Xi'an–Huyi railway

Xi'an–Huyi railway
Xi'an–Huyi railway
	Huxian station (户县站) in Huyi District, Xi'an
Overview
Status	Operational
Locale	Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, China
Termini	Epanggongnan; Huxian;
Service
Operator(s)	China Railway Xi'an Group / Xi'an Rail Transit Group (since November 2022)
Technical
Line length	41.3 km (25.7 mi)
Track gauge	Standard Gauge
Minimum radius	300 m

Xi'an–Huyi railway (西户铁路),^[1] also known as Xi'an–Yuxia railway (西余铁路) is a railway branch line of the Longhai railway. It runs from Sanmincun railway station in Lianhu District in central Xi'an to Yuxia railway station in Huyi District in southwestern Xi'an.^[2] The line was about 41 km (25 mi) long and was used for freight traffic.^[3]

Commuter rail service[edit]

Commuter rail service operated by Xi'an Rail Transit Group started on 1 November 2022.^[1]

Station Name^[4]		Connections	Distance km	Location
English	Chinese	Connections	Distance km	Location

Epanggongnan	阿房宫南	5		Weiyang
Kunmingchi (U/C)	昆明池			Chang'an
Mawang (reserved)	马王			Chang'an
Wuzhu (reserved)	五竹			Huyi
Huxian	户县			Huyi

History[edit]

The Xi'an–Huyi railway was surveyed and designed by the Southwest Railway Design Bureau in 1954 and constructed by the Sixth Railway Engineering Bureau on May 1, 1955.^[3] The line officially opened to traffic on February 20, 1956.^[5] Due to low passenger volume, the Xi'an–Huyi railway stopped operating passenger services in 2000. Construction of the renovation project started on July 21, 2022.^[6]

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b "好消息！西户铁路将于11月1日起载客试运营（内含时刻表）". 2022-10-31. Archived from the original on 2022-10-31.
^ 西安地图出版社 (2017). 西安市地图册. 西安: 西安地图出版社. p. 39. ISBN 978-7-80748-903-0.
^ ^a ^b "《陕西省志·铁路志》第九章第二节". Archived from the original on 2014-02-01. Retrieved 2014-01-20.
^ "建设项目环境影响报告表（送审稿）西户铁路改造提升" (PDF).
^ "这么美的一条铁路，就藏在西安_【快资讯】". sh.qihoo.com. Archived from the original on 2018-02-27. Retrieved 2018-02-27.
^ "西户铁路改造提升项目今日开工建成后可换乘地铁5号线". Archived from the original on 2022-07-27.

[hsw1-1] "好消息！西户铁路将于11月1日起载客试运营（内含时刻表）". 2022-10-31. Archived from the original on 2022-10-31.

[2] 西安地图出版社 (2017). 西安市地图册. 西安: 西安地图出版社. p. 39. ISBN 978-7-80748-903-0.

[:0-3] "《陕西省志·铁路志》第九章第二节". Archived from the original on 2014-02-01. Retrieved 2014-01-20.

[pdf1-4] "建设项目环境影响报告表（送审稿）西户铁路改造提升" (PDF).

[:1-5] "这么美的一条铁路，就藏在西安_【快资讯】". sh.qihoo.com. Archived from the original on 2018-02-27. Retrieved 2018-02-27.

[cn202207-6] "西户铁路改造提升项目今日开工建成后可换乘地铁5号线". Archived from the original on 2022-07-27.

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