The Baotou (Yinchuan)–Hainan corridor () is a high-speed rail corridor and one of the eight north–south routes in China's "Eight Vertical and Eight Horizontal" network.
Route
Main route (Baotou-Sanya) Section Description Designed speed (km/h) Length (km) Construction start date Open date Baotou–OrdosMid-to-long term planningOrdos–Yan'an Yan'an–Yulin–Ordos high-speed railwayHSR from Ordos, run through Yulin to Yan'an 3503905 November 20232028 (exp.)Yan'an–Xi'an Xi'an–Yan'an high-speed railway HSR from Yan'an to Xi'an 350 292 9 January 2020 26 December 2025 Chongqing–Xi'an high-speed railwayXi'an–AnkangHSR from Xi'an to Ankang35017129 September 202128 September 2026 (Xi'an East - Ankang West) Ankang–ChongqingHSR from Ankang to Chongqing 479 29 November 2022 2028 (exp.)Chongqing–Guiyang (old)Class I railway from Chongqing to Guiyang 200 345 22 December 2010 25 January 2018Chongqing–Guiyang (new)Planned HSR from Chongqing to Gui'an/Guiyang350383Mid-to-long term planningGuiyang–Nanning Guiyang–LiboHSR from Guiyang to Libo 205 29 December 2016 8 August 2023Libo–NanningHSR from Libo to Nanning30731 August 2023Nanning–Hepu (old)Nanning–QinzhouHSR from Nanning to Qinzhou 250 9911 December 2008 30 December 2013Qinzhou–Hepu Qinzhou–Beihai high-speed railway (section)HSR from Qinzhou to Hepu23 June 2009Nanning–Hepu (new)Planned HSR from Nanning to Hepu350~172Mid-to-long term planningHepu–ZhanjiangPlanned HSR from Hepu/Beihai to Zhanjiang 1372024 (exp.)2025 (exp.)Zhanjiang–Haikou Zhanjiang–XuwenPlanned HSR from Zhanjiang (West/North) to Xuwen~129Earlier than 2025 (exp.)Xuwen–HaikouAcross Qiongzhou Strait via ferries at the moment, planned fixed link in the futureHainan ring HSRsEastern ringHSRs around Haikou and Sanya25030829 June 200730 December 2010Western ring200344201130 December 2015
Branches Section Description Designed speed (km/h) Length (km) Construction start date Open date Yinchuan–Xi'an high-speed railwayYinchuan–WuzhongHSR from Yinchuan to Wuzhong250 (reserved for higher speed)749 August 201629 December 2019Wuzhong–Xi'anHSR from Wuzhong to Xi'an54426 December 2020Fankuai–Wanzhou Chongqing–Xi'an high-speed railway (section)HSR from Fankuai to Wanzhou3509029 November 20222028 (exp.)
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