New Chengdu-Kunming Railway is open to traffic
At 8:05 on the 26th，C57 times“Hulk”The Fuxing EMU train started slowly from Chengdu South Railway Station.、Drive to Xichang，This marks the new Chengdu-Kunming Railway.（Capacity Expansion and Reconstruction Project of Chengdu-Kunming Railway）The last paragraph of——Emei-Mianning section put into operation，At this point，The new Chengdu-Kunming Railway with a total length of 915 kilometers has been opened to traffic.。

“Welcome to the bus，Zmogni（Good luck）！”Next to the brand new bullet train，Wearing a Yi pleated skirt、Ayibuka, a 29-year-old conductor of the Yi ethnic group, led the train attendants to bless the passengers.。She comes from what used to be deep poverty.——Ganluo County, Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan Province。

“My home is next to Ganluo Railway Station.，It used to take five hours to go home from Chengdu.，Now it only takes two hours.，There are more trains.。”Ayibuka said with a smile.。

The Hengduan Mountains area at the junction of Sichuan and Yunnan, including the Big and Small Liangshan Mountains，High mountains and deep valleys，The geological structure is extremely complex.，Have“Geological Museum”Known as，It has been asserted by foreign experts that“Railway restricted area”。

52 years ago，More than 300000 road builders dig roads in every mountain、Bridge in water，After 12 years of hard work.，Make great sacrifices，It broke through many Chinese railways and even the world's largest railways at that time.，A miracle in the history of railway construction in the world.，The Chengdu-Kunming Railway has been completed.，For nation-building、Local development、National unity and progress have played an inestimable role.。

With the increasing demand for transportation，The transport capacity of Chengdu-Kunming Railway is becoming saturated.，Capacity expansion and transformation is imperative。The new Chengdu-Kunming Railway is roughly parallel to the old line.，The geological conditions are equally complex.，It is extremely difficult to build，But the strength of our economy、Railway equipment level、Construction technology、Survey and design means are not what they used to be.。

Wang Wei, the overall director of the new Chengdu-Kunming Railway of China Railway Eryuan, the designer, introduced.，According to the difficulty of the project and the demand of transportation capacity，The new Chengdu-Kunming Railway is constructed in sections.、Promotion of segmented operation mode。

“Compared with the old Chengdu-Kunming Railway running on a single track，The new Chengdu-Kunming Railway is a double-track railway.，The design speed is increased from 80 kilometers per hour to 160 kilometers per hour.，Transportation capacity has been greatly improved.，It will greatly promote the development of resources and economic development along the line.。”Wang Wei told reporters。

“The new Chengdu-Kunming Railway connects the Chengdu Railway Hub with the Central European Banlie Chengdu-Chongqing in the north.，To the south, it is connected with the China-Laos Railway through the Kunming Railway Hub.。”Southwest University of Finance and Economics Professor Tang Jiqiang said.，The completion of the new Chengdu-Kunming Railway，It will effectively promote the great connection between the southwest of China, including the Chengdu-Chongqing economic circle, and the international corridor.，Promoting high-level opening to the outside world。