Wanzhou railway station

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Wanzhou

万州
China Railway
China Railway High-speed
General information
LocationWanzhou District, Chongqing
China
Coordinates30°51′55″N 108°21′43″E / 30.86528°N 108.36194°E / 30.86528; 108.36194
Operated byChina Railway Corporation
Line(s)Yichang–Wanzhou railway

Wanzhou railway station is the western terminus of the Yichang–Wanzhou railway in Wanzhou District, Chongqing. This is a branch off the Shanghai–Wuhan–Chengdu High-Speed Railway, with most services divert south to Chongqing on the Yuli Railway at Lichuan. High-speed rail services are available to eastern destinations in neighbouring Hebei province and beyond. Major destinations being Wuhan and Yichang. Conventional rail connections extend to the west, to Dazhou and beyond to Chengdu and other Sichuan cities via the Dacheng Railway and Chongqing via the Xiangyu Railway. The station was opened to high-speed traffic on December 22, 2010.[1]

References

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  1. ^ "我国施工难度最大的山区铁路"宜万铁路"正式通车". www.gov.cn.
Preceding station China Railway High-speed China Railway High-speed Following station
Wuqiao
towards Yichang East
Yichang–Wanzhou railway Terminus