Yichang East Railway Station
Encyclopedia
Yichang East Railway Station is a railway station under construction in Yichang
City, Hubei Province, People's Republic of China
. It will be the junction of the two sections of the Huhanrong Passenger Dedicated Line
(Shanghai-Hankou-Chengdu): the Hanyi Railway
, going east to Hankou
(Wuhan), and the Yiwan Railway
going west to Wuzhou
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The Hanyi Railway will be operated by the Wuhan Railway Bureau, Ministry of Railways of the PRC
Some trains, such as the Yichang-Beijng West service, will already start serving Yichang East Station (instead of the older Yichang Station in downtown Yichang) as of December 23, 2010. Construction work, however, will continue into 2011.
Yichang
Yichang is a prefecture-level city located in Hubei province of the People's Republic of China. It is the second largest city in Hubei province after the province capital, Wuhan. The Three Gorges Dam is located within its administrative area, in Yiling District.-History:In ancient times Yichang...
City, Hubei Province, People's Republic of China
People's Republic of China
China , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres...
. It will be the junction of the two sections of the Huhanrong Passenger Dedicated Line
Huhanrong Passenger Dedicated Line
Shanghai–Wuhan–Chengdu Passenger Dedicated Line , is a partially completed high-speed railway corridor in People's Republic of China. The chinese name of the railway line, Huhanrong, is a combination of the abbreviations for Shanghai , Wuhan , and Chengdu , three major cities along the line.The...
(Shanghai-Hankou-Chengdu): the Hanyi Railway
Hanyi Railway
Hanyi Railway , or Hankou-Yichang Railway, is a railway currently being constructed between Hankou and Yichang in the Chinese province of Hubei. It will be a section of the future Huhanrong Passenger Dedicated Line from Shanghai to Wuhan to Chengdu...
, going east to Hankou
Hankou
Hankou was one of the three cities whose merging formed modern-day Wuhan, the capital of the Hubei province, China. It stands north of the Han and Yangtze Rivers where the Han falls into the Yangtze...
(Wuhan), and the Yiwan Railway
Yiwan Railway
The Yichang–Wanzhou Railway, or the Yiwan Railway connects the cities of Yichang and Wanzhou via Lichuan, in the central People's Republic of China. It was completed in 2010, and will be part of the future Huhanrong Passenger Dedicated Line from Shanghai to Wuhan to Chengdu...
going west to Wuzhou
Wuzhou
Wuzhou , historically known as Wuchow, is a prefecture-level city in China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region.-Geography and climate:Wuzhou is located in eastern Guangxi bordering Guangdong province. It is at the confluence of the Gui River and the Xun River where they form the Xi River; 85% of all...
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The Hanyi Railway will be operated by the Wuhan Railway Bureau, Ministry of Railways of the PRC
History
The construction of the station started in January 2005.Some trains, such as the Yichang-Beijng West service, will already start serving Yichang East Station (instead of the older Yichang Station in downtown Yichang) as of December 23, 2010. Construction work, however, will continue into 2011.