Xi'an Railway Hub

Xi'an Railway Hub
西安铁路枢纽
Xi'an Railway Hub; 西安铁路枢纽
Overview
Status	Operational
Locale	Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
Service
Type	Heavy rail
Operator	CR Xi'an
Technical
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Electrification	25 kV 50 Hz AC (Overhead line)
Signalling	ABS
Route map
Route map
	Lingkou link
	Baotou–Xi'an railway
	Xianyang–Tongchuan railway
	to Tongchuan East
	Xi'an–Shiyan HSR to Wuhan West
	Xi'an–Chongqing HSR to Chongqing East

Xi'an Railway Hub (Chinese: 西安铁路枢纽) is the largest railway hub in Northwestern China and one of the nationally planned comprehensive railway hubs.

Hub limits

The limits of the hub are Zhongjiacun railway station on the Baotou–Xi'an railway to the north, Weinan railway station on the Longhai railway to the east, Yinzhen railway station on the Xi'an–Ankang railway to the south, and Xingping railway station on the Longhai Railway to the west.^[1]

Main stations

The four main and one auxiliary passenger stations are Xi'an, Xi'an North, Xi'an East, Xi'an South, and Xi'an West. The two other major stations within the hub are Xinfengzhen, a network marshalling station, and Xi'an Guojigang, a first-class logistics base.

Railway lines

Conventional

Longhai railway: Lanzhou – Xi'an – Lianyungang, double-track electrification.
Xi'an Railway Hub North Loop line: Xinfengzhen – Maoling, diverts freight trains within the hub, double-track electrification.
Nanjing–Xi'an railway: Nanjing – Xi'an, double-track electrification.
Xi'an–Ankang railway: Xi'an – Ankang, double-track electrification.
Baotou–Xi'an railway: Baotou – Xi'an, double-track electrification.
Xi'an–Pingliang railway: Xi'an – Pingliang, single-track electrification.
Xianyang–Tongchuan railway: Xianyang – Tongchuan, single-track electrification, and double-track electrification in the section sharing the same line with the Xi'an Railway Hub North Loop line.
Houma–Xi'an railway: Houma – Yanliang, some sections have double-track electrification.
Xi'an–Huyi railway: Xi'an – Yuxia (in Huyi district), single-track non-electrified.

High-speed

Xuzhou–Lanzhou HSR: Xuzhou – Xi'an – Lanzhou, double-track electrified, passenger-only line, designed speed 350 km/h (220 mph).
Xi'an–Chengdu HSR: Xi'an – Chengdu, double-track electrified passenger line, designed speed 250 km/h (160 mph).
Datong–Xi'an HSR: Datong – Xi'an, double-track electrified, passenger dedicated line, design speed 250 km/h (160 mph), Taiyuan–Datong section is under construction.
Yinchuan–Xi'an HSR: Yinchuan – Xi'an, double-track electrified, passenger dedicated line, design speed 250 km/h (160 mph), part of the Baotou (Yinchuan)–Hainan corridor, part of China's "Eight Vertical and Eight Horizontal" network.

Under construction

Xi'an–Yan'an HSR: Xi'an – Yan'an, a double-track electrified passenger dedicated line with a design speed of 350 km/h (220 mph), part of the Baotou (Yinchuan)–Hainan corridor, part of China's "Eight Vertical and Eight Horizontal" network.
Xi'an–Chongqing HSR: Xi'an – Chongqing, a double-track electrified passenger dedicated line with a design speed of 350 km/h (220 mph), is part of the Baotou (Yinchuan)–Hainan corridor, part of the "Eight Vertical and Eight Horizontal" network.
Xi'an–Shiyan HSR: Xi'an – Wuhan, double-track electrified passenger dedicated line, with a designed speed of 350 km/h (220 mph).

Planned

Guanzhong Intercity Railway
Xi'an-Baoji Intercity Railway: Xi'an – Baoji.

References

↑ 舒隆焕 (25 August 2017). "西安铁路枢纽规划正式获铁总批复西安将拥有5座客运站" [Xi'an Railway Hub Planning Officially Approved by China Railway Corporation Xi'an will have five passenger stations] (in Chinese). China National Radio. Archived from the original on 28 September 2021. Retrieved 5 March 2025.

[a1-1] 舒隆焕 (25 August 2017). "西安铁路枢纽规划正式获铁总批复西安将拥有5座客运站" [Xi'an Railway Hub Planning Officially Approved by China Railway Corporation Xi'an will have five passenger stations] (in Chinese). China National Radio. Archived from the original on 28 September 2021. Retrieved 5 March 2025.

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