Xi'an Railway Hub

Xi'an Railway Hub () is the largest railway hub in Northwestern China and one of the nationally planned comprehensive railway hubs.

Hub limits

The limits of the hub is as follows:

• North: Baotou–Xi'an railway at Zhongjiacun railway station (inclusive)
• South: Xi'an–Ankang railway at Yinzhen railway station (inclusive)
• East: Longhai railway at Weinan railway station (inclusive)
• West: Longhai Railway at Xingping railway station (inclusive)

Main Stations

"Four main and one auxiliary" passenger stations

• Xi'an North railway station
• Xi'an railway station
• Xi'an East railway station
• Xi'an South railway station
• Xi'an West railway station

Other major stations

• Xinfengzhen railway station: a network marshalling station
• Xi'an Guojigang railway station: first-class logistics base

Railway lines

Existing conventional railways

• Longhai railway: Lanzhou – Xi'an – Lianyungang, double-track electrification.
• : – 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: – 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.

Existing high-speed railways

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

Railways under construction

• Xi'an–Yan'an HSR: Xi'an – Yan'an, a double-track electrified passenger dedicated line with a design speed of , 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 , 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 .

Planned railways

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

References