Yuxi Daily News：October 29，Kunming-Yuxi Railway Expansion and Reconstruction Project Starts at Lianchi Station of Kunming-Yuxi Railway。

Kunming-Yuxi Railway was built in 1988.，The whole line was completed in 1993，It is the first railway built with local investment in China.，It is a milestone in the history of China's railway construction.，It has played an important role in the economic development of Kunyu.，At present, the annual freight volume is about 3 million tons.。

Kunming-Yuxi Railway Expansion and Reconstruction Project is to implement the Central Committee、Provincial Major Decision-making and Deployment on the Development of the China-Laos Railway，It is to optimize the layout of regional railway transportation.、Important Measures to Improve Railway Transport Capacity，It is also to speed up the construction of a strong transportation country.、A province with strong transportation，Specific actions to speed up the implementation of the railway network speed-up project。

Implementation of the project，It can solve the problem of transport capacity saturation in Kunyu section of China-Laos Railway.，Alleviate the pressure of regional railway transportation，Realize passenger and freight diversion、Efficient transportation，For high quality development、Building an international channel to form an important support。At the same time，It will also make room for the development of Yuxi Central District.，Promote the further improvement of urban quality，New opportunities and new vitality for the construction of beautiful and livable cities。

It is understood that，The line of the project is drawn from Kunyang Station of Kunming Hub.，Extend southward along the existing Kunming-Yuxi Railway，Reconstruction of existing section 42km，New 5.6km。The total project duration is 18 months.，The total investment is about 1.7 billion yuan.。

After the transformation，Freight capacity will be increased from about 3 million tons to about 26 million tons per year.，It can also help to achieve the phased goal of shortening the passenger transport time from Kunming to Yuxi to 44 minutes.。Yuxi Freight Station to Yanhe Station is reserved for the future of the project.、Two connecting lines from Yuxi Freight Station to Yuxi South Station。The project has been incorporated《Country“Fourteen five”Railway Development Plan》《Yunnan Province“Fourteen five”Railway Network Planning》《Three-year Action Plan for China-Laos Railway》。

Deputy Secretary of Yuxi Municipal Party Committee、Mayor Jiang Hua announced the launch of the project。Deputy Party Secretary of Yunnan Investment Holding Group Co., Ltd.、President Liu Minglin，Dong Jinzhu, Vice Mayor of Yuxi Municipal Government, delivered speeches respectively.。Party Secretary of Yunnan Railway Investment Co., Ltd.、Luo Yin, chairman of the board, introduced the project.。