Xi'an–Yan'an high-speed railway

Railway line in Shaanxi, China

4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)Electrification25 kV/50 Hz AC overhead catenaryOperating speed350 km/h (220 mph)

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).^[2] It is expected to reduce the journey time between Yan'an and Xi'an from 2.5 hours to approximately one hour.^[3]

The railway is expected to open in 2025.^[3] It will parallel the existing Xi'an–Yan'an railway, but take a more direct route.

History

Construction on a 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) long tunnel south of Yan'an began on 9 January 2020.^[4]

Construction of the 208 kilometres (129 mi) Tongchuan to Yan'an section started construction in April 2021.^[5] The route of the remaining 93.4 kilometres (58.0 mi) from Xi'an to Tongchuan was confirmed in August 2022.^[1]^[5] Construction of Xi'an to Tongchuan section started in November 2022.^[6]

Stations

Station Name^[1]	Chinese

Xi'an East	西安东
Gangwuqu East	港务区东
Gaoling	高陵
Fuping South	富平南
Tongchuan	铜川
Tongchuan North	铜川北
Yijun	宜君
Huangling West	黄陵西
Luochuan	洛川
Fuxian North	富县北
Ganquan North	甘泉北
Yan'an	延安

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "西延高铁西安至铜川段线路走向正式确定". 2022-08-05. Archived from the original on 2022-08-20. 线路自西安东站引出……设港务区东站、高陵站、富平南站、铜川站
^ "新建铁路西安至延安线变更环境影响评价信息第二次公示" [The environmental impact assessment information of the new railway Xi'an to Yan'an line is published for the second time]. China Railway First Survey And Design Institute Group Co., Ltd. (in Chinese). 27 September 2020. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
^ ^a ^b "西延铁路计划2025年开通延安至西安通达时间将缩短至1小时". 2022-02-24. Archived from the original on 2022-09-17.
^ "西延高铁全线首个重点控制性工程新延安隧道恢复施工" [Xiyan high-speed railway first Focus Controlled work, the New Yan'an Tunnel to resume construction]. gov.cn (in Chinese). 18 March 2020. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
^ ^a ^b "西延高铁建设方案有调整：西安至铜川段长93.4公里增加12.7公里". Archived from the original on 2022-09-17. 有分析人士表示，西延高铁是分段开工：没有调整的铜川至延安段，全长208公里，2021年4月开工建设；有所调整的西安至铜川段尚未开工
^ "西安至延安高速铁路全线开工建设". 2022-11-30. Archived from the original on 2022-12-01.

High-speed rail in China

High-speed demonstrative maglev
Shanghai maglev train Xianning–Changsha maglev test line (Planned)

National 8+8 high-speed corridors

Coastal

Dandong–Dalian –Shenyang –Qinhuangdao –(Tianjin–Dongying–Weifang)–Qingdao –Lianyungang–Yancheng
–Nantong –Shanghai –Hangzhou –Taizhou–Wenzhou–Fuzhou–Xiamen–Zhangzhou–Shantou–
Shanwei–Shenshan –Xili-Jiangmen–Maoming–(Zhanjiang(–)Hepu)–Qinzhou–Fangchenggang–Dongxing

Hangshen parallel	Hangzhou–Ningbo –Wenzhou –Fuzhou –Xiamen –Shenzhen
other branches	Weifang–Yantai Qingdao–Rongcheng Shanwei–Guangzhou–Zhanjiang

Beijing–Shanghai

West route	Beijing–Shanghai
East route	Beijing–(Tianjin–Dongying–Weifang)–Linyi–Huai'an–Yangzhou –Nantong–Shanghai
branches	Nanjing–Hangzhou Bengbu–Hefei –Hangzhou

Beijing–Hong Kong (Taipei)§

Beijing–Xiong'an–Shangqiu–Fuyang–Hefei –Jiujiang–Lushan–Nanchang

To Hong Kong	Nanchang–Ganzhou –Shenzhen –Hong Kong
To Taipei	Hefei–Fuzhou Nanchang–Fuzhou Fuzhou–Pingtan Pingtan–Taipei

Harbin–Hong Kong (Macau)§

Hohhot–Nanning

Hohhot–Ulanqab–Datong–Yuanping–Taiyuan –Jiaozuo –Zhengzhou
branch: Jiaozuo–Luoyang–Pingdingshan
Zhengzhou–Pingdingshan–Xiangyang–Jingmen–Yichang–Changde–Yiyang–Loudi–Shaoyang–Yongzhou–Liuzhou –Nanning

Beijing–Kunming

Beijing–Xiong'an –Xinzhou–Xi'an –Chengdu–Kunming

Branch lines	Beijing–Zhangjiakou–Datong –Taiyuan Chongqing–Kunming

Baotou (Yinchuan)–Hainan

Yinchuan–Xi'an
Baotou–Yan'an–Xi'an–Chongqing–Guiyang–Nanning–Qinzhou–Beihai–Zhanjiang–Haikou
Hainan eastern ring
Hainan western ring

Lanzhou (Xining)–Guangzhou

Xining–Chengdu
Lanzhou–Chengdu–Guiyang–Guangzhou

Suifenhe–Manzhouli

Suifenhe–Mudanjiang–Harbin –Qiqihar–Manzhouli

Beijing–Lanzhou

Beijing–Zhangjiakou –Hohhot–Baotou–Lanzhou

Qingdao–Yinchuan

Qingdao–Jinan –Shijiazhuang –Taiyuan–Yinchuan

Eurasia Continental

Lianyungang–Xuzhou –Zhengzhou –Xi'an –Baoji –Lanzhou –Ürümqi–Khorgas

Yangtze River

Shanghai–Huzhou –Hefei
Shanghai–Nanjing–Hefei
Hefei–Wuhan–Yichang–Xingshan
Yichang–Fuling
Wuhan–Xiangyang –Xingshan–Wanzhou–Fuling–Chongqing –Chengdu
Wanzhou–Dazhou–Chengdu
Chongqing–Neijiang–Chengdu

Old line	Shanghai–Wuxi–Nanjing –Hefei –Wuhan –Yichang –Lichuan –Chongqing –Suining –Chengdu

Shanghai–Kunming

Shanghai–Hangzhou –Changsha –Guiyang–Kunming–Ruili

Xiamen–Chongqing

Kaohsiung§–Xiamen–Longyan –Ganzhou–Changsha –Changde–Qianjiang–Chongqing

Guangzhou–Kunming

Guangzhou–Nanning –Kunming

Other conventional high-speed railways (list)

Intercity and long-distance	300–350 km/h Beijing–Tangshan Beijing–Tianjin Chengdu–Chongqing Chongqing–Wanzhou Nanjing–Hangzhou Shanghai–Nanjing 200–250 km/h Beijing–Zhangjiakou Changchun–Jilin Chongqing–Lanzhou Dandong–Dalian Guangzhou–Foshan–Zhaoqing Harbin–Jiamusi Harbin–Mudanjiang Harbin–Qiqihar Hengyang–Liuzhou Jilin–Hunchun Liuzhou–Nanning Nanchang–Jiujiang Nanjing–Anqing Qingdao–Rongcheng Shenyang–Dandong Xinhui–Maoming Tianjin–Baoding Xi'an–Chengdu Zhangjiakou–Hohhot Chengdu–Mianyang–Leshan Guangzhou–Zhuhai Zhengzhou–Jiaozuo
Regional intercity	300–350 km/h Chengdu–Ya'an Tianjin–Binhai 200–250 km/h Changsha–Zhuzhou–Xiangtan Chengdu–Dujiangyan Chengdu–Pujiang Dongguan–Huizhou Foshan–Dongguan Fuzhou–Changle Airport Guangzhou–Qingyuan Guiyang–Kaiyang Hainan eastern ring Hainan western ring Lanzhou–Zhongchuan Airport Mianyang–Suining–Ziyang–Neijiang–Zigong–Yibin Suzhou–Jiaxing Wuhan Metropolitan Area Zhengzhou–Kaifeng Zhengzhou–Xinzheng Airport
Upgraded old lines	Beijing–Guangzhou Beijing–Harbin Beijing–Shanghai Guangzhou–Shenzhen Hangzhou–Ningbo Hankou–Danjiangkou Kunming–Yuxi Lianyungang–Lanzhou Litang–Zhanjiang Nanjing–Nantong Shanghai–Kunming

Rolling stock
X 2000 Blue Arrow China Star Hexie (CRH1/CRH2/CRH3/CRH5/CRH6/CRH380A/CRH380B/CRH380C/CRH380D) Vibrant Express (MTR CRH380A)§ CIT Trains Fuxing (CR200J/CR300AF/CR300BF/CR400AF/CR400BF)

Italics: under construction or currently not operational
(-), Place A-: section under construction or currently not operational
§: in/related to Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan
(Place A–Place B): share tracks with other lines