Panzhihua by train
Mr. Li Gang, aged 27 and born in Panzhihua, is now working in Chengdu. His mother is living in Xichang. When he is free, he often communicate from Chengdu, Panzhihua, and Xichang. On holidays or weekends, He finds that it is always difficult to book a train ticket between Chengdu, Xichang, and Panzhihua. The journey lasts for over 10 hours. “It is too exhausting.”
By 2020, it is expected to changed this situation. By 2020, when Chengdu-Kunming Double Line Railway is opened, traveler communicating from Chengdu, Panzhihua and Xichang like Li Gang will find it more convenient. It will take 2.5 hours from Chengdu to Xichang, passing through Meishan, Jiajiang, Emei, and Yuexi. 1 hour later, it will arrive in Panzhihua. 3.5 hours later, the train will go into Yunnan and arrive in Kunming, the spring city. 18-hour journey from Chengdu to Kunming will be shorted to 7 hours.
Most beautiful scenery: the attractive scenery on the whole journey
”Starting from Chengdu, I take the train to the south. The traveling scenery is like a beautiful picture scroll displaying in my eyes.” Such sentences often appear in the dairies of travelers.
Actually, Chengdu-Kunming Railway, as a major channel in Southwest China, enjoys significant strategic meaning and economic meaning. But for ordinary travelers, when the train passes through various scenes, it is really an expected visual feast.
When Chengdu-Kunming Double Line Railway is completed, it will be more convenient for Chengdu citizens who are fond of traveling to play in the south direction. Whenever they want to enjoy the sunshine in Panzhihua and Xichang, they could start in the morning and arrive at noon. If they want to play in Kunming, taste the stone forests, feed birds by the side of Dianchi, it will only take 3.5 hours.
In fact, there are more beautiful scenes. From Chengdu to Emei, the train goes on Chengdu Plain and travelers could enjoy the booming rape flowers in spring and feel relaxed. When the train arrives in Emei, if it is sunny, travelers could overlook the top of Mount Emei. Later, the train will pass through the barrier of Sichuan Basin, travelers could see Dadu River and feel the shaking streams. When the train goes on and arrives in Panxi zone where it is still sunny and warm even in winter, travelers could enjoy a comfortable sunshine bath. When the train passes through Yunnan-Kunming Plateau and arrives in Yunnan, travelers could start to enjoy the spring city.
Driving economic development: combining passenger and cargo together and driving economic development along the train
Chengdu-Kunming Double Line Railway will enjoy great significance in driving special resource development, industrial development, assisting the precise poverty alleviation in Daliang Mountain and Xiaoliang Mountain region, and promoting national unity.
It is introduced that after the completion of Chengdu-Kunming Double Line Railway, it will focus on passenger transportation and cover freight as much as possible. While the current Chengdu-Kunming Railway will mainly focus on freight and short trip. Chengdu-Kunming Double Line Railway will link Chengdu, Emei, Xichuang, Panzhihua, and Kunming more closely and bring the minerals and ethnic fruits and specialties in Panxi region into the whole county and even the world. The new and previous railways will jointly drive the economic development and promote the regional coordinated economic development in Panxi region.
