Published : 2024-06-13
On June 13, 1952, the Chengdu-Chongqing Railway (成渝鐵路), the first railway to be built after the establishment of the People's Republic of China, was completed. It officially opened to traffic on July 1 of the same year.
The Chengdu-Chongqing Railway starts from Chengdu of Sichuan Province, passes through Jianyang, Neijiang and other cities before reaching Chongqing. It is 505 kilometres long and is an important part of the southwest railway network.
In January 1950, shortly after the establishment of the People's Republic of China and when the country was still rebuilding, leaders like Deng Xiaoping, who were in charge of the Southwest, proposed to the central government that they planned to restore and construct the economy in the Southwest, starting with the construction of the Chengdu-Chongqing Railway.
On June 15 of the same year, the construction of the Chengdu-Chongqing Railway began.
Crossing the Sichuan Basin, the Chengdu-Chongqing Railway is surrounded by areas with abundant resources, dense population, developed agriculture and industry, and rich mineral resources.
The Chengdu-Chongqing Railway connected Chongqing and Chengdu, and even more than 10 cities along the line, greatly promoting the development of Sichuan's economy.
