Classic route
Chengdu–Ya’an Railway
Chengdu → Ya’an · China
The first completed stretch of the epic Sichuan–Tibet railway, heading west from Chengdu along the old Tea-Horse Road toward the plateau.
How this line was checked
- The 141 km this route shares with OpenStreetMap relation 12149467 is drawn from that relation's own nodes, thinned to within under 25 m of them
- Checked against OpenStreetMap: 95% of this line lies within 250 m of real track (median 5 m); the longest stretch away from it is 4.5 km
- 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–Ya’an Railway?
The Chengdu–Ya’an Railway runs 140 km from Chengdu to Ya’an.
How long does the Chengdu–Ya’an Railway take?
The fastest scheduled journey is 1 h 12 min for the 140 km. That is an average of 117 km/h end to end. The line's top service speed is 200 km/h.
Who runs the Chengdu–Ya’an Railway?
China Railway, with CRH6A.
How old is the Chengdu–Ya’an Railway?
The line has been in service since 2018. 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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