Nanning–Kunming high-speed railway

Nanning–Kunming high-speed railway
南昆客运专线
Overview
StatusOperating
LocaleGuangxi and Yunnan
Termini
Stations22
Service
TypeHigh-speed rail
Operator(s)China Railway High-speed
History
Opened(Nanning-Baise) December 11, 2015
(Baise-Kunming) December 28, 2016
Technical
Line length709.518 km (441 mi)
Number of tracks2
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Minimum radius4500 m
Electrification50 Hz, 25,000 V
Operating speed250 km/h (155 mph)
Maximum incline(Nanning-Baise) 12‰
(Baise-Kunming) 9‰
Route map

Jingkai
Yangzong
Shilin West
Mile
Xinshao
Hongshiyan
Zhulin
Guangnan
Bailazhai
Funing
Bo'ai
Yangwei
Pingguo
Long'an East
Nanning–Kunming high-speed railway
Simplified Chinese南昆客运专线
Traditional Chinese南昆客運專線
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinNán Kūn Kèyùn Zhuānxiàn

Nanning–Kunming high-speed railway (formerly known as the Yunnan–Guangxi high-speed railway) is a high-speed railway connecting Nanning and Kunming, respectively the capitals of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region and Yunnan Province. It has a total length of 715.8 km (444.8 mi) of electrified double-track railway, built to the Grade 1 standard. Positioned as part of China's "long-term railway network plan", to improve the layout and the development of South-Western China with critical infrastructure, it was Yunnan Province's first high-speed transport corridor to the sea. With future Pan-Asian railways to Laos, Thailand and Vietnam planned or under construction, this railway will be seen as a crucial link between the economic powerhouse of the Pearl River Delta Economic Zone and Indochina under the One Belt-One Road initiative.