Beijing–Kunming corridor

Railway line in China

4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gaugeElectrification50 Hz 25,000 VOperating speed200 to 350 km/h (124 to 217 mph)

The Beijing–Kunming corridor is a high-speed rail corridor running from Beijing to Kunming in Yunnan Province. The main route passes from Beijing through Xiong'an, Xinzhou, Taiyuan, Xi'an and Chengdu before reaching Kunming. Apart from the main route, a branch line runs from Beijing to Taiyuan through Zhangjiakou and Datong, and a spur line from Chongqing connects to Kunming.

Route

Beijing–Xiong'an–Xinzhou–Taiyuan–Kunming (main route)

Section Railway line	Description	Designed speed (km/h)	Length (km)	Construction start date	Open date
Beijing–Xiong'an intercity railway	Intercity railway connecting Beijing with Xiong'an.	250-350	92.783	2016-12-30	2019-09-26^[1] (Beijing section) 2020-12-27 (Hebei section)^[2]
Xiong'an–Xinzhou high-speed railway	HSR connecting Xiong'an with Xinzhou.	350	340	2022-10-01	Expected in 2030
Xinzhou–Taiyuan–Xi'an Datong–Xi'an high-speed railway (section)	HSR connecting Xinzhou, Taiyuan with Xi'an. Part of longer route extending to Datong.	250	570	2009-12-03 ^[3]	2014-07-01^[4]
Xi'an-Chengdu high-speed railway	HSR connecting Xi'an with Chengdu.	250	663	2010-11-01 ^[5]	2017-12-06 ^[6]
Chengdu–Zigong–Yibin Chengdu–Kunming high-speed railway	HSR connecting Chengdu, Zigong and Yibin	350	261	2018-12-21	2023-12-26

Chongqing–Kunming spur line

Section Railway line	Description	Designed speed (km/h)	Length (km)	Construction start date	Open date
Chongqing–Kunming high-speed railway	HSR connecting Chongqing and Kunming	350	698.96	29 September 2019

Beijing–Zhangjiakou–Datong–Taiyuan branch line

Section Railway line	Description	Designed speed (km/h)	Length (km)	Construction start date	Open date
Beijing–Zhangjiakou intercity railway	Intercity Railway connecting Beijing with Zhangjiakou.	250-350	174	2014	2019-12-30
Zhangjiakou–Datong Datong–Zhangjiakou high-speed railway	HSR connecting Zhangjiakou with Datong.	250	137	2015-12	2019-12-30^[7]
Datong–Taiyuan Datong–Xi'an high-speed railway (section)	HSR connecting Datong with Taiyuan.	200-250	?	2009-12-03	2019-12-30

References

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Beijing–Xiong'an	Beijing West Beijing Daxing Daxing Airport Gu'an East Bazhou North Xiong'an
Xiong'an–Xinzhou (planned)	Xiong'an Xiong'an West Baoding East Yaodu Quyang Fuping Wutaishan South Wutaixian Wutaishan Airport Xinzhou West
Datong–Xi'an (Xinzhou–Taiyuan–Xi'an section)	see Template:Datong–Xi'an Passenger Railway
Xi'an–Chengdu	Xi'an North Xi'an West Huyi Xinchangjie Foping Yangxian West Chenggu North Hanzhong Xinji Ningqiang South Chaotian Guangyuan Jianmenguan Qingchuan Jiangyou North Jiangyou Qinglian Mianyang Luojiang East Deyang Jingyang Guanghan North Qingbaijiang East Xindu East Chengdu East
Chengdu–Zigong(–Yibin) (u/c)	Chengdu East Tianfu Tianfu Airport Ziyang West Zizhong West Weiyuan Zigong East Dengguan Daguan Lingang Yibin
Chongqing–Kunming (u/c)	Chongqing West Jiangjin North Hechuan South Luzhou Nanxi Yibin Gaoxian Junlian Yanjin South Yiliang North Zhaotong East Yiche Huize Tianba Xundian Songming Changshui Airport Kunming South

Beijing–Taiyuan

Beijing–Zhangjiakou	Beijing North Qinghe Shahe Changping Badalingchangcheng Donghuayuan North Huailai Xiahuayuan North Xuanhua North Zhangjiakou
Datong–Zhangjiakou	Huai'an Tianzhen Yanggao South Datong South
Datong–Xi'an (Datong–Taiyuan section)	see Template:Datong–Xi'an Passenger Railway

High-speed rail in China

High-speed demonstrative maglev
Shanghai maglev train Xianning–Changsha maglev test line (Planned)

National 8+8 high-speed corridors

Coastal

Dandong–Dalian –Shenyang –Qinhuangdao –(Tianjin–Dongying–Weifang)–Qingdao –Lianyungang–Yancheng
–Nantong –Shanghai –Hangzhou –Taizhou–Wenzhou–Fuzhou–Xiamen–Zhangzhou–Shantou–
Shanwei–Shenshan –Xili-Jiangmen–Maoming–(Zhanjiang(–)Hepu)–Qinzhou–Fangchenggang–Dongxing

Hangshen parallel	Hangzhou–Ningbo –Wenzhou –Fuzhou –Xiamen –Shenzhen
other branches	Weifang–Yantai Qingdao–Rongcheng Shanwei–Guangzhou–Zhanjiang

Beijing–Shanghai

West route	Beijing–Shanghai
East route	Beijing–(Tianjin–Dongying–Weifang)–Linyi–Huai'an–Yangzhou –Nantong–Shanghai
branches	Nanjing–Hangzhou Bengbu–Hefei –Hangzhou

Beijing–Hong Kong (Taipei)§

Beijing–Xiong'an–Shangqiu–Fuyang–Hefei –Jiujiang–Lushan–Nanchang

To Hong Kong	Nanchang–Ganzhou –Shenzhen –Hong Kong
To Taipei	Hefei–Fuzhou Nanchang–Fuzhou Fuzhou–Pingtan Pingtan–Taipei

Harbin–Hong Kong (Macau)§

Hohhot–Nanning

Hohhot–Ulanqab–Datong–Yuanping–Taiyuan –Jiaozuo –Zhengzhou
branch: Jiaozuo–Luoyang–Pingdingshan
Zhengzhou–Pingdingshan–Xiangyang–Jingmen–Yichang–Changde–Yiyang–Loudi–Shaoyang–Yongzhou–Liuzhou –Nanning

Beijing–Kunming

Beijing–Xiong'an –Xinzhou–Xi'an –Chengdu–Kunming

Branch lines	Beijing–Zhangjiakou–Datong –Taiyuan Chongqing–Kunming

Baotou (Yinchuan)–Hainan

Yinchuan–Xi'an
Baotou–Yan'an–Xi'an –Chongqing–Guiyang–Nanning–Qinzhou–Beihai–Zhanjiang–Haikou
Hainan eastern ring
Hainan western ring

Lanzhou (Xining)–Guangzhou

Xining–Chengdu
Lanzhou–Chengdu–Guiyang–Guangzhou

Suifenhe–Manzhouli

Suifenhe–Mudanjiang–Harbin –Qiqihar–Manzhouli

Beijing–Lanzhou

Beijing–Zhangjiakou –Hohhot–Baotou–Lanzhou

Qingdao–Yinchuan

Qingdao–Jinan –Shijiazhuang –Taiyuan–Yinchuan

Eurasia Continental

Lianyungang–Xuzhou –Zhengzhou –Xi'an –Baoji –Lanzhou –Ürümqi–Khorgas

Yangtze River

Shanghai–Huzhou –Hefei
Shanghai–Nanjing–Hefei
Hefei–Wuhan–Yichang–Xingshan
Yichang–Fuling
Wuhan–Xiangyang –Xingshan–Wanzhou–Fuling–Chongqing –Chengdu
Wanzhou–Dazhou–Chengdu
Chongqing–Neijiang–Chengdu

Old line	Shanghai–Wuxi–Nanjing –Hefei –Wuhan –Yichang –Lichuan –Chongqing –Suining –Chengdu

Shanghai–Kunming

Shanghai–Hangzhou –Changsha –Guiyang–Kunming–Ruili

Xiamen–Chongqing

Kaohsiung§–Xiamen–Longyan –Ganzhou–Changsha –Changde–Qianjiang–Chongqing

Guangzhou–Kunming

Guangzhou–Nanning –Kunming

Other conventional high-speed railways (list)

Intercity and long-distance	300–350 km/h Beijing–Tangshan Beijing–Tianjin Chengdu–Chongqing Chongqing–Wanzhou Nanjing–Hangzhou Shanghai–Nanjing 200–250 km/h Beijing–Zhangjiakou Changchun–Jilin Chongqing–Lanzhou Dandong–Dalian Guangzhou–Foshan–Zhaoqing Harbin–Jiamusi Harbin–Mudanjiang Harbin–Qiqihar Hengyang–Liuzhou Jilin–Hunchun Liuzhou–Nanning Nanchang–Jiujiang Nanjing–Anqing Qingdao–Rongcheng Shenyang–Dandong Xinhui–Maoming Tianjin–Baoding Xi'an–Chengdu Zhangjiakou–Hohhot Chengdu–Mianyang–Leshan Guangzhou–Zhuhai Zhengzhou–Jiaozuo
Regional intercity	300–350 km/h Chengdu–Ya'an Tianjin–Binhai 200–250 km/h Changsha–Zhuzhou–Xiangtan Chengdu–Dujiangyan Chengdu–Pujiang Dongguan–Huizhou Foshan–Dongguan Fuzhou–Changle Airport Guangzhou–Qingyuan Guiyang–Kaiyang Hainan eastern ring Hainan western ring Lanzhou–Zhongchuan Airport Mianyang–Suining–Ziyang–Neijiang–Zigong–Yibin Suzhou–Jiaxing Wuhan Metropolitan Area Zhengzhou–Kaifeng Zhengzhou–Xinzheng Airport
Upgraded old lines	Beijing–Guangzhou Beijing–Harbin Beijing–Shanghai Guangzhou–Shenzhen Hangzhou–Ningbo Hankou–Danjiangkou Kunming–Yuxi Lianyungang–Lanzhou Litang–Zhanjiang Nanjing–Nantong Shanghai–Kunming

Rolling stock
X 2000 Blue Arrow China Star Hexie (CRH1/CRH2/CRH3/CRH5/CRH6/CRH380A/CRH380B/CRH380C/CRH380D) Vibrant Express (MTR CRH380A)§ CIT Trains Fuxing (CR200J/CR300AF/CR300BF/CR400AF/CR400BF)

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