High-speed route
Chengdu–Chongqing HSR
Chengdu → Chongqing · China
Fuxings at 350 km/h stitch the twin megacities of the southwest into 62 minutes: hotpot in Chengdu, riverside neon in Chongqing before it cools.
How this line was checked
- The 300 km this route shares with OpenStreetMap relation 3419497 is drawn from that relation's own nodes, thinned to within under 25 m of them
- Checked against OpenStreetMap: the whole line lies on real track, a median 2 m from it
- The operator publishes this line's timetable: China Railway 12306 — a place to look it up, not a check of our drawing
- Wikipedia has an article for this line
- See for yourself: open this line on the map with OpenStreetMap's own railway drawn underneath it
Questions and answers
How long is the Chengdu–Chongqing HSR?
The Chengdu–Chongqing HSR runs 307 km from Chengdu to Chongqing.
How long does the Chengdu–Chongqing HSR take?
The fastest scheduled journey is 1 h 02 min for the 307 km. That is an average of 297 km/h end to end. The line's top service speed is 350 km/h.
Who runs the Chengdu–Chongqing HSR?
China Railway Chengdu Group, with CR400AF Fuxing.
How old is the Chengdu–Chongqing HSR?
The line has been in service since 2015. That is the year the atlas dates it from: for a modern brand running over an older railway, it is the railway's date, not the brand's.
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