Xi'an–Yan'an high-speed railway

Xi'an–Yan'an
high-speed railway
西延高速铁路
Overview
StatusUnder construction
LocaleShaanxi Province, China
Termini
Service
TypeHigh-speed railway
Operator(s)China Railway Xi'an Group
Technical
Line length304 km (189 mi)
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in)
Electrification25 kV/50 Hz AC overhead catenary
Operating speed350 km/h (220 mph)
Route map

km
Yan'an–Yulin–Ordos HSR from Yulin South, Ordos
Baotou–Xi'an railway from Baotou West
298.6
Yan'an
New Yan'an tunnel (16,000m)
Gaoshao tunnel (6,849m)
264.1
Ganquan North
Daozhen tunnel (5,735m)
236.0
Fuxian North
Fuxian tunnel (16,292m)
Hanzhai tunnel (6,488m)
202.7
Luochuan
Zuoshan Tunnel (5,115m)
Taikang tunnel (13,600m)
170.5
Huangling West
Wujiayuan tunnel (9,747m)
149.1
Yijun
Shenglizhuang tunnel (7,060m)
Yijun tunnel (17,509m)
111.8
Tongchuan North
Tongchuan tunnel (11.106m)
Meijiaping–Qianhe railway to Qianhe Zhen
87.8
Tongchuan
Fuping viaduct (21,199m)
51.7
Fuping South
Liyang line station
Yanji intercity railway
Gaoling
Weihe river bridge (7,774m)
22.7
Gengzhen line station
Yan'an–Xi'an North link line (via Freight Terminal)
Xi'an EastXi'an North link (via Freight Terminal)
16.3
Freight Terminal East (Yuexing station)
3rd and 4th tracks are reserved in the section between
Freight Terminal East and Hongqi line station
Xiejiasi line station
Yan'an–Xi'an link
(via Baqiaobao line station, Baqiao)
Huokou line station
Xi'an EastXuzhou East/Taiyuan South
line (viaYaocun, Lintong East)
Zhaoxi line station Xi'an EastXi'an link (via Baqiao)
Hongqi line station
0.0
Xi'an East
coach maintenance yard
reserved for locomotive maintenance facilities
Xi'an East rail operation yard
km

The Xi'an–Yan'an high-speed railway or Xiyan HSR (Chinese: 西延高速铁路; pinyin: Xīyán Gāosù Tiělù) is a high-speed railway line currently under construction in Shaanxi, China. It has a length of 299.8 kilometres (186.3 mi) and a maximum speed of 350 kilometres per hour (220 mph). It is expected to reduce the journey time between Yan'an and Xi'an from 2.5 hours to approximately one hour.

The railway is expected to open in 2025. It will parallel the existing Xi'an–Yan'an railway, but take a more direct route.