CHINA-CHENGDU-KUNMING RAILWAY-OPENING (CN)

CHINA-CHENGDU-KUNMING RAILWAY-OPENING (CN)

(221226) -- CHENGDU, Dec. 26, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People of Yi ethnic group pose for a group photo before the departing of a Fuxing bullet train coded C57 on the new Chengdu-Kunming Railway at Chengdu South Railway Station in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Dec. 26, 2022. A railway linking Chengdu and Kunming, two major cities in southwest China, is now fully operational with the opening of its last section on Monday. With a designed speed of 160 km per hour, the new 915-km line, which runs almost parallel to an existing railway link between Chengdu and Kunming, cuts the travel time from 19 hours to 7.5 hours. The new line runs through a number of cities and prefectures, such as Chengdu, Meishan, Leshan, Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture and Panzhihua in Sichuan Province, and Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture and Kunming in Yunnan Province. (Xinhua/Wang Xi)

  • Product Code
  • ILEA001221169
  • Registered date
  • 2022/12/26 00:00:00
  • Credit
  • Xinhua / Kyodo News Images
  • Media source
  • Xinhua News Agency.All Rights Reserved
  • Media size
  • 5000 × 3439 pixel
  • Resolution
  • dpi
  • Deployment size
  • 3.69(MB)*
  • Special instruction

*File size when opened in Photoshop, etc.

Similar Images & Videos
    CHINA-YUNNAN-CHINA-LAOS RAILWAY-ONE YEAR (CN)

    CHINA-YUNNAN-CHINA-LAOS RAILWAY-ONE YEAR (CN)

    (240413) -- KUNMING, April 13, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on April 9, 2024 shows the Lane Xang (L) passenger train and the Fuxing bullet train (R) at Mohan port in southwest China's Yunnan Province. A year ago, the China-Laos Railway launched its international passenger service, with one pair of trains running between Kunming in China and Vientiane in Laos. Within the past year, the international service of the China-Laos Railway transported 180,000 cross-border passengers from 87 countries and regions, according to China State Railway Group Co., Ltd. The China-Laos Railway, a landmark project of high-quality Belt and Road cooperation, began operations in December 2021. The 1,035-km railway connects China's Kunming with Vientiane in Laos. (Xinhua)
      CHINA-CHONGQING-MIDDLE LINE-RAILWAY-CONSTRUCTION (CN)

      CHINA-CHONGQING-MIDDLE LINE-RAILWAY-CONSTRUCTION (CN)

      (240220) -- CHONGQING, Feb. 20, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo shows staff members working at the construction site of the Xuantianhu bridge of the middle line of the Chengdu-Chongqing high-speed railway in southwest China's Chongqing, Feb. 19, 2024. The middle line of the Chengdu-Chongqing high-speed railway will slash the travel time between the two cities to just 50 minutes after completion. (Xinhua/Tang Yi)
        CHINA-CHONGQING-MIDDLE LINE-RAILWAY-CONSTRUCTION (CN)

        CHINA-CHONGQING-MIDDLE LINE-RAILWAY-CONSTRUCTION (CN)

        (240220) -- CHONGQING, Feb. 20, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo shows staff members working at the construction site of the Xuantianhu bridge of the middle line of the Chengdu-Chongqing high-speed railway in southwest China's Chongqing, Feb. 19, 2024. The middle line of the Chengdu-Chongqing high-speed railway will slash the travel time between the two cities to just 50 minutes after completion. (Xinhua/Tang Yi)
          CHINA-CHONGQING-MIDDLE LINE-RAILWAY-CONSTRUCTION (CN)

          CHINA-CHONGQING-MIDDLE LINE-RAILWAY-CONSTRUCTION (CN)

          (240220) -- CHONGQING, Feb. 20, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo shows the construction site of the Xuantianhu bridge of the middle line of the Chengdu-Chongqing high-speed railway in southwest China's Chongqing, Feb. 19, 2024. The middle line of the Chengdu-Chongqing high-speed railway will slash the travel time between the two cities to just 50 minutes after completion. (Xinhua/Tang Yi)
            CHINA-ZHEJIANG-GUIZHOU-COUPLE-SPRING FESTIVAL-JOURNEY (CN)

            CHINA-ZHEJIANG-GUIZHOU-COUPLE-SPRING FESTIVAL-JOURNEY (CN)

            (240202) -- HANGZHOU, Feb. 2, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Workers from Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture of southwest China's Guizhou Province pose for a group photo before taking the train G4835 at Hangzhou East Railway Station in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Feb. 1, 2024. Min Deshui and his wife Long Chunxiang hailing from southwest China's Guizhou Province have been working in Tonglu County of east China's Zhejiang Province for 11 years. The couple on Thursday began their homecoming journey by taking the high-speed train G4835 from Hangzhou, capital of Zhejiang, to Kaili in Guizhou, which took them less than eight hours. After traveling over 1,500 kilometers by train, they took a car to their hometown in Ladong Village of Jinping County. With more convenient traffic, migrant workers now spend less time traveling for family reunion in Spring Festival, Min said. (Xinhua/Xu Yu)
              XINHUA PHOTOS OF THE DAY

              XINHUA PHOTOS OF THE DAY

              (240131) -- BEIJING, Jan. 31, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Staff members of China Railway Xi'an Group Co., Ltd. inspect electric facilities on the Songshupo bridge of the Baoji-Chengdu Railway in Baoji City, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, Jan. 22, 2024. The Baoji-Chengdu Railway, a key line linking Baoji in northwest China's Shaanxi Province with Chengdu in southwest China's Sichuan Province, opened in 1958 as China's first electrified railway line. Due to the terrain and construction conditions, trains running on the railway is limited in a speed of 80 kilometers per hour. However, for the people living in the hinterland of the Qinling Mountains, this railway is indispensable and has been greatly promoting the development of education, agriculture and tourism in the area. During the current Spring Festival travel rush, more than 200 staff members from China Railway Xi'an Group Co., Ltd. are working along the line to ensure the safe and smooth operation of passing trains. (Xinhua/Zhang Bowen)
                CHINA-SHAANXI-BAOJI-CHENGDU RAILWAY-SLOW TRAINS (CN)

                CHINA-SHAANXI-BAOJI-CHENGDU RAILWAY-SLOW TRAINS (CN)

                (240130) -- BAOJI, Jan. 30, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A staff member of China Railway Xi'an Group Co., Ltd. cleans the ice in a tunnel on the Baoji-Chengdu Railway in Baoji City, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, on Jan. 28, 2024. The Baoji-Chengdu Railway, a key line linking Baoji in northwest China's Shaanxi Province with Chengdu in southwest China's Sichuan Province, was opened in 1958 as China's first electrified railway line. Limited by terrain and construction conditions, trains running on the railway can not exceed the speed limit of 80 kilometers per hour. However, for the people living in the hinterland of the Qinling Mountains, this railway is indispensable and has been greatly promoting the development of education, agriculture and tourism in the area. During the current Spring Festival travel rush, more than 200 staff members from China Railway Xi'an Group Co., Ltd. are working along the line to ensure the safe and smooth operation of passing trains. (Xinhua/Zhang Bowen)
                  CHINA-SHAANXI-BAOJI-CHENGDU RAILWAY-SLOW TRAINS (CN)

                  CHINA-SHAANXI-BAOJI-CHENGDU RAILWAY-SLOW TRAINS (CN)

                  (240130) -- BAOJI, Jan. 30, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Passengers pose for photos on a train running towards Qinling Railway Station on the Baoji-Chengdu Railway, on Jan. 28, 2024. The Baoji-Chengdu Railway, a key line linking Baoji in northwest China's Shaanxi Province with Chengdu in southwest China's Sichuan Province, was opened in 1958 as China's first electrified railway line. Limited by terrain and construction conditions, trains running on the railway can not exceed the speed limit of 80 kilometers per hour. However, for the people living in the hinterland of the Qinling Mountains, this railway is indispensable and has been greatly promoting the development of education, agriculture and tourism in the area. During the current Spring Festival travel rush, more than 200 staff members from China Railway Xi'an Group Co., Ltd. are working along the line to ensure the safe and smooth operation of passing trains. (Xinhua/Zhang Bowen)
                    CHINA-SHAANXI-BAOJI-CHENGDU RAILWAY-SLOW TRAINS (CN)

                    CHINA-SHAANXI-BAOJI-CHENGDU RAILWAY-SLOW TRAINS (CN)

                    (240130) -- BAOJI, Jan. 30, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Staff members of China Railway Xi'an Group Co., Ltd. take a train to their work area on the Baoji-Chengdu Railway in Baoji City, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, on Jan. 28, 2024. The Baoji-Chengdu Railway, a key line linking Baoji in northwest China's Shaanxi Province with Chengdu in southwest China's Sichuan Province, was opened in 1958 as China's first electrified railway line. Limited by terrain and construction conditions, trains running on the railway can not exceed the speed limit of 80 kilometers per hour. However, for the people living in the hinterland of the Qinling Mountains, this railway is indispensable and has been greatly promoting the development of education, agriculture and tourism in the area. During the current Spring Festival travel rush, more than 200 staff members from China Railway Xi'an Group Co., Ltd. are working along the line to ensure the safe and smooth operation of passing trains. (Xinhua/Zhang Bowen)
                      CHINA-SHAANXI-BAOJI-CHENGDU RAILWAY-SLOW TRAINS (CN)

                      CHINA-SHAANXI-BAOJI-CHENGDU RAILWAY-SLOW TRAINS (CN)

                      (240130) -- BAOJI, Jan. 30, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Staff members of China Railway Xi'an Group Co., Ltd. inspect electric facilities on the Songshupo bridge of the Baoji-Chengdu Railway in Baoji City, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, on Jan. 22, 2024. The Baoji-Chengdu Railway, a key line linking Baoji in northwest China's Shaanxi Province with Chengdu in southwest China's Sichuan Province, was opened in 1958 as China's first electrified railway line. Limited by terrain and construction conditions, trains running on the railway can not exceed the speed limit of 80 kilometers per hour. However, for the people living in the hinterland of the Qinling Mountains, this railway is indispensable and has been greatly promoting the development of education, agriculture and tourism in the area. During the current Spring Festival travel rush, more than 200 staff members from China Railway Xi'an Group Co., Ltd. are working along the line to ensure the safe and smooth operation of passing trains. (Xinhua/Zhang Bowen)