Yuxi–Mohan railway

Yuxi–Mohan railway
Overview
Other name(s)Yumo railway
Native name玉磨铁路
StatusOperational
OwnerChina Railway
LocaleYunnan
Termini
Stations28
Service
Type
SystemLao–China railway
Operator(s)China Railway Kunming Group
Rolling stockCR200J, HXD3C
Daily ridership19,000–33,000
History
Commenced1 September 2015 (2015-09-01)
Opened3 December 2021 (2021-12-03)
Technical
Line length507 km (315 mi)
Number of tracks2 (north of Xishuangbanna)
1 (south of Xishuangbanna)
CharacterElevated
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Electrification25 kV 50 Hz AC overhead line
Operating speed160 kilometres per hour (99 mph) (passengers)
120 kilometres per hour (75 mph) (cargo)
Route map

Yuxi
Yanhe
Qujiang bridge
Eshan
Wanhe tunnel
Luoli
Yangwu tunnel (beneath Xiaojie river)
Lixin
Ganzhuang tunnel
Yuanjiang
Nanxihe
Yuanjiang bridge
Tongda tunnel
Xiaohe bridge
Anding tunnel
Mojiang
Wanggangshan tunnel
Talanghe
Ping'an tunnel
Amojiang bridge
Xinhua tunnel
Guoyao
Dajinshan tunnel
Mohei
Ning'er
Dajianshan tunnel
Pu'er
Puwen
Mengyang tunnel
Yexianggu
Xishuangbanna tunnel
Liushahe bridge
Xishuangbanna
(Single track section below)
Feilong
Ganlanba
Manme
Suoluohe bridge
Suoluohe
Manshuishu tunnel
Guanlei
Mengyuan
Manle
Mengla tunnel
Mengla North
Mengla
Dalongha
Mohan North
Mohan
Mohan customs
Mohan tunnel,China-Laos border

The Yuxi–Mohan railway or Yumo railway (Chinese: 玉磨铁路; pinyin: Yùmó tiělù), is the Chinese section of the Lao–China Railway (LCR) in Yunnan Province of southwest China. The line runs 503.9 km (313 mi) from Yuxi in central Yunnan to Mohan, a town in Mengla County on the border with Laos in the Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture of southern Yunnan. The Yumo railway is designed to "provide efficient, safe, low-carbon, affordable, railway transport" within Yunnan Province.

Branching from the existing Kunming–Yuxi–Hekou railway at Yuxi and connecting directly to the Boten–Vientiane railway on the Laotian side, the Yumo railway is a part of the Kunming–Singapore railway and will eventually carry traffic across the Greater Mekong Subregion.

Early stage construction began on September 1, 2015. The project is estimated to cost ¥46.46 billion. The railway is electrified, and has double-track from Yuxi to Jinghong and single-track from Jinghong to Mohan. Cities and towns along route include Yuxi, Pu'er, Jinghong and Mohan.

The railway opened on December 3, 2021.