New railway forms high-speed network in Southern Sichuan Province

A new section of the Mianyang-Luzhou high-speed railway opened to traffic in Luzhou, Sichuan Province on June 28, 2021. (Photo: Liu Zhongjun)

The new section runs through Neijiang, Zigong, and Luzhou, forming a 30 minute traffic route in Southern Sichuan Province.

The Mianyang-Luzhou high-speed railway and other railways made up an intercity railway network and formed a one-hour traffic circle by linking Chengdu and Chongqing municipality.

Neijiang-Zigong-Luzhou section is also the first ballast track rail in Sichuan Province that runs at maximum of 250 kilometers per hour.