On December 29, 2019, Ningxia's first high-speed rail Yinlan High-speed Railway Yinzhong Section was officially opened to traffic. For Ningxia, a northwestern province with inconvenient land transportation, this project finally solved its long-term problem of not having high-speed rail.
looks back on last year's grand occasion
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Now, this section of high-speed rail that spans three prefecture-level cities in Ningxia has been officially opened for nearly a year and has contributed a lot. During the Mid-Autumn National Day and National Day two months ago, in order to alleviate the problem of tight holiday capacity, it also opened several pairs of trains. This is very convenient because the epidemic has been holding back for a long time. I want to go to Shapotou, Zhongwei. Tourists. The first high-speed railway is indispensable for
The picture shows the first train
last year (picture: Grid) ▼
However, it is all located in Ningxia and has no access to the national high-speed rail network. The inter-city traffic conditions between Yinchuan, Wuzhong, and Zhongwei in the district have improved significantly, but the railway traffic conditions between Ningxia and outside the district have not improved. At that time,
had only one Yinzhong Passenger Special ▼
Today, all this has finally become history.
That's right, we are here again this year, we will do what we say!
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Who is near the capital?
If you say that the most famous city in Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, there is nothing more famous than the capital Yinchuan. This city located between the Yellow River and Helan Mountain is the center of the autonomous region, and it is also the city with the highest number of appearances in the autonomous region.
Today's Yinchuan Station
(picture: 杔格)▼
So when Ningxia starts to build a high-speed rail mainly dedicated to passenger lines, Yinchuan will obviously become the focus of high-speed rail construction.
Ningxia is adjacent to the three provinces of Inner Mongolia, Shaanxi, and Gansu. The linear distances between their provincial capitals and Yinchuan are: Hohhot, about 533 kilometers, Xi’an, about 526 kilometers, and Lanzhou, about 346 kilometers, the nearest to Lanzhou, and the distance between Hohhot and Hohhot. Xi'an is quite.
If there is no fast traffic conditions, it is not easy to go there. In the era of general railways, Ningxia’s external railway construction also prioritizes connecting these three provincial cities. At the end of the 1950s, China's first desert railway was completed and opened to traffic, the famous Baolan Railway, which officially opened the Beijing-Hohhot-Yinchuan-Lanzhou channel. Of course, due to considerations of actual factors at the time, Hohhot and Yinchuan could not be connected as a straight line, but went around a large circle, while the situation between Yinchuan and Lanzhou was almost a straight line.
The Baolan Railway Commemorative Sculpture
in the East Square of Yinchuan Station (picture: 靔格) ▼
However, the way Yinchuan connects to Xi'an is more tortuous, and the line is not directly connected, and the naming does not reflect the relationship between Yinchuan and Xi'an. Due to the limitation of technical conditions and the factors that took care of the Xihaigu area, the two were connected by the Baozhong Railway. The birth of this line also gave birth to the first hub on the line in Ningxia-Zhongwei, and also consolidated the hub status of Baoji, Shaanxi.
Zhongwei and Baoji are the hubs of the general railway era▼
Actual operation diagram, if Yinchuan wants to go to Xi’an, since there is no Yinbao (west) link between Baolan Railway and Baozhong Railway, Yinchuan actually It is not possible to achieve a smooth and direct connection with Xi'an, and it is still necessary to change directions in Zhongwei (the train changes the direction of travel), and delay some time before going to Xi'an.
Zhongwei Station
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Therefore, although Hohhot and Xi’an are similar to Yinchuan in a straight line, they are also detours, but due to the operation of the actual route map and the route itself, the two are directly connected The running time varies greatly. The shortest time between Yinchuan and Hohhot is about 7.5 hours, and the shortest time between Yinchuan and Xi'an is about 12 hours.
Actually, it takes about 12 hours to travel through the section
for Taizhongyin + Baoxi
to travel through the Baozhong Railway section, which takes more than 14 hours▼
The train
passing through the Baozhong Railway (picture: 杔格) ▼
The situation between Yinchuan and the neighboring Lanzhou is not much better. Due to line conditions, the difference between the twoThe shortest time is about 7.5 hours, which is not much different from the situation in Yinhu.
This line passes through the location of the Yellow River Stone Forest-Jingtai
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Yinxi High-speed Railway
Just today, the provincial capitals that were the first to connect to Ningxia in the Putie era are different from Hohhot and Lanzhou. Ningxia in the high-speed rail era The first connecting railway outside the district was Yinxi High Speed Rail. This line connects Xi'an, the only national central city in the Northwest.
Yinxi High-speed Railway started from the planning. There are various route selection schemes, and the design standards have been changed many times. It is not easy for
to be officially completed and opened to traffic today.▼
The relationship between Yinxi High-speed Railway and Yinlan High-speed Railway is more complicated. According to the "eight vertical and eight horizontal" According to the plan, the common line between the two (Yinchuan-Wuzhong) is part of the Bao (Yin) Sea Channel and the Jinglan Channel. As for the other parts of the two high-speed rails, the Yinxi High-speed Railway is the Bao (Silver) Sea Pass, and the Yinlan High-speed Railway is the Beijing Lan Pass.
Yinxi High-speed Railway
near the Beacon Tower of the Sun Mountain (picture: 蝔格) ▼
The collinear section of the two was included in the Yinxi Railway project when it was built in the early stage, and the Wuzhong section of the Jinglan Passage was another Separate project-Wuzhong Intercity.
Zhongwei South Station
In order to avoid confusion with the pronunciation of "Wu Zhong", Wuzhong Intercity is sometimes also called Wuwei Intercity
(picture: 靔格)▼
But at the end of last year, with the completion of these two lines, they were officially included simultaneously For the Yinlan high-speed rail Yinzhong section, the kilometer mark of the common line section is set according to the Yinlan passenger dedicated line system.
Wuzhong Station on the Yinzhong Section of Yinlan High-speed Rail:
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So the Yinxi High Speed Rail (Xiyin Passenger Dedicated Line) opened today, the actual interval is Xi'an North-Wuzhong, as for the official name of Wuzhong-Yinchuan Yinlan High Speed Rail Yinwu Section.
Yinxi high-speed rail first spot, D4385: Yinchuan-Xi’an North
Yinxi high-speed rail opened using a new series of EMUs
sea and air blue painted Fuxing CR300BF electric EMUs
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Compared with the Baozhong Railway in the general-speed era, it has realized a nearly direct connection between Yinchuan and Xi’an. Of course, other prefecture-level cities and counties and cities will be taken care of along the line and the geological and economic conditions will be taken into consideration (the Yin-Wu section is special , Both along the Yinxi and Yinlan lines), but there is no longer any need to bypass the hubs of Zhongwei and Baoji in the general speed era.
For example, the urban area of Qingyang (Xifeng)
(Qingyang station during construction in October this year)
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Although Ningxia and Shaanxi are adjacent provinces, they are due to the shape and location of Shaanxi, Gansu and Ningxia Due to factors, the direct connection between the two provincial capitals still has to pass through the Gansu Longdong region.
The Yinxi High Speed Rail will pass through the three provinces of Shaanxi, Gansu and Ningxia. There are fewer urban and county towns along the way. The total length of the line is 618 kilometers (operating speed 250km/h), and there are five prefecture-level cities, not counting the starting area. , There are only three of Wu Zhong, Qingyang and Xianyang. The problem of
is not just a problem of the division of provinces.
is basically due to the isolated location of Yinchuan Plain.
seems to extend in all directions, but lacks economic driving force.
urgently needs a fast channel that can be connected to the eastern region in close proximity▼
nearly 200 kilometers There is no county town
that crosses the Loess Plateau
Yinchuan, Xi'an, Xianyang, Qingyang (south of Huanxian) urban and county coverage is relatively normal, the most special is the Wuzhong-Huanxian interval. It is nearly 200 kilometers long, but there is no station "above the county level" along the line. This section passes through four county-level administrative units, Litong (Wuzhong), Lingwu (near Baitugang in Yinchuan, less than 8 kilometers), Yanchi, and Huanxian. Among them, Yanchi is more special.
Yinxi High-speed Railway is also the first high-speed railway in the Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningxia Revolutionary Zone
. For example, Huanxian County, Gansu is the famous Revolutionary Zone
(the Huanxian Station under construction in October this year)
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World War I
Huanxian Mountain Castle BattleService monument
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As the largest county in Ningxia, its county seat is located on the eastern edge of the county, where the Taizhongyin Railway is located. The Yanchi section along the Yinxi High-speed Railway is very far away from the county seat. Calculated by the shortest distance between the two (Huianbao-Hua Ma Chi Ying), it is also 70 kilometers. The actual driving time (Dingwu Expressway) It also takes more than 1 hour.
Therefore, there are quite a lot of "township-level" stations along the Yinxi High-speed Railway, and in addition to Quzi Station, even two crossing stations (Hongde Station and Baitugang Station) are also located in this section. There are a total of two "baos" in this section for passenger transportation services, one is Huianbao Station and the other is Tianshuibao Station.
The Xiningbao along the section has a harsh environment
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Hui'anbao Station is located in Hui'anbao Town, Yanchi County, not far from Wuzhong Sun Mountain Development Zone. This is basically the point closest to Yanchi County along the Yinxi High Speed Rail.
The Huianbao station
during the construction period in October this year (picture: 靔格) ▼
And in Wuzhong and even the whole Ningxia, the reputation of Huianbao is not low. You can often see "Huianbao" on the street signs in Wuzhong City. "Three characters, after all, this is a small local regional transportation hub.
Hui’anbao Yuhuang Pavilion, the lamb here is very famous
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If we talk about the origin of the name "Salt Pond"-Old Yanchi, it is also in the Huianbao Town and is out of town. Not far away.
The Xiaoyanchi Fort in Ming Dynasty was built on the wall of the old Yanchi in the former era. It was built as
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On the other hand, it was also the intersection of the main line of Taizhongyin Railway and Yinxi High Speed Railway.
Taizhongyin Railway near Old Yanchi
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However, this station has limited functions for Yanchi County. The county seat does not have to go to Yinchuan or Wuzhong through the Yinxi High Speed Railway. The direction to Xi’an is more local. A travel option.
Relies on the bus to go to Wuzhong, and to Yinchuan still relies on Yanchi station
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Tianshuibao station is also very special. Although it is located in Huan County, Qingyang, Gansu, it is actually located at the junction of Ninggan and Gansu provinces. Nearby, the main service targets are Tianshui Town and many towns in the junction.
Tianshuibao Station during the construction period in October this year
(picture: 靔格)▼
As the gateway to Ninggan, Tianshuibao was built by Fan Zhongyan in the Northern Song Dynasty during the Qingli years. Today, it is already a cross-domain prosperous town with a lot of people. Mainly gather along the narrow national highway.
Glimpse of Tianshui Town
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It is one of China’s early national roads-G211 National Road (Yinshan Line). Both the serial number and the naming are enough to show its importance, and it also means Yinchuan The direct connection with Xi'an has always played an important role in the traditional transportation network. After 2013, the national road extended to Rongjiang, Guizhou, and the name was also changed to Yinrong Line.
However, along the Yinxi Corridor, only one national highway has existed for a long time. So far, its corresponding high-speed (G69 Yinbai, G85 Yinkun and other high-speed combined lines) has not been fully opened to traffic.
The Tianyong section of the G69 Yinbai Expressway is under construction. The
cross-mountain tunnel
in Huanxian County is under construction (picture: Grid) ▼
The opening of the high-speed rail can be said to have finally diverted the long-term traffic pressure along the G211 line.
Previously, especially the external land public transportation of Qingyang (Xifeng)
mainly relied on the bus
(for historical reasons, the locals used to call the downtown area of Qingyang Xifeng and Qingcheng County as Qingyang)
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The opening of the Yinxi-Yinxi high-speed rail to traffic has shortened the time between Yinchuan and the West from 12 hours to about 3 hours, and finally enabled Ningxia to connect to the national high-speed rail network, and direct high-speed rail connections from Yinchuan to Beijing and the eastern coastal areas. In addition, many areas along the Yinchuan high-speed rail can also use the high-speed rail to easily reach Yinchuan Hedong International Airport.Add multiple options in row mode.
Hedong Airport Station
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is of great significance to Ningxia, it is also important to Shaanxi and Gansu provinces.
is the first ballasted high-speed railway built in the longest section of the loess layer in China, and it is also the longest ballasted high-speed railway built at one time in the country under construction. The total length of the Yinxi high-speed railway bridge and tunnel is 394.3 kilometers, accounting for 63.9% of the line length. . It passed through the largest plateau in the Loess Plateau. This is Dong Zhiyuan, known as the "No. 1 Loess Plateau in the World", and excavated tunnels such as Shangge Village, which traversed the loess plateau. This made Qingyang, Gansu end the long-term lack of trains. History.
In addition to Dong Zhiyuan, Shangge Village and other places
Yinxi High-speed Railway also passes near the site of the Battle of Shan Castle
, and you can overlook Yinxi High-speed Railway
because of the 350km/h offline line, which is very straight
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In Shaanxi, Xianyang has realized the opening of high-speed rails in many counties and cities in the northwest; as for Xi'an, the progress of the "m"-shaped high-speed rail network has been completed; it also means a lot to the Guanzhong area, Yinxi The Xi’an North-Qianxian section of the high-speed rail is also an important part of the Western France intercity and is also crucial to the improvement of the Guanzhong intercity railway network.
Xi’an’s “meter”-shaped high-speed rail network task
is now left in Baotou, Taiyuan Second Passage, Wuhan, Chongqing and other directions▼
The opening of the Yinxi High-speed Railway is just the first step in the construction of Ningxia’s external high-speed rail corridor, connecting Lanzhou to China Lanzhou Railway Station is expected to be completed and open to traffic at the end of the year. The Baoyin high-speed railway connecting Hohhot is also under construction, and the Yinba railway connecting Alxa will start soon.
A few years later, the Beijing-Lanzhou channel will be fully connected ▼
Two other high-speed trains out of Ningxia are also under study, namely the Zhengyin high-speed rail or the Zhengluo-Ninghu high-speed rail (combined high-speed rail) and the "eight vertical and eight horizontal" Qingyin In the upgraded version of the Qingyin high-speed railway, the two railways share the Yinchuan-Dingbian section, which means that they are only a single line in Ningxia. The large proportion of lines outside the
zone and the nature of the composite channel mean that if the two high-speed rail lines are to be completed, they must rely on the joint coordination and support of the provinces along the line. After its completion, Dingbian, Shaanxi will become a hub for general and high-speed rail at the same time.
The future Qingyin high-speed rail Dingyin section
(because the current Qingyin high-speed rail Dingyin section planning plan has not been announced
temporarily uses the Taizhongyin railway to indicate the line direction) ▼
The solid principle temporarily not related to the high-speed rail will pass the construction of the Zhongpingqing Railway ( The Zhongping section was opened to Yinchuan and Xi’an by means of expansion and reconstruction of the Baozhong Railway and the newly built Pingqing section, which also formed a fast second corridor between Yinchuan and Xi’an.
Pingliang is also a major station of the Baozhong Railway
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In addition, the two counties of Jingyuan and Longde in the Liupan Mountain area in the south of Guyuan City are also in the east of Gansu Province, which is gradually advancing to the provincial capital Lanzhou. Along the corridor (Dingping Railway), taking advantage of the location of the crossing, high-speed trains to Lanzhou and Xi'an will also be opened.
Related plans for Guyuan's access to the national high-speed rail network▼
As for when the real high-speed rail can be opened in Guyuan, it still has to wait for the gradual implementation of the Yin-Yu (Rong) high-speed rail in the long-term plan.
Guyuan's rapid railway project is about to start construction
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can be expected in the future▼
Source: Earth Knowledge Bureau
