High-speed route
Chuanqing Railway
Chengdu → Huangshengguan · China
China’s mountain railway to fairyland: 200 km/h from the Chengdu plain up the Min valley to Huangshengguan, the new gateway station for Jiuzhaigou and Huanglong.
How this line was checked
- The 242 km this route shares with OpenStreetMap relation 17488794 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 4 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 Chuanqing Railway?
The Chuanqing Railway runs 275 km from Chengdu to Huangshengguan.
How long does the Chuanqing Railway take?
The fastest scheduled journey is 1 h 54 min for the 275 km. That is an average of 145 km/h end to end. The line's top service speed is 200 km/h.
Who runs the Chuanqing Railway?
China Railway, with C-class EMUs.
How old is the Chuanqing Railway?
The line has been in service since 2024. 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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