Xi’an-Chengdu high speed railway enters inspection phase

2017-11-14
Xinhua

An electric multiple unit (EMU) train stops at Yangxian West Railway Station in Yangxian, Northwest China’s Shaanxi province, Nov 13, 2017. The Xi’an-Chengdu high speed railway enters the inspection phase on Nov 13. The designed speed for the railway is 250 kilometers per hour. It is estimated to be put in operation before the end of 2017, which will shorten the single journey time between Xi’an and Chengdu from 16 hours to 3 hours.[Photo/Xinhua]

An electric multiple unit (EMU) train stops at Yangxian West Railway Station in Yangxian, Northwest China’s Shaanxi province, Nov 13, 2017. The Xi’an-Chengdu high speed railway enters the inspection phase on Nov 13. The designed speed for the railway is 250 kilometers per hour. It is estimated to be put in operation before the end of 2017, which will shorten the single journey time between Xi’an and Chengdu from 16 hours to 3 hours.[Photo/Xinhua]

A driver sits in an electric multiple unit (EMU) train running from Xi’an in Northwest China’s Shaanxi province to Jiangyou, in Southwest China’s Sichuan province, Nov 13, 2017. The Xi’an-Chengdu high speed railway enters the inspection phase on Nov 13. The designed speed for the railway is 250 kilometers per hour. It is estimated to be put in operation before the end of 2017, which will shorten the single journey time between Xi’an and Chengdu from 16 hours to 3 hours. [Photo/Xinhua]

Bullet train 55601 on trial operation of the Xicheng high-speed railway arrives at the Jiangyou Railway Station in Jiangyou City, Southwest China’s Sichuan province, Nov 13, 2017. The Xicheng high-speed railway linking Xi’an, capital of Northwest China’s Shaanxi province and Chengdu, capital of Southwest China’s Sichuan province, entered the inspection phase on Nov 13 and is estimated to be put into operation within this year. It will shorten the Xi’an-Chengdu journey time from 16 hours to 3 hours. [Photo/Xinhua]

Conductors of bullet train 55601 on trial operation of the Xicheng high-speed railway walk at the Jiangyou Railway Station in Jiangyou city, Southwest China’s Sichuan province, Nov 13, 2017. The Xicheng high-speed railway linking Xi’an, capital of Northwest China’s Shaanxi province and Chengdu, capital of Southwest China’s Sichuan province, entered the inspection phase on Nov 13 and is estimated to be put into operation within this year. It will shorten the Xi’an-Chengdu journey time from 16 hours to 3 hours.